bookshelf
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bookshelves
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Does a full bookshelf convey intellectual curiosity and open-mindedness, or immodesty and self-importance?
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Ms. Waters’s documentary will set one pondering, then reaching for the bookshelf, or perhaps walking out into the woods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Upon entering the property, guests are greeted with an expansive living room that comes complete with a built-in bookshelf and a chic stone fireplace.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026
The framed photo of César Chávez and Dolores Huerta sits in my personal office on a bookshelf crammed with volumes about California and the American West.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
I go to the bin of markers on the bookshelf and grab a green one.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
What was it about O’Rourke’s bulging bookshelves that got Kilmeade so shirty?
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Knoll has written romantic scenes before, but “Helpless” needed to be enthralling and economic enough not to get her kicked off of Target’s bookshelves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Sturgeon posted pictures on social media, or during broadcasts from her house, which showed the library ladder and bookshelves in shot.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Hundreds of football fans gathered beneath the towering bookshelves of Tehran Book Garden on Sunday night to watch Iran take on Belgium in the World Cup.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
I didn’t notice when I first got here, but one entire wall of the living room is covered with bookshelves.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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