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This week on Utah NOW we're exploring the obsession to possess and collect rare and valuable books. A lot of people have this fixation and some take it to extremes. We'll tell the story of a book thief but also the bookseller who helped catch him who happens to be Utah's own Ken Sanders. (rebroadcast)
View or Post CommentsKen's right. His shop is almost like a church. There's a sense of wonder one gets when one walks into it. I worked there for a little over 2 years and that sense of awe never went away. Each moring, as I opened the door and walked through it, I felt I was in a holy place. I'm happy not to be mainstream if it means I get to feel that joy from something as simple as being surrounded by books. Happily, I haven't crossed to the darkside, but Gilke's obession doesn't seem farfetched. I can definitely understand the compulsion, even if I don't suffer from it myself. That's almost scary.
Posted by Laura Faatz, Friday November 13th, 2009 @ 10:53 am
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