What a Man With 60,000 Books Can Teach You About Lifelong Learning and Building Your Home Library

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

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🗓️ 18 August 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Gary Hoover loves books. Among the nine companies he founded was the bookstore chain Bookstop, which was acquired by Barnes & Noble. He has a personal collection of 60,000 books, which he had to purchase an abandoned medical center to house. And he's the author of his own book, which is about books, called The Lifetime Learner's Guide to Reading and Learning. Today on the show, Gary shares how his fascination with books was born in his youth, why the collection he amassed over the decades is almost entirely non-fiction, why he prefers physical books over ebooks, and why getting your hands on old books can be particularly beneficial in enhancing your knowledge of the world. From there we turn to Gary's method for digesting a book, which allows him to glean its most valuable nuggets in just thirty minutes, without having to read it cover to cover. We also talk about whether Gary takes notes on the books he reads, and how to incorporate more serendipity into the way you do your own reading and build your home library. Check out the show notes at aom.is/hoover

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0:00.0	Brut McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:10.8	Gary Hoover loves books.
0:13.2	Among the nine companies he founded was the bookstore chain bookstore, which was acquired
0:16.2	by Barnes & Noble.
0:17.2	He has a personal collection of get this 60,000 books, which he had to purchase an abandoned
0:22.3	strip mall medical center to house and is the author of his own book, which is about
0:25.8	books, called the Lifetime Learners Guide to Reading and Learning.
0:28.6	Today in the show, Gary shares how his fascination with books was born in his youth.
0:32.2	Why the collection he had mastered over the decades is almost entirely non-fiction.
0:35.4	Why he prefers physical books over e-books and why getting your hands on old books can
0:38.9	be particularly beneficial in enhancing your knowledge of the world.
0:41.8	From there, we turn to Gary's method for digesting a book, which allows him to glean
0:44.9	its most valuable nuggets in just 30 minutes without having to read it covered and covered.
0:49.2	We also talk about whether Gary takes notes on the books he reads and how to incorporate
0:52.2	more serendipity into the way you do your own reading and build your home library.
0:55.6	After the show is over, check out our shinnotes at a-wim.is slash Hoover.
1:02.6	Alright, Gary Hoover, welcome to the show.
1:12.3	Hey, it's great to be here, Brett.
1:14.2	Thanks for having me.
1:15.2	So you got a book called the Lifetime Learners Guide to Reading and Learning.
1:19.9	And you're an expert at this because you have been reading your entire life.
1:24.0	In fact, you live in a house.
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