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Publisher Penguin Random House | Author James Delbourgo | Reviewed by Nancy Wigston
Why do we collect? Shopping has long ranked high among travelers’ favorite activities. For the affluent, collecting carpets in Turkey, art in Paris or Puerto Vallarta and gems in Thailand can evolve into decades-long passions. We like to think that our own collections reflect our best, most tasteful selves, so we buy what speaks to us (excluding ivory or other endangered items), treading in the path of what Rutgers University History Professor James Delbourgo in his newly published work, A Nobel Madness: The Dark Side of Collecting, From Antiquity to Now, identifies as the romantic tradition. Our collections ideally reflect our own good taste, our personalities. Read More
