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Seeking a larger version of Moleskin "Large" Squared notebook

drinkspiller — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:49:45 -0800

Seeking a larger version of Moleskin "Large" Squared notebook (http://bit.ly/47KBT). Does a different brand with a similar style exist?

The Future of War?

Ryvar — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:48:36 -0800

Help me find a series of illustrated children's hardcover books from the 70s/80s about the upcoming technologies of "The Future" When I was 7 or 8 ('87-'88) I remember my grade school library had a whole series of illustrated hardcover books - big and thin (30-60 pages, say) covering the future of various topics. Future of flight, future of space travel, future of robotics, etc. The future of war was a particular standout as it had a very vivid illustration of two robotic hovertanks in combat - I believe it was on the front cover as well. That's the specific one I'm looking for but I'm after the whole series if possible.

Things I'm less sure about, some of these may be red herrings: I seem to recall all the books generally had a white cover (fairly sure of this) with a blue seriffed font for the title (not as sure about this), and all the titles ran along a basic theme that was literally like "The Future of War" "The Future of Robotics", etc. etc.

The art was particularly well-rendered, and generally didn't fall into the category of cheesy 50s-60s space art. Anybody have any ideas?

Help me find a gift-worthy copy of Finnegans Wake?

desuetude — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:08:27 -0800

For his birthday, my SO confessed that he would like a "really nice" version of Finnegans Wake. This proves to be harder to find than I would've thought. Googling gets me everything I ever wanted to know about Joyce, and Amazon gives me a zillion paperbacks and study guides.

I'd like a hardback edition. I don't want a "Great Classics of Literature" type edition (i.e. one of a series.)

I know that he would not be interested in an annotated version. Is there an edition including the Exagmination?

Out in paperback yet?

srboisvert — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:42:45 -0800

Is there a website that will let me know when books I want go from the undesired hardcover to the coveted paperback?

I want Shakespeare in a compact-format, multi-volume edition.

pracowity — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:16:58 -0800

I want Shakespeare in a compact-format, multi-volume edition. I want a series, one play per volume, and I want them small like a paperback, pocket-sized, not some fat clunky single-volume thing I cannot easily carry around. I want a hardcover edition that I will carry around in my pocket one volume at a time, and I want it to last until I die. Does such a thing exist?

I'm asking Heloise and Abelard

rob511 — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 15:58:19 -0800

O bibliophiles of MeFi: I humbly seek your wisdom. How would you clean the white linen cover of a fine hardcover? The book is 35 years old and in good shape, but the cover has grime, smudges, flecks, some yellowing: i.e., the usual buildup a reference volume would accrue over a few decades. I've tried mild soaps, but hesitate to use anything stronger. Extra credit: The slipcase is covered in black linen, so its flaws (which include some whitish scrapes) are less noticeable. Same question as above, however. Same answer?

Should I keep my dust jackets?

BradNelson — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 17:24:10 -0800

Should I throw away the dust jackets from my hardcover books? [MI] I have a couple hundred books, half of them in boxes, half of them stuffed on shelves. The hardcover books look much nicer without the dust jackets, but right now, they're all covered up by paperbacks and other stuff, so I'm not worried about how they look.

In the event that I got more shelving so that they were arranged in a decent manner, I'd like to take off the dust jackets. But, like my grandparents, I find it hard to convince myself to throw these away. What's the point of keeping them? Do they really serve any purpose? I've always kept them just because they come that way.