. >> gary hoover is the author of this book a lifetime learner's guide to reading and learning but before we get into the themes of the book, mister hoover, in your biography it says you live in a 33 room house, 32 rooms of which contain books. 57,000 books i told. explain. >> i'm afraid a few more came last week so i got to be closer to 60,000. it's an addiction and there's no twelve-step program for book collectors. >> 33 room house though. >> i found a good bargain on an abandoned community health clinic in a small town in texas so it's got all these little exam rooms. they're just perfect or filling up so each room is a different subject and it's a very unusual living in arrangement to put it mildly. >> how many of those 60,000 books have you read? >> i actually don't read books. or with limits. so i have a method. it's in the book we're talking about. i call it digesting a book and what i am is an information junkie. i started collecting world atlases and backs when i was seven years old and trying to figure out how the world works and my goal is to have a personal reference library

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. >> gary hoover is the author of this book jerry hoover is the author of this book, the lifetime guide to reading, and learning, but before we get into the themes of the book, and nearby are graffiti, it says, you live in a 33 room house. 32 rooms, of which, containing books. 57,000 books, in total. can you explain? >> i'm afraid, a few more came last week. i need to be closer to 60,000. it is an addiction, and there's no 12 step program for book collectors. >> 33 room house though? >> i found a good bargain on an abandoned community health clinic in, a small town in texas. so, it's got all of these little exam rooms. they are just perfect for filling up. so, each room is a different subject. it's a very unusual living arrangement, to put it mildly. >> how many of those 60,000 books have you read? >> i, i actually, don't read books. or, with the limits. i have a method. it's in the book we're talking about today. i call it, digesting a book. what i really am, is an information junkie. i collected world atlas, us and maps, when i was seven years old. just trying to figure out how the wo

. >> gary hoover is the author of this book a lifetime learner's guide to reading and learning but before we get into the themes of the book, mister hoover, in your biography it says you live in a 33 room house, 32 rooms of which contain books. 57,000 books i told. explain