Cool Gift of the Day
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
What it is:
A complete work of literature, printed on a single, poster-sized page and ready to hang on the wall.
Why we love it:
"A room without books is like a body without a soul."
--G.K. Chesterson
Most everyone reads a book from time to time, if nothing else, while stuck on a long plane flight. Some read frequently, some read frequently enough to call it a serious hobby, and then there are those lucky (perhaps) few who live, eat and breathe books. They are the book worms, the word nerds, the bibliophiles, the lovers of the printed page, and there is absolutely no getting between them and their books. To them, the words themselves are a form of art, as beautiful as a Rembrandt, as fascinating as a Picasso. So, it's no surprise that someone has had the bright idea to treat those words as art, beautifully mounted and framed. One Page Books specializes in taking great works of literature, shrinking them down to a more manageable size, and printing them as beautiful posters. This is the kind of treatment that great works of art deserve, and your literature-loving friend is sure to appreciate the beauty of it. A bit of Shakespeare to hang on the walls will brighten their day and elevate their soul. Or, at the very least, it will provide something to break up the endless monotony of bookshelves as decoration in their house.
Who we'd give it to:
Bibliophiles, book worms, word lovers, Shakespeare fans, the excessively literate.