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S he's not a reader.
A friend of mine has a senior tech role in Google Europe. When he was in one of the last of the many interviews, a manager put him through a 20 questions game. My friend managed to establish that it was a household object and that there would be no more than half a dozen of them in the guy's home, but couldn't work out the answer. After the questions were done, the manager smugly said "It was 'a book'".
Friend: ...
But your wife is smart. Managing bookshelf space is a problem for most people I know.
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I think I'm going to get one. Based on the commuting/holiday-ing alone it's a good idea. I do love looking at books, especially second hand books. I like knowing that multiple people have passed the book along.
But space is at a premium in our house. My wife won't entertain books shelves because this will give me license to buy even more books. (She's not a reader.)
I also like buying first editions if I can find them, but that's just me being a snob.