Given that The Post still has potency as a political symbol, the fact that it could be acquired by a man who made his fortune taking apart book-publishing — another traditional business — served as more evidence that the power center in the media world has turned away from the East Coast.
But with many leaves of uncertain origin already on the market, there will always be the temptation for some dealers to break apart books.
In the Paris flea market, these ancient, falling-apart books were bundled together with twine and used to fill the compartments of an antique secretary.
He says that language can be pulled apart ("Open Book"), and so can architecture.
CHARLES MURRAY'S "Coming Apart," the book that's launched a thousand arguments this winter, is a brilliant work with an exasperating conclusion.
Ever since Amazon began ripping apart the book business, the largest houses have been looking for a way to fight back.
Still, the issue received little attention until the publication last month of "Coming Apart," a book by Charles Murray, a longtime critic of non-marital births.
Families who protect it are torn apart; the book itself is plundered to pay for a questionable medical cure, then lost in a game of chance.
Called "Five Miles Away, a World Apart," the book compared a beleaguered high school in Richmond, Virginia, with a much more successful one in a nearby suburb.
However, this shortcoming apart, the book is still an excellent contribution on Pakistan and is a must buy for all those who want to understand it.
If you're the type of person who could never imagine taking apart a book – removing its pages, cutting off its cover, etc – then please stop reading now.
