"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

joeradza said:
To celebrate its 125th anniversary the Brooklyn branch of the NYC library listed its 125 most borrowed books. Number one on the list is Dr. Seuss’ “Where The Wild Things Are.”
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Sounds like an interesting list, I’ll have to look it up.

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Back at the start of the pandemic, one of my favorite authors, Michael Chabon, started posting daily story time videos for kids. Eleanor (3 years old at the time) was obsessed with them, and we’d watch them every night before bed. She decided she wanted to make her own “Michael Chabon Story Time” video “reading” Where the Wild Things Are, so we did, and it turned out pretty cute and I posted it on Instagram. Michael Chabon saw it and asked if he could repost it to his account, which really made Eleanor’s day (week, month, etc). 🙂

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joeradza said:
To celebrate its 125th anniversary the Brooklyn branch of the NYC library listed its 125 most borrowed books. Number one on the list is Dr. Seuss’ “Where The Wild Things Are.”
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Alan, the 5th Ave NYPL is a stop my wife and I make every time we're in Manhattan. More than a decade ago I found out any New York State resident can get a NYPL library card. Almost every book I've read since then has been an ebook from the NYPL. A great resource for all New Yorkers.
joeradza said:
Yes, you are correct Gary. Just another lapse of not remembering what I’d just read.
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Funny how that seems to happen more and more often! :eek:
 
joeradza said:
Yes, you are correct Gary. Just another lapse of not remembering what I’d just read.
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Life is full of lapses these days; I'm trying to learn to laugh at my lapses! :rolleyes: 🤓 Your original post sent me looking for the list, since I've been an active library patron wherever I've been almost my entire life, and was curious to see a list like that.

Having seen the list, I'm not surprised Dr. Seuss mistakenly appeared in your post; I think he had 16 books on the list, almost 1/8 of the entire list! (Even more impressive, I think the first 9 Seuss books I counted fell in the first 34 books, more than one of every four near the top of the list! 😲) There were several other famous kids' authors who had multiple titles in the list (Eastman, Carle, Van Allsburg, Berenstains), and, surprisingly to me, 8 or 9 books (the first at #89) by an author named Mo Willems of whom I've never heard. Lots of Harry Potter books, of course.

Among the adult books, I was happy to see so many "classics", and even happier that I had read many of them. I was very surprised to find that the first 2 "adult" books on the list were Dickens' Christmas Carol (#4) and Bronte's Wuthering Heights (#6). But IMHO The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, To Kill a Mockingbird, Little Women, and Lord of the Flies at #8, 9, 10, 12 respectively are all fantastic books. Lots of other adult books on the list that have made an impression on me: Of Mice and Men (#30), 1984 (#37), Fahrenheit 451 (#39), Catcher in the Rye (#58), Murder on the Orient Express (#80), Lord of the Rings (#113). Even Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca is on the list (#117); I've never read it, but it's a pretty good Hitchcock movie!

- GT
 
btb01 said:
Sounds like an interesting list, I’ll have to look it up.

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Back at the start of the pandemic, one of my favorite authors, Michael Chabon, started posting daily story time videos for kids. Eleanor (3 years old at the time) was obsessed with them, and we’d watch them every night before bed. She decided she wanted to make her own “Michael Chabon Story Time” video “reading” Where the Wild Things Are, so we did, and it turned out pretty cute and I posted it on Instagram. Michael Chabon saw it and asked if he could repost it to his account, which really made Eleanor’s day (week, month, etc). 🙂

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That's really cool Barrett :) I love all the booze behind Eleanor, she's got great taste, just like her dad! 🤣 ;):thumbsup:
waynorth said:
Sendak!! (slight typo!!)
I've read "Where the Wild Things Are!" a thousand times!! Three kids - five grandchildren - great book!!
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I'd say that was my Senior Moment of the day, but I'm sure I've had several this HOUR! :eek: :D :thumbsup:

Edit - Oh, it was a typo! 🤣 🤣 :thumbsup:
5K Qs said:
Lots of parents and politicians in my area also trying to ban books, dictate curriculum, etc.
I guess EVERYONE is qualified to decide what should go on in schools, since they attended school at some point with some level of interest and success. o_O :eek:

- GT
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I noticed Fahrenheit 451 on the library list :rolleyes:
 
5K Qs said:
Life is full of lapses these days; I'm trying to learn to laugh at my lapses! :rolleyes: 🤓 Your original post sent me looking for the list, since I've been an active library patron wherever I've been almost my entire life, and was curious to see a list like that.

Having seen the list, I'm not surprised Dr. Seuss mistakenly appeared in your post; I think he had 16 books on the list, almost 1/8 of the entire list! (Even more impressive, I think the first 9 Seuss books I counted fell in the first 34 books, more than one of every four near the top of the list! 😲) There were several other famous kids' authors who had multiple titles in the list (Eastman, Carle, Van Allsburg, Berenstains), and, surprisingly to me, 8 or 9 books (the first at #89) by an author named Mo Willems of whom I've never heard. Lots of Harry Potter books, of course.

