This is truly legendary, I’ve never seen a home library collection of this size, not by a long shot, and the gaming room is an absolute dream as well. Wow, brother, just wow. So many books, games, and tobacco - so little time!!
What an amazing book collection you have David. Truly amazing. Mark Twain said that " a man who doesn't read has no advantage over a man who can't read". Thank you for showing us you library. Wonderful Take Care ~ Gary ~
What a splendid library! At long last, after years of an itinerant existence, I’m now in the process of collecting all my books under one roof. At present my “library” looks like the epicentre of a direct strike, but I’m working on it. You’ve inspired me, and I hope one day soon to have it as squared away as your own. Thanks for inviting us into your home. Warm regards from Greece!
Sir, what an impressive library you have. I love to read as well and I thought I had a lot of books. Mine wouldn’t fill up but a couple of your racks top to bottom. It’s so cool that you don’t have a television or any other electronics down there (computer doesn’t count). I’d have to have someone bring my meals to me because I’d never leave there. The gaming room is an excellent idea. Thank you for sharing your home with us.
That is surely impressive. I have heard of TAD and PAD, but now I have seen BAD (book acquisition disorder) and you have it Bad :) I lived many years in a one library apartment, slept on the couch so I could turn the bedroom into my library, about one wall of yours, hehehe. Thanks for the tour. Take good care, Stephen
I've been watching for quite some time and really love your content. This walkthrough is so inspiring. I have a deep love for reading although I rarely find the time to read. I've been collecting books though any time I can. Guess it's kind of a retirement plan 😁. Thank you so much for sharing and please carry on doing so. Take care. Greetings from Greece.
Thanks so much for the kind words. I hope to get back to creating content this week. I subbed your channel and hope to increase my understanding of the Greek language by watching. Blessings.
WOW, David! Your library is WONDERFUL! Thank you for the tour. You have a VAST collection of religious writings. I am a deacon in a Southern Baptist Church. I would love to sit down and discuss so many things with you. I have six children. My 17 year old son LOVES the Rangers Apprentice books. I read Harry Potter to my six year old daughter every night. I just started “Where The Crawdads Sing” on my dear friend, Sir John Pounder aka Dale Piper’s recommendation. God bless, Cliff
Hi David, I've got a lot of work to do to catch up with all the videos I've missed this summer, and when I saw your epic video photo thumbnail, I decided I had to start with you! I'm impressed with your library! I"m terrible at chess, but I'll come play a game and smoke a pipe!
David, what a magnificent library and retreat not to mention that crowning touch, the game room. Your 'new' reading area is going to be awesome - sort of the ultimate nook in the bookstacks. It reminds me of finding a remote corner of the college library to study. The pipe and chess corner is inviting - also a great place to enjoy a pipe and libation with a friend. Thanks for the tour 👍 All the best for many more contented hours of reading, gaming, and smoking - peace
The Codex came from a friend of mine who work in publishing when I did. We traded books from time to time which was a great way to obtain some unique books.
Wow! That is incredible! I would love to smoke a pipe, find a corner, and read theology. (I actually set down Mere Christianity and my pipe outdoors to watch this.) Makes me excited for future videos. Would love to hear more about your favorite theologians as well as recommended fantasy books.
Thanks. Just watched you video on Mere Christianity, which I recently read again. Wonderful book. We'll have to connect and talk theologians and fantasy. Amazing how the two sometimes meet in certain authors.
I just came upon your video, and your basement set-up is freaking awesome!! But surely you don't really smoke around your books, do you? Please tell me you don't. Anyways, thanks for sharing, and I decided to subscribe to your channel.
I only smoke in the libarary during the winter months and only aromatics. That said, the aroma doesn't wear off onto the books. Thanks for watching. I hope to get back into making some videos and catching up with everyone.
It took several years and I worked in various bookstores and for different publishers through which I received free books. In addition, I just spent more on books than I should have.
Wow, only one word correctly explains this. EPIC. I absolutely love your library so wonderful. You have motivated me to get my books together. Are you a pastor by chance?
I rarely get envious but man that is a gorgeous site (minus the migraine inducing fluorescent lighting) the only books I get to read right now are the bearenstein bears and little kritter. Keep up the good work I would love to hear more Bible history in the future!
