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Nelson Harst
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Rare book dealer, medium artist. @nelsonharst
2,848 words in 9 moments in 5 cities since February 13th, 2014
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Books, Bookstores, Garbage
In the vast sorting machinery that is New York City, The Strand's dollar rack is one of the exhaust vents, a place where excess information is discarded.
Manhattan — The Strand dollar racks on the corner of Broadway and 12th Street is simply one of my favorite places in the world. In the sorting machinery of New York City, the dollar rack is one of the exhaust ven...
Books, technology, Obsolescence
(The New) How it Works, or, books and obsolescence
New york — I am cleaning out my bookshelves. I really need to take a hard look at this sort of situation. Why, exactly, do I need this nine inch stack of books, an incomplete encyclopedia of technology, circa 19...
Books, Airports
Handbooks for Observers, Spotters and other Witnesses
Gatwick — Small books are often called handbooks, though the broader category of handbook has outgrown the average hand size. Handbooks aspire to be both thrifty and useful, a reference easily pocketed for a re...
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(The New) How it Works, or, books and obsolescence
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Building a Galleon in the Desert
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Books, Bookstores, Garbage
In the vast sorting machinery that is New York City, The Strand's dollar rack is one of the exhaust vents, a place where excess information is discarded.
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Airport
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Traveling
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Maps
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Books
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Mail
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Technology
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Obsolescence
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Airports
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Bookstore
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Ships
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Bookstores
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Garbage
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A book in a city in a book in a city
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Harumi Gals arrive by airmail.
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Pop art in a bubble wrapper
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Heavy hands, light feet.
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(The New) How it Works, or, books and obsolescence
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Handbooks for Observers, Spotters and other Witnesses
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Building a Galleon in the Desert
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In the vast sorting machinery that is New York City, The Strand's dollar rack is one of the exhaust vents, a place where excess information is discarded.
New York, United States
