bookshelf
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The academic bookshelf groans with the weight of studies of the phenomenon, but the seminal analysis of the topic remains a 1997 paper by economist Severin Borenstein of UC Berkeley and his colleagues.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 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
But among my new items is a large bookshelf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
A tour of his bookshelf shows his copy of PS, I Love You sitting alongside others on self-improvement, including Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, and one on how to be a better boyfriend.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025
The Roach has knocked a line of jars off the bookshelf and cracked the wood of a cabinet.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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