The lighting is something I'm trying to fix. Once I finish putting trim on the shelves I hope to remove the fluorescent lighting in exchange for some type of Edison bulbs perhaps.
I have a few books that were published in the mid 1800s but they are on history and are of no value. I picked them up at used bookstores over the years. I typically obtain books based on content/topic not edition since first editions can be expensive. Would love to be able to buy some of the leather bound editions that are available on the market today.
DUDE!!! I AM SO FREAKING JEALOUS!!!! Your library and gaming room areas are EXACTLY what I want when we finally move out of this blasted condo! Real estate costs here in Naples FL is RIDICULOUS!!! $200K for a little 2 bedroom condo is so CRAY CRAY! Oh well, when we finally retire and sell and move to a city with a more affordable cost of living we’ll be able to build our dream home like yours. I cannot wait! I LOVE D&D but no one to play with here! So how many volumes do y’all have? Oh, and YES I LOVE the Rangers Apprentice series! I have all the hardbacks. I also have the Brotherband series by Flanagan as well as The Lost Stories. Wonderful and fun stories! It’s so fun to see someone that has read all the same fantasy and mythology/religious books that I have also collected. I’m a Freemason for many years so I have a lot of Masonic related texts which includes a lot of religious stuff. Hey do you like the mythlogian Joseph Campbell……his mythological writings are amazing. Well, SWEET! So FUN seeing your Sanctum Sanctorum! You and your wife must be such an interesting couple! Much brotherly love to y’all David and thanks so much again for doing the tour!
We purchased this house as a foreclosure about ten years ago and have been slowly remodeling it ever since. Long process but it's finally coming together. the Flanagan series you mentioned we have read. In fact, those are some of my wife's favorite books. Playing D&D, or the game Lore I created, has been difficult over the past year but I'm thinking of offering an online game using Fantasy Grounds Unity. Wonderful software and very powerful for gaming online. If you interesting in joining I'll put your name down and contact you when I have the campaign ready to go. Also, Joseph Campbell is a great writer. We have several of his books in the Myth and Lore section behind me.
That. Was. Awesome! Did you build a lot of those bookcases yourself? I’m now thinking about how to reconfigure my basement into a similar library setup. We have bookshelves all over down there but nothing so… perfect.
The shelves are individual units that I screwed together and have begun to place a molding on the front. Still need to add molding to the front of the shelves themselves. When you get yours' done put a video up. Would love to see it.
This is an awesome library, I'm a huge fantasy, apologetics and theology fiend. I read ranger's apprentice years ago and it's really underrated. What system do you play? I love the seating area in the room with the TBR shelves
I've played all versions of D&D as well as Pathfinder and some secondary systems like Traveller. About five years ago I developed my own system (D20 based) called Lore. It has some unique game mechanics and has received some good reviews at several gaming conventions I've presented it at.
Where did you get pre nicean books ? Im a Theology major know at St Francis -OH ? I just tossed out the tv recently and starting a library despite getting a concussion in the detroit library many years ago .. .
Unbelievable! Three questions for you sir, 1. Do you know how many books you have? 2. How many or what percentage of them have you read? And finally 3. How can I get one of your library cards? Again, unbelievable, thanks for sharing this with us. Take care and stay well my friend.
I estimate there are around 15,000 books and I've read over half, while many of the others are used for reference when I need them. That said, I do have several I've not read yet. But a library should always have books that haven't been read which gives me something to look forward to. As for a library card, I still need to classify them. But you're always welcome to drop by, read a book, and have a pipe if you're ever in the Grand Rapids area.
@@mythicalhistory 15,000, that is awesome. Maybe one day I'll get up to Grand Rapids. We can have that chess game and have a pipe (although I haven't played chess in about 30 years.) Take care and stay well my friend.
Though I'm seeing this 2 years after you posted, it gives me hope that I can finally get all my books together and organized. I have 10k myself, and am thrilled to see a larger collection than mine!
Hold on..We have to be long lost cousins. I’ve not met another theologian/book nerd and wargamer in all my travels. I’ll have to send you some photos of our setup. We’re currently building a study across the hall from the game/terrain room. This is inspiring!
