Showcase your bookshelf contest - August 4 - 17, 2010

Re: Showcase your bookshelf contest - August 4, 2010

Hello,

I have loaded all the 3 pictures in one album and have given their separate links below.

Here is my entry :

Album :
http://www.indusladies.com/forums/members/83506-albums2001.html

Pictures :
http://www.indusladies.com/forums/members/83506--albums2001-picture8829.jpg

http://www.indusladies.com/forums/members/83506-albums2001-picture8827.jpg

http://www.indusladies.com/forums/members/83506-albums2001-picture8828.jpg

Thank you for the contest !!!

 

Re: Showcase your bookshelf contest - August 4, 2010

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I just saw this today only. So uploading in a hurry in my public album in my profile.

http://www.indusladies.com/forums/members/12503-albums2002.html

http://www.indusladies.com/forums/members/12503-albums2002-picture8837.jpg

http://www.indusladies.com/forums/members/12503-albums2002-picture8836.jpg

http://www.indusladies.com/forums/members/12503-albums2002-picture8835.jpg

http://www.indusladies.com/forums/members/12503-albums2002-picture8834.jpg

http://www.indusladies.com/forums/members/12503-albums2002-picture8833.jpg

http://www.indusladies.com/forums/members/12503-albums2002-picture8832.jpg

I organise as per below:

Based on Genres, languages, study, leisure, educational, authors, hard bound/printed/comics wise.

More than me, my daughter loves reading........... We bought this book-shelf after making rounds and rounds of visits to various furniture shops and was not satisfied either with the color, or size or convenience even at Ikea. Atlast we identified this in Home Centre. It is a prized possession and we are so proud of it and more so on the collections.

We have the entire collection of Harry Poter, Historic, Hindu epics, Chetan Bhagats, Ayn Rands, John Gresham, Tom Clancy, Twilight Series, Lord of the Rings, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Sydney Sheldon, David Baldacci, Dan Brown series and many more.

I am thankful that you brought this important topic into a contest.

Best Regards
Shanti

 

Re: Showcase your bookshelf contest - August 4, 2010

Hi Custard,

Nice to see your Book shelf, a lot of religious material, it reminds me my grandfather's bookshelf, he too has a very good collection of religious books, I intend to read them. By the way, I noticed 'Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda' set in your shelf, have you read it ? I am still reading it. DO reply.

IL this is a really innovative idea of contesting Bookshelves. great work.:thumbsup

 

Re: Showcase your bookshelf contest - August 4, 2010

Hi Custurd

Your book shelf looks very neat and a large collection of tamil spiritual books. I like the terrace hut. In fact when I was young and in my teens, my father had covered a portion of the terrace of our independent home with thatch and we go up there and sleep in the afternoon, play during summer holidays. My grand father used to sit and read all religious books there. We had two big wooden chairs, a folding mat etc. there to relax. Unfortunately on a dark night, it got damaged due to fire. Then my father did not lay the thatch again.

We also had a similar book-shelf in our home with very large collection of books in Delhi. We gave it away to my SiL when we moved to Dubai.

So your pic reminds me both my memories.

Best of luck for the competition.

Best Regards
Shanti

 

Re: Showcase your bookshelf contest - August 4, 2010

Wonderful idea for the contest. Will organise my bookshelf and post the pictures soon.

 

Re: Showcase your bookshelf contest - August 4, 2010

Hi.. here come my bookcase..

http://www.indusladies.com/forums/members/103220-albums2006-picture8842.jpg

Living in a small apartment in US I have not been able to get a proper larger bookcase to organize my books. Infact am running out of space to keep them. The height of the last rack is small to arrange the books hence the haphazardess arrangement, Am still to get my hands on some of my favourite authors to add to my bookshelf, though I have read them in the library or borrowed from friends. Its a habit for me to read before going to bed. The books that I have read I keep them together on the right hand side of the shelf so that I can keep track of the books that am yet to read. Also I try to keep the same authors books together but sometimes that varies depending on the height and hardbound cover of the books.

As you can see I have lots of novels - thriller, suspense, romance and more, few educational books, 3-4 books on health, an autobiography, cookbook and magazines.

 

Re: Showcase your bookshelf contest - August 4, 2010

Hello Shiva,

Thanks for your comments! I have not read that book. I usually read small books of Swami Vivekananda, like "The School", "The Teacher", 'The Student', etc.

Nice to know that your grandfather too has a big collection

 

Re: Showcase your bookshelf contest - August 4, 2010

Hell Shantisubra,

Its so good to know that you have also enjoyed such place in your house.
Yes, its true that its little difficult to maintain such huts during heavy rain,wind,etc.
Thank you so much for your wishes and comments!

 

Re: Showcase your bookshelf contest - August 4, 2010

Hi Paulina

I like the mail. I would love to visit your DEN, to see your collections someday.......... Where are you based in?

My daughter loves reading more than me and all our collections are mainly by her except the tamil or non-english language books.

Your book-shelf truly inspires me.........

Good luck to you.

Best Rgds
Shanti