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Michael Popek studied literature at Bennington College before rejoining his family's used - book business. He lives and works in Oneonta, New York, with his wife, daughter, two dogs, and cat.

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A bookseller curates a collection of interesting things he’s found used as bookmarks in the old books he buys and sells, and this is a coffee table-type book cataloging some of those finds.

Interesting enough for an afternoon’s worth of reading through it.
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electrascaife | 19 andre anmeldelser | Aug 14, 2023 |
If you have ever borrowed a book, gotten something from a library, or purchased from a used book store, you likely know the thrill of finding someone has read this book before you, whether a glossy printed bookmark advertising a faraway bookstore or a library receipt offering a peek into another’s reading habits. In this pretty little book based on his blog, Michael Popek, a used book store manager, reproduces some of his most interesting and odd finds, along with the books in which they were found. As to be expected, these range from the mundane (a home improvement shopping list) to the historical (notes from government officials) and the domestic (a son’s dramatic epistle to his mother explaining his need for money). There is a certain voyeurism vibe that comes from reading these, a la Postsecret, especially some of the letters and notes which have no other context.

This is a fun little book to flip through, and if you want to see more, I suggest subscribing to Popek’s blog, http://www.forgottenbookmarks.com/.
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resoundingjoy | 19 andre anmeldelser | Jan 1, 2021 |
A neat book with pictures of the many things, besides bookmarks (mostly), that end up in books at a used bookstore. Pictures of the items, a transcription most times, a picture of the book the item was found in, and the title, author, and year of the book. A quick, neat diversion.
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tuckerresearch | 19 andre anmeldelser | Jul 3, 2020 |
There are some interesting 'finds' in this book.
 
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cubsfan3410 | 19 andre anmeldelser | Sep 1, 2018 |

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