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booksstore
Taking Care of Autographed
Books
Taking Care of Autographed Books [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Victor_Epand]Victor Epand Collectors of autographed books often have a couple really favorite autographed books within there collections that they truly enjoy displaying for others to see, but yet they are still constantly worrying about protecting them. One way that collectors or individuals can protect and preserve their autographed books is by simply displaying them on a stand that has a clear plastic film for covering up the pages. When a collector has autographed books within their collection that they have stood in front of the author themselves and have had the author personally inscribed their wishes and thoughts to them, then these books are sure to mean more to them. Some collectors have collected within their collection over time earlier edition books, which contain inscriptions from the author to others. These earlier edition books could include first edition books and perhaps even some... (more)

sHaNuRhaFiZah
grandma love.
i may not hav e right werds to say or say it in e nicest, sweetest tone like a lullaby.. but i do love grandma very much.. din noe hw to express my gratitude & goodbye to her (she's leaving nx 2 wks, aft new yr... haixxxx).. so i bought wat she wanted.. Mummy said she wanted baju opah very much.. so i dragged mummy go geylang b4 visiting her at my aunt's place at aljunied.. hehe.. scan thru for bju opah & bought her.. not one.. not two.. but 3 baju opahs!! she loved it soo much tt she kept thanking me, smiling, hugging & kissing me.. hmm.. reminded me alot of his mum's last hugs & many kisses to me as i said goodbye.. *sweet memories, i sure do miss her, hope she's doing gd. I miss grandma already.. hmm.. i miss slping under her ketiak(armpit) wen i was small & her fanning me wen i get hot & sweat.. hehe.. i miss waking up early & follow her go wet market.. i miss cooking wit her.. (she tot me to cook more than my mummy).. i miss getting... (more)

sCarLet rAiN
Bookworm
surfing through the net today, i came across a link to a good book. being the bookworm that i am, i opened the site, in which i found more and more and more good books i haven't read. needless to say, it made me feel incredibly poor and sorry for myself. there are so many books in the world that i haven't read, and so little time left to read them, as i am growing older and losing my leisure time to studies and work. this is strange, in this age of technology, when ebooks are all over the net. but i do not want ebooks, although i do settle for them sometimes (would anyone be so kind as to send me an ebook of the second book of gossip girl? thanks.) ebooks make me feel sorrier for myself for some reason. i love the feeling of holding a book in my hands. i don't really mind if my books get dog-eared, it just means they are well loved. i don't want them getting torn though. i love the feeling of carrying around a book, ready to be read at any free moment. also, i love the fact... (more)

l.a. caddman
Back Again-Year In Review
Hi again people.Just here enjoying the Christmas holiday season and waiting for the New Year around the corner.I was just reading this week's editon of BusinessWeek magazine on investing and the 2009 year end review and I have to say that economically we had a hell of a year.News with layoffs,bankruptcies and foreclosures,it was a hell of a year in a bad way.Especially bad for ordinary workers who have really been hit in this recession.I think that some white collar workers have been hit as well but not as bad as blue collar workers who have had to do other things like work somewhere else,collect unemployment or move out of their states and provinces in North America.Also 2009 was the year where a lot of banks closed or folded due to the recession and folded businesses and the government having to go into debt just to save these banks who aren't able to save themselves.It was a bad year indeed.It was worse for the major automakers like GM,Chrysler and Ford who sold off some... (more)

Best Electronics
sony bravia dav-hdx285
5.1-channe
l theater system
(black)
Sony BRAVIA DAV-HDX285 5.1-Channel Theater System (Black) This sysyem looks good, the changer is nice and the setup was extrememly easy. The sound quality is good and the passive sub offered a little more bass than I expected. If you are a movie lover that wants good sound and ease of operation, this is a great system. Plenty of volume and the microphone that sets up the individual speaker volume to assure you get the right sound where you want it is great. to the previous posters about not getting sound from the Tv.. just hook it up right. My only real complaint is that there is no way to customize manually individual speaker volume. so some of those DVD's or shows that just aren't quite tuned right can;t be fine tuned into what I could do with my old component system. The Ipod connectivity is great if you have an Ipod, unfortunately, it only works with the Ipod or Iphone and I have to plug my Zen MP3 player in through the audio port in the front. It could use more... (more)