Among the adult books, I was happy to see so many "classics", and even happier that I had read many of them. I was very surprised to find that the first 2 "adult" books on the list were Dickens' Christmas Carol (#4) and Bronte's Wuthering Heights (#6). But IMHO The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, To Kill a Mockingbird, Little Women, and Lord of the Flies at #8, 9, 10, 12 respectively are all fantastic books. Lots of other adult books on the list that have made an impression on me: Of Mice and Men (#30), 1984 (#37), Fahrenheit 451 (#39), Catcher in the Rye (#58), Murder on the Orient Express (#80), Lord of the Rings (#113). Even Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca is on the list (#117); I've never read it, but it's a pretty good Hitchcock movie!

- GT
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It’s an interesting list, particularly the ranking of certain books, like Wuthering Heights being so high up on the list above some of the other classics, and A Christmas Carol, considering there are probably only a few months each year when it’s likely to be in demand.

Mo Willems is a more recent children’s author compared to most of the others on the list, but he seems to be quite popular (and prolific). He’s certainly popular in our house. 🙂

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joeradza said:
In our recent elections a group has tried to ban " The Catcher in the Rye"
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I think that one has frequented banned book lists since it was first published. It’s been several years since I’ve read it, and while I don’t remember it being offensive or obscene, those book-banning folks can be offended by anything. 🙄

Jack Black said:
That's really cool Barrett :) I love all the booze behind Eleanor, she's got great taste, just like her dad! 🤣 ;):thumbsup:
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Thanks, Jack. That’s the overflow booze, along with some bottles that are too tall for the shelves where I keep the rest. 😁
 
btb01 said:
It’s an interesting list, particularly the ranking of certain books, like Wuthering Heights being so high up on the list above some of the other classics, and A Christmas Carol, considering there are probably only a few months each year when it’s likely to be in demand.

Mo Willems is a more recent children’s author compared to most of the others on the list, but he seems to be quite popular (and prolific). He’s certainly popular in our house. 🙂

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I think that one has frequented banned book lists since it was first published. It’s been several years since I’ve read it, and while I don’t remember it being offensive or obscene, those book-banning folks can be offended by anything. 🙄



Thanks, Jack. That’s the overflow booze, along with some bottles that are too tall for the shelves where I keep the rest. 😁
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Elephant and Piggie books are favorites of our grandkids too. :)
 
Jolipapa said:
Armistice day 1918 in Le Havre.
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Incredible image Alain.
Peregrin said:
I wasn't sure whether I was going to post this or not. I know a lot of you guys are Vets, and would appreciate and understand what this means to me. My 6 year old grandson gave me this last night, Veterans day. It brought a tear to my eye.
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That brings a tear to my eye too Gary. Precious.
btb01 said:
Sounds like an interesting list, I’ll have to look it up.

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Back at the start of the pandemic, one of my favorite authors, Michael Chabon, started posting daily story time videos for kids. Eleanor (3 years old at the time) was obsessed with them, and we’d watch them every night before bed. She decided she wanted to make her own “Michael Chabon Story Time” video “reading” Where the Wild Things Are, so we did, and it turned out pretty cute and I posted it on Instagram. Michael Chabon saw it and asked if he could repost it to his account, which really made Eleanor’s day (week, month, etc). 🙂

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That Eleanor is one cute little darling.
 
One 4th of July years ago we were headed out in the boat to watch the fireworks. It had been raining so the top was up but in order to see the fireworks better we had to take it down. Some folks in the boat were worried about getting rained on if we put it down but dad said we can put it up again if it starts raining. One of the older gals in the boat asked my dad, “How long does it take for you to get it up?” He smiled and said, “That’s kinda personal isn’t it Linda?” 🤣
 
I recently scored a full set minus one of original Thomas the Tank Engine books...all 26 of em for $8.00....even as a child I was always amazed how the economy of the island of Sodor could survive with such a massive network of railways and trains of every type....but where were did the people live?
Who used all the goods they transported?
 
Jack Black said:
I noticed Fahrenheit 451 on the library list :rolleyes:
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Quite ironic in the book-banning context Alan mentioned.

btb01 said:
It’s an interesting list, particularly the ranking of certain books, like Wuthering Heights being so high up on the list above some of the other classics, and A Christmas Carol, considering there are probably only a few months each year when it’s likely to be in demand.

Mo Willems is a more recent children’s author compared to most of the others on the list, but he seems to be quite popular (and prolific). He’s certainly popular in our house. 🙂
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I can't find a good description of their methodology in creating the list. I can't imagine that they just counted total number of checkouts, since that would seem to give an unfair advantage to older books. (On the other hand, a simple count approach might explain the presence of some of the older books on the list.) I'd think they'd use some kind of rate, such as average checkouts per year over the "life" of the book so far, as a way to "standardize" usage numbers and facilitate "cross-era comparisons".

Thanks for the Mo Willems info, Barrett. I regularly volunteer in the nursery at my church, so even though my own kid is "old" now, I thought I'd be familiar with current kids' books through the nursery bookshelves. But those books are mainly donations, and maybe there's quite a lag in time between when a book first appears and when someone donates it to a church nursery.

Scout must have been very pleased to see that "her book" appeared so high on the list! 🤓 :thumbsup:

I was somewhat surprised to see how few (3??) non-fiction books appeared, and that one of them was Dale Carnegie! 😲

(No knife books either! o_O;))

- GT
 
As a side note, might I remind the gentlemen that there are ladies who frequent this forum also. Let us therefore refrain from mentions of masculine accouterments and similar topics which are best left to less polite locations.
Thank you.
 
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