bookshelf
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bookshelves
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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
One of his books, “The Art of the Comeback,” appears on a bookshelf in another photo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 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
He had to dig his toes into the crack between the wall and the bookshelf to keep his balance.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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
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
Meanwhile, the rest of her titles will line UK bookshelves for the first time from 20 January.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
It was lined with bookshelves, and Max was pretty sure Josie had read every single one of the hundreds of books on the shelves.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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