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The word book store brings in to our mind, the picture of racks filled with books with many people moving around in search of their favourite authors. They bring out the fragrance of books which takes us to another world. The world of letters, the world of feelings, the world of emotions.

Why does a person read? It has always been difficult question to answer. Different persons have different feelings from reading. While some read for mere pleasure, some read to gather information. Some search the books for any relevant topic that is the need of the time. But of course, every one has a reason for it. No doubt, books have played a role in building a man.

Without the habit of reading, a man will remain uncultured and uncivilised similar to an animal. Abraham Lincoln, the former president of the United States of America, has once commented on the books

What is an antiquarian book ?

The origin of the word antiquarian is derived from the word antique, which simply refers to something that is old, and from a former time. In it’s most common usage, it may refer to either a person who studies, or collects, or deals in old objects, or it may be used as an adjective when referring to the object, itself. For example, a collector of antique lamps, could be called an antiquarian, in general, or an antiquarian lamp collector, while the lamp itself could be called an antiquarian lamp.

For the purposes of this article, an antiquarian book is simply an old, or antique, book.

If you ask 100 people at what age a given object becomes an antique, you’ll probably get a 100 different answers. Exactly what constitutes old is up to debate.

When does a book actually become an antique ? I've seen books published

Australian Historical Romance Author Margaret Tanner's clear, concise style of writing with all of the elements to keep a reader enthralled.

Introduction to Margaret Tanner's Books:

Retrace the footsteps of your pioneering ancestors and shroud yourself in an historical mantle. Read about rugged, hot blooded frontier men and the resourceful, passionate women who tamed them. Feel for the tortured heroes as they try to forget the blood soaked battlefields of France and Belgium. Weep and rejoice with the staunch, beautiful heroines who save them.

About The Author:

Margaret Tanner belongs to the Romance Writers of Australia, The Melbourne Romance Writers Group and EPIC.

She has won or been commended in competitions on several occasions. In February 2008, she won the Australian Author of the Year Award from aussieauthors.com and was runner up in 2009.

In 2010, her novel, The Trouble With Playboys came 3rd in the historical romance novel section of the Preditors & Editors readers

In 1939, Lieutenant-Commander George Ericson, having served in the Merchant Navy, was recruited to the Royal Navy to take command of the corvette, 'Compass Rose' for a war mission of enormous importance. His officers, also new to the Navy, were totally inexperienced in the highly dangerous, but crucial task assigned to them: escorting convoys of British merchant ships, carrying vital supplies to Britian, from Canada and the USA.

Despite their shortcomings, the 'Compass Rose' and her crew embraced the hazardous mission with courage and confidence, crossing the Atlantic many times, often in atrocious weather, avoiding the deadly German U-boats and protecting the vital supplies for their besieged homeland.

It certainly wasn't all plain sailing and Monsarrat graphically describes the disastrous bombing of many merchant ships with their tragic civilian crews blasted to the depths of the Atlantic.

After three harrowing years of bravery and service, which included the sinking of one U-boat, the

Poker books. There isn’t one specific poker book I am reading, I am basically checking out every book on poker from library and skimming them for tips and tricks. I am studying from the masters so that one day I can quit my day job and play online poker from money from home and make millions. How awesome would that be to wake up late, sit around in your pajamas, play a few games of high stakes online poker and then call it day. It’s a dream, my friends, that one day I hope to achieve. If I do, I’ll have even more time to write awesome articles like this for your perusing pleasure.

Besides poker books to help me make my millions, I’ve also been reading some fiction, mainly stuff by Vladimir Nabokov. It is almost unfair how great of a writer Nabokov is. You may know him

Fiction is defined as that genre of literary works that describes imaginary people and events. An avid book reader can find wide variety of fiction books in the market these days. Kids and grown ups like this genre of books, as they depict their hidden desires. Fiction form the bases of almost all the genres like romantic, historic and war stories too.

The stories narrated in these books are either based on real life situations or based on the experiences of the author. The popular war fiction books such as “The Sorrow of War”, “Caught” etc are very interesting. The plot and characterization in these stories are extraordinary. The war fiction books provide the ultimate thrill and suspense to the reader. These fictional books would help you to wander in your imaginations and explore the unknown facts.

“The Sorrow of WAR”, written by Bao Ninh’s portrays the adventurous

For many war enthusiasts, the Second World War marked a period of great change that makes memorabilia from that era worth collecting. The Second World War brought forth revolutions in artillery and war strategies, not to mention secret, surprise raids that marked the beginning of the war at Pearl Harbor, and the end of it at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There was the atomic bomb that spurred even more research in the fields of nuclear physics and atomic energy. At the end of the war, there were cities to rebuild and roads to re-pave. All changed in the world, thanks to the war and the men and women who fought and died in it.

Autographed books and memorabilia from the Second World War are therefore not difficult to come by. The war, its history, and its aftermath have fascinated many people, and the built in audience has not only encouraged more people