May 2006
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
6h 55m
English
A look back at the glory years of engineering for common folk.
Being an insufferable snob is an awful lot of work. It can be heartbreaking, wallet-emptying, and full of regret — often all at the same time. In the world of snobs, the most pure would have to be the book snob. Sure, you can spend more money on Tiffany lamps and art from the New York School, but it is difficult to match the mania of a true-blue book snob. To winnow that group of individuals to an even narrower class of snobbery, consider the perfectionist bibliophile who buys books on eBay. While intoxicated. A surer recipe for regret has never been devised. My own disappointments are manifold — limitless potential and hope ...
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