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TBR (To Be Read): Too many books, not enough shelves

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 After five hours of weeding and reshelving, two tottering piles of books remain on the floor of my study.

After five hours of weeding and reshelving, two tottering piles of books remain on the floor of my study.

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SINGAPORE – One of the immutable laws of the universe is that the rate of book acquisition will always outpace the shelf availability in a book lover’s home.

I learnt that lesson anew over the past weekend when I spent a Sunday trying to tidy my overflowing shelves. 

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