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All Booked Up.(The Good Life; Design)(bookshelf)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)

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Byline: CHRISTOPHER WERTH

WITH SUMMER-READING SEASON SHIFTING INTO high gear, serious literature lovers are facing a tough existential question: where to store all the books? Fortunately, designers are making bookshelves that are as arresting as they are useful.

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