The combination of gamer and theological book nerd is rare I've discovered. Everytime I attend GenCon I wonder how many there would be similar to people like us. That said, I have met a few...but only a few. I subbed your channel and look forward to seeing your set up. Blessings.
me randomly watching this because i like books: oh nice collection of books. Oh wow he has more shelves. Wait he likes chess too? Wait he’s into miniature gaming too?? He likes fantasy??? Lord of the rings? Harry potter? Wow even more books! Swords!Omg he has a gaming room. Are you me? Books, fantasy, weapons, languages, mythology, history, minis, chess. I think the only difference is i also like videogames and vinyls.
I dust one a week or so and have no cobwebs, ants, or silverfish. I do have Coppleston's volumes on philosophy and Schaeffer's complete works. Both are great reads. As for being rich, I'm not. I worked in publishing for many years through which I received more than half of the books for free and the others were purchased used or over a several year period of time.
Very, VERY impressive library. My wife would never see me again if I had a library like that.
This is truly legendary, I’ve never seen a home library collection of this size, not by a long shot, and the gaming room is an absolute dream as well. Wow, brother, just wow. So many books, games, and tobacco - so little time!!
What an amazing book collection you have David. Truly amazing. Mark Twain said that " a man who doesn't read has no advantage over a man who can't read".
Thank you for showing us you library. Wonderful
Take Care
~ Gary ~
Nice quote!
I discovered your channel through this video. What a great set-up you have - Happy Reading! 😎📚👍
Thank you. It is a great resource and blessing to had.
Speechless!!! What an amazing library!
That’s an incredible collection-wide ranging interests.
Amazing collection brother, very impressive. It's rare I find one larger than mine, and I so love it when I do.
Just don't forget to leave a walkway to the kitchen. Very impressive man. What a blessing.
The stairs lead straight to the kitchen, my favorite room. FYI…had some issues getting GAW package ready but it’s being sent out tomorrow.
Awesome. You are living quite the examined life.👍🏼
wow what a huge collection!
With such a splendid collection you are the most blessed man on earth, David.
What a splendid library! At long last, after years of an itinerant existence, I’m now in the process of collecting all my books under one roof. At present my “library” looks like the epicentre of a direct strike, but I’m working on it. You’ve inspired me, and I hope one day soon to have it as squared away as your own. Thanks for inviting us into your home. Warm regards from Greece!
This library is amazing
Seriously awesome library 📚 wow 😮👍🏻
Thanks for such wonderful video
It's amazing
Simply amazing! Thank you for sharing with us.
Beautiful library, thank you for sharing it with us.
I enjoyed this very much. Thank you for showing us around
Thanks for the tour. Amazing library and gaming room!
I'm shocked!
I need put my books together right now and get reding more serious in my life.
Wow just wow! Well played Sir.
great collection!
This is a fabulous tour!
What a house. Lucky kids :)
YAYYYYYY!!!! What an EPIC a library my brother! thank you so much for doing this!
I can relate to having a chess set, but never really getting a good opportunity to play it. Beautiful chess table and library!
Sir, what an impressive library you have. I love to read as well and I thought I had a lot of books. Mine wouldn’t fill up but a couple of your racks top to bottom. It’s so cool that you don’t have a television or any other electronics down there (computer doesn’t count). I’d have to have someone bring my meals to me because I’d never leave there. The gaming room is an excellent idea. Thank you for sharing your home with us.
Thanks for watching. If I could only get my wife to bring supper down I would be in business. But alas, I have to walk upstairs to eat.
Amazing! Thanks for the tour.
Man! My wife thinks I have too many books, I don't even have a tenth of your library!
I wish I could get my wife to watch this one maybe she would leave me alone over my books and telling me I have to many lol. Good tour
I fortunate to have a wife who shares the same sickness.
Lots to read up there and a great set of reference material for Bible study. Thanks for showing it
It keeps me busy especially during the winter months when I can't get outside and do anything.
Great library. Great tour. What a blessing.
When you get a library at a good price. Lol
Wow what a beautiful place. I'd love to see an area pipe smokers meet up there. 😉😉
That is surely impressive. I have heard of TAD and PAD, but now I have seen BAD (book acquisition disorder) and you have it Bad :) I lived many years in a one library apartment, slept on the couch so I could turn the bedroom into my library, about one wall of yours, hehehe. Thanks for the tour.
