Written on the flyleaf: the passionate world of book inscriptions
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Book inscriptions either enhance or detract from the value of a book. An inscription addressed to Elizabeth Barrett from Edgar Allen Poe enhances a book better than one addressed to Ada from Jess. Book inscriptions can also reveal whether the recipients value what is given.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1996
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"We are not the same": real-life lessons from an African chief
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A white man describes visiting a village chief in Guinea and talking with him about the custom of female circumcision. The conversation revealed the deep gulf between their two cultures.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1997
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The last book: If computers finally replace trusted hardcovers and paperbacks, will our culture ever be the same?
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Culture changes that might occur if computers ever replace books are examined.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 2001
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