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Post Number:#1  Postby perksofbeingme » 12 Aug 2008, 01:35

I've recently decided to list my books in a notebook so i now have started listing them and im not anywhere near done and im already at 100 so i was wonderring how many books everyone else owns?
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Post Number:#2  Postby Niphredil » 12 Aug 2008, 04:27

Jesus, thousands...they are everywhere. My room is full. My sisters room is full. We built an extension to our house and now thats full as well, AND I keep finding them in odd places. Its getting rediculous, so I've stopped buying them for the time being. Focus on reading some of them instead!
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Post Number:#3  Postby sleepydumpling » 12 Aug 2008, 06:11

Yes I'd be up in the thousands too. Boxes and shelves and piles and stacks!
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Post Number:#4  Postby anita blake » 12 Aug 2008, 10:26

I had loads borrowed and never returned and several stolen, so I don't have as many as I should.

I think I have in the region of 200. Which I shifted around my lounge 5 times last night trying to fit a new sofa in the room.. glad I don't have as many as I want lol :roll:
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Post Number:#5  Postby Ender » 12 Aug 2008, 16:07

I have a few books. I recently started living in my own place, so my stuff is my own now. I'm working on a small library for the time being, but I'm sitting at around 100, maybe a little less.
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Post Number:#6  Postby Inkling » 13 Aug 2008, 01:09

My book collection currently numbers 637...including various text books.
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Post Number:#7  Postby James00 » 13 Aug 2008, 06:31

I have only few books. I have around 10 books only, and the rest of the books I read are borrowed from my friends. :D
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Post Number:#8  Postby j2page1 » 13 Aug 2008, 16:09

right around 400, moving is a pain
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Post Number:#9  Postby FavoriteMistake » 14 Aug 2008, 22:15

some where between 350-400. I'm just getting started! :0) More if you count text books and devotional books.
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Post Number:#10  Postby Wells83 » 15 Aug 2008, 15:23

I've never counted. A couple hundred I would guess. I have five bookshelves full.
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Post Number:#11  Postby Wordsgood » 16 Aug 2008, 15:09

Several hundred. Couldn't for sure exactly how many as I haven't counted them in years. All I know is I don't have a single room with books in them! 8)
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Post Number:#12  Postby Surfer001 » 18 Aug 2008, 11:35

2 overflowing bookcases full :D :wink:
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Post Number:#13  Postby Kathy B » 18 Aug 2008, 20:42

6 bookshelves, some 2 layers deep. Lotsa books. I wonder if people think that it's strange when they visit... because I think it's strange to go into a house with no books visible. Anyone else feel that way?
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Post Number:#14  Postby page turner » 25 Aug 2008, 03:08

354 to be exact - I counted today when my partner said "don't you have enough already?"

This doesn't include the childhood books my mum and dad are holding onto for me
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Post Number:#15  Postby DiaBoLic » 30 Aug 2008, 22:32

ive borrowed a lot from my friend who is an avid reader, so i only have around 30 books.
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