I just put onto the bookshelf in my office the old Encyclopedia Britannica from my childhood. My mom moved out of her house, and I asked if I could have them.<\/p>\n
The set is older than I am, and it contains all sorts of great historical facts about countries that no longer exist, and cutting edge technologies from long ago that nobody thinks about anymore.<\/p>\n
I realize that much of the knowledge in these volumes is available on the Web, with interactive illustrations, proper hyperlinking and automatic updates. But it’s just not the same.<\/p>\n
Picking up and opening one of these books gives me a delicious and visceral sense of history that I can’t get from looking at a computer screen. Besides, I suspect that much of the information about long-gone people, places and things is not really available on-line.<\/p>\n
It is a treasure, and I treasure it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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