Membrejakob

Nom réel

Jakob Whitfield

A propos de ma bibliothèque

My aim is to try and add most of my books to this library, although I'm concentrating mainly on my specialist tomes for the moment; it's somewhat of a slow process. As I am now an academic-in-training this collection is morphing from a personal library to (part of) a working library; once I'm done adding all my current books I expect to add mostly history and history-related items, and may or may not continue to add fiction. However, as with any bibliophile, I also have a collection of random books picked up on the basis that they look interesting.

These days I tend to borrow fiction from the library, partly because with the amounts of reading I do for work the stuff I read at home tends towards the mindless entertainment. I've decided not to add the books I read for my PhD to the database, as otherwise it would get confusing and grow out of control - it's partly intended as a finding aid for myself.

I am unreasonably pleased that I have a sub-30 median library obscurity; it has been as low as 25...

A propos de moi

Former aeronautical engineer and wannabe renaissance man. Towards that end I'm currently studying for a PhD in the History of Technology.

Lieu (géographique)

London and Manchester, UK.

Page d'accueil

http://thrustvector.wordpress.com

Adhésions

LibraryThing Early Reviewers

En cours de lecture

War in Human Civilization par Azar Gat

Favoris locaux

Librairies: Book Warehouse, Holborn, Brixton Bookmongers, Judd Books, Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, London Review Bookshop, Skoob Books, Waterstone's Gower Street

Bibliothèques: British Library, Imperial College London Library, Imperial College, University of London - Aeronautics Department Library, National Art Library, Science Museum Library and Archive - London, Senate House Library, University of London

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