There's a piece in the Journal today about how libraries filled with books make people look smart. (Imagine that!) In the age of the iPad, this is becoming something of a decorating trend, and what one stocks can be revealing. Anything by Dickens says "'I really do read books.' Extra points if displaying 'Barnaby Rudge.'" Audubon's Birds of America: "The equivalent of owning a Damien Hirst spot painting." What about 50 Shades of Grey? [WSJ]
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