Not all of my childhood books that have stuck with me have necessarily been tear-jerkers.

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My books are historic, if not ancient, and betray an unnerving reluctance to step into the 21st century.

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My fundamental beliefs are not rooted in any holy books, the words of any preacher, or the worship of any supernatural beings.

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But my dad collected books because he liked reading, not because he liked books.

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That said, many science books may not be ones I want to stack in my already overtaxed shelves.

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As I noted in my original piece, the issue that concerns me is not about Google digitising the world's books, but about only Google doing so.

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The community that surrounds my company, which is collected through two blogs, a magazine, a newsletter, live events, and books, filters the people who are interested in my world from those who are not.

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Not that another woman would steal my soul, but she would fatally interfere with the organisation of my books, for which Aunt Raquel had a reverential respect that she had transmitted to a long line of terrified cleaning ladies.

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Check back soon for posts about those books and my correspondence with their authors, but the point of both books is that most people are not engaging with the tools that already exist to create value from their own knowledge.

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