I can't believe that Thomas Dyja's "The Third Coasts" wasn't on the list of best 21st Century Chicago non-fiction. Obama's book doesn't belong on the list. First, it was published in the 20th century, and, second, it's not particularly a CHICAGO book.
RE: bookcases vs. bookshelves: there is a difference, but the article has it wrong when it says "If [a piece of furniture] needs to be held up or installed, it’s a bookshelf. Those floor-to-ceiling built-in objects holding my books are bookCASES.
I can't believe that Thomas Dyja's "The Third Coasts" wasn't on the list of best 21st Century Chicago non-fiction. Obama's book doesn't belong on the list. First, it was published in the 20th century, and, second, it's not particularly a CHICAGO book.
RE: bookcases vs. bookshelves: there is a difference, but the article has it wrong when it says "If [a piece of furniture] needs to be held up or installed, it’s a bookshelf. Those floor-to-ceiling built-in objects holding my books are bookCASES.
Thanks for the chuckles this week!