Image from The Project Gutenberg
"When you sell a man a book you don't sell him just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life. Love and friendship and humour and ships at sea by night - there's all heaven and earth in a book, a real book."----Christopher Morley Parnassus on Wheels
What a wonderful thought.
If you've never read Parnassus on Wheels, it's a delightful story about a woman who journeys around in a a book wagon selling books as she travels. Since it's an older book you should be able to find a cheap copy somewhere...I got mine for a $1.00. The descriptions and romance of this lifestyle are wonderful.
You can also find more info about the book over at Project Gutenberg!
While there check out the Flickr link for the book mobiles!
Who remembers library book mobiles?
Driving around the neighborhood full of books to be checked out....There was a library book mobile in my town many years ago but sadly I never got to see it action although I did see the book mobile in the garage at the library.
Who remembers library book mobiles?
Driving around the neighborhood full of books to be checked out....There was a library book mobile in my town many years ago but sadly I never got to see it action although I did see the book mobile in the garage at the library.
Oh, the things that we miss with the progress of time...
