The library knows that it is a temporary fix. We have a stamp for the inside front cover: BROKEN SPINE NOTED. It is like a bracelet worn by a diabetic. When you return the book...

The patron gets comfortable in bed and opens up the book — it opens tentatively — and the patron bends the open book backward until there is a satisfying crack and the book is a...

I do not understand people who will lustily throw $40,000 at the shiny red automobile of their choice, but well up with tears and become outraged when they are asked to pay $5 for a...