[gist]

This is obviously a planted PR piece. Also will note that those books look like they are in remarkably good condition as a group. They don't look like they were abused cover to cover by many people at all. It's almost ironically like some kind of a movie prop setup but lacking the key review that would ensure accuracy and realism in the final product.

Separate issue is that as we can see from HN comments [1] not everything that is written is accurate but it's often interesting and makes a compelling read.

[1] One of the reason that I read less books is that any book that I used to read (non fiction, business or history let's say) is always the point of view of only the writer.

[jgalt212]

I feel your discontent about non-fiction. I have a saying about fiction, "at least you know for sure the author is lying."

[Cpoll]

> This is obviously a planted PR piece. Also will note that those books look like they are in remarkably good condition as a group. They don't look like they were abused cover to cover by many people at all.

My own library looks a lot like this. I'll only buy a book after I've read it and decide I want it permanently. After that, I might flip through it, but rarely carry it around or expose it to any sort of abuse.