The Biblio Files
our bookish life
The Biblio Files
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
- Birthday
- January 01
- Bio
- We (Steve and Helen) irresponsibly gave up our promising careers in aviation and bookselling over ten years ago. Now books seem to have taken over our lives. We frequent libraries, bookstores, and thrift shops in search of interesting books. We buy/swap/sell, but mainly, we read. We both wear glasses and have been mistaken for librarians.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Kindle's Robot Voice
February 24, 2010 01:35AM - Batgirl Was a Librarian
February 17, 2010 12:00AM - Accept No Substitutes
February 09, 2010 10:50PM - Listening Isn't Reading -- Why
Braille Is Still Necessary
February 02, 2010 07:58PM - Roundup: Contests, Spring
Previews, a Secret Online
Bookshop
January 26, 2010 10:51PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “It's funny, but most of
the distinctive voices are
from older
generations. Who
wo…”
July 16, 2010 05:18PM - “Hm. I wonder if you
would say it was a site mostly
for men if
the ratios were
rev…”
July 16, 2010 05:09PM - “Nice post, Steven, lots
to think about. Have you read
the
recent Norman
Rockwell:…”
April 23, 2010 11:01AM - “Love Jeeves &
Wooster! I haven't read any
non-J & W
Wodehouse,
though. I'…”
March 15, 2010 10:14PM - “Whew, it's harder than I
thought it'd be.
Practice,
practice.”
March 10, 2010 04:24PM
The Biblio Files's Links
- Recent Acquisitions
- Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity
- Why We Read What We Read: A Delightfully Opinionated Journey Through Bestselling Books
- Martha Gellhorn: The War Writer in the Field and in the Text
- Brainwashing: The Fictions of Mind Control : A Study of Novels and Films Since World War II
- Books We've Recently Reviewed
- Bookless in Baghdad
- Queen of the Conqueror: The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I
- Landing in Las Vegas: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Tourist City
- Slaughterhouse Blues: The Meat and Poultry Industry in North America
- Amazon Reviews: takingadayoff and Found Highways
- Helen's Amazon Reviews
- Steve's Amazon Reviews
- Books We're Reading Now
- Plague, Fear, and Politics in San Francisco's Chinatown
- America at the Mall: The Cultural Role of a Retail Utopia
- Modernist America: Art, Music, Movies, and the Globalization of American Culture
- The Divorce of Henry VIII: The Untold Story from Inside the Vatican
- Editor’s Pick
- 3170 Views
- 41 Comments
Batgirl Was a Librarian
FEBRUARY 17, 2010 12:31AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 5019 Views
- 71 Comments
I Won't Read Moby Dick and You Can't Make Me
AUGUST 30, 2009 2:04AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 10518 Views
- 43 Comments
Gag Me With a Spork
DECEMBER 2, 2008 1:24AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 6374 Views
- 54 Comments
Scrambled Books With a Side of Literary Mashup
JANUARY 21, 2009 5:14PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 1413 Views
- 28 Comments
Read, Rate, Review. Repeat Forty Times.
MARCH 24, 2009 1:24AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 2237 Views
- 17 Comments
Award-Winning Author Rejects Rejection by Posting on OS
NOVEMBER 20, 2008 11:52AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 12078 Views
- 33 Comments
Is That a Genuine Alaska Accent? (Plus Quizzes!)
OCTOBER 6, 2008 1:36AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 3313 Views
- 18 Comments
Old Church Converted to New Bookstore
OCTOBER 8, 2008 5:31PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 2876 Views
- 31 Comments
Front Pages From Around the World
JANUARY 30, 2009 6:08PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 5086 Views
- 49 Comments
Rumor -- The Da Vinci Code Sequel is Completed
FEBRUARY 14, 2009 7:43PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 1350 Views
- 22 Comments
Roundup: Contests, Spring Previews, a Secret Online Bookshop
JANUARY 26, 2010 11:02PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 6288 Views
- 27 Comments
The Wyoming Libraries' Naked Mudflap Girl
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008 11:37AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 3479 Views
- 31 Comments
Is Powell's.com Better Than Amazon.com?
NOVEMBER 6, 2008 2:32PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 2753 Views
- 29 Comments
Make Your Own Invisible Bookshelf
JANUARY 1, 2009 9:52PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 1820 Views
- 22 Comments
Favorite Open Salon Content of The Century (so far)
DECEMBER 27, 2009 11:01PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 3035 Views
- 15 Comments
Mark Twain's Biggest Seller
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 12:26AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 1001 Views
- 18 Comments
Banned Books -- Where Do You Draw the Line?
OCTOBER 2, 2008 4:19PM EDT
- 1465 Views
- 36 Comments
Independent Bookstore Closes: Am I To Blame?
NOVEMBER 14, 2008 10:23PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 4699 Views
- 33 Comments
Verbing Weirds Language
SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 6:26PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 2527 Views
- 17 Comments
Win Fabulous Prizes ($250,000) for Your Writing
OCTOBER 23, 2008 11:31PM EDT
- 1698 Views
- 17 Comments
New Books for OS Collage
NOVEMBER 23, 2008 12:01AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 6980 Views
- 92 Comments
Who's Your Favorite Canadian Author?
JANUARY 7, 2009 5:44PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 1650 Views
- 26 Comments
Publishers Weekly Cover -- Offensive?
DECEMBER 16, 2009 12:29AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 1421 Views
- 21 Comments
Accept No Substitutes
FEBRUARY 10, 2010 12:57AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 1161 Views
- 10 Comments
Typewriter Man is Dead
SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 4:22PM EDT
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