There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love, and like that colossal adventure it is an experience of great social import. Even as the tranced swain, the booklover yearns to tell others of his bliss. He writes letters about it, adds it to the postscript of all manner of communications, intrudes it into telephone messages, and insists on his friends writing down the title of the find. Like the simple-hearted betrothed, once certain of his conquest, “I want you to love her, too! ” It is a jealous passion also. He feels a little indignant if he finds that any one else has discovered the book, too. Christopher Morley
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The world is full of books. People have many different kinds of books. Some are very old, some are very thick, some are very small, and others are much larger than other kinds of books. Each book is special to the person who owns it.

The cover may be unusual or have a special shape or an illustration. When you find a book that you really like, you will want to tell your friends about it because you have found something that you love to read. You may also save the book until you can write your own postscript about it or put your name on the back of the book.

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