Take good care,
Stephen
I've never given it much thought, but you're right. I have BAD syndrome.
Finally a library tour I connect with. Love it ❤️❤️
Fantastic book tour. A very diverse range of topics. I could happily spend hours and weeks in there.
What an amazing library!!! Thanks for the tour!
That is a LIBRARY 😮
I've been watching for quite some time and really love your content. This walkthrough is so inspiring. I have a deep love for reading although I rarely find the time to read. I've been collecting books though any time I can. Guess it's kind of a retirement plan 😁. Thank you so much for sharing and please carry on doing so. Take care. Greetings from Greece.
Thanks so much for the kind words. I hope to get back to creating content this week. I subbed your channel and hope to increase my understanding of the Greek language by watching. Blessings.
Wow! Love the chess board! A globe, along with a chess board always seem to add a touch of elegance to a library.
wow 😁 never seen a private library like yours.
cheers from switzerland
WOW, David! Your library is WONDERFUL! Thank you for the tour. You have a VAST collection of religious writings. I am a deacon in a Southern Baptist Church. I would love to sit down and discuss so many things with you. I have six children. My 17 year old son LOVES the Rangers Apprentice books. I read Harry Potter to my six year old daughter every night. I just started “Where The Crawdads Sing” on my dear friend, Sir John Pounder aka Dale Piper’s recommendation.
God bless,
Cliff
WOW. Most impressive!
You need to go through all your classic novels...
Beautiful !
Hi David, I've got a lot of work to do to catch up with all the videos I've missed this summer, and when I saw your epic video photo thumbnail, I decided I had to start with you!
I'm impressed with your library!
I"m terrible at chess, but I'll come play a game and smoke a pipe!
I have a lot of video catching up to do myself due to summer projects.
David, what a magnificent library and retreat not to mention that crowning touch, the game room. Your 'new' reading area is going to be awesome - sort of the ultimate nook in the bookstacks. It reminds me of finding a remote corner of the college library to study. The pipe and chess corner is inviting - also a great place to enjoy a pipe and libation with a friend. Thanks for the tour 👍 All the best for many more contented hours of reading, gaming, and smoking - peace
Wow! I am so jelly of the Leningrad Codex....wow what a nice job of collecting knowledge!
The Codex came from a friend of mine who work in publishing when I did. We traded books from time to time which was a great way to obtain some unique books.
Thanks for the tour! Priceless 🍭🐓👶
Wow! That is incredible! I would love to smoke a pipe, find a corner, and read theology. (I actually set down Mere Christianity and my pipe outdoors to watch this.) Makes me excited for future videos. Would love to hear more about your favorite theologians as well as recommended fantasy books.
Thanks. Just watched you video on Mere Christianity, which I recently read again. Wonderful book. We'll have to connect and talk theologians and fantasy. Amazing how the two sometimes meet in certain authors.
I just came upon your video, and your basement set-up is freaking awesome!! But surely you don't really smoke around your books, do you? Please tell me you don't. Anyways, thanks for sharing, and I decided to subscribe to your channel.
I only smoke in the libarary during the winter months and only aromatics. That said, the aroma doesn't wear off onto the books. Thanks for watching. I hope to get back into making some videos and catching up with everyone.
Fabulous Collection ! How did you manage to collect , David?
It took several years and I worked in various bookstores and for different publishers through which I received free books. In addition, I just spent more on books than I should have.
Well done David - your Vlog was interesting and fun! I may have missed it - but - it was especially nice not to see a TV set anywhere in sight?
Fantastic!
You are living the dream 😊
Wow, only one word correctly explains this. EPIC. I absolutely love your library so wonderful. You have motivated me to get my books together. Are you a pastor by chance?
I am. Planted a church last July here in Grand Rapids. Going well so far.
@@mythicalhistory That is wonderful. What denomination if any?
@@jojopiper3201 We haven't identified with any denomination. Just a church that seeks to teach the Bible and help one another live for Christ.
@@mythicalhistory That is absolutely perfect. I too am a follower of The way. Our Lord Jesus
Oh my. I pray to the Lord you never have to move lol
Magnificent!
That is AMAZING! 👏
I rarely get envious but man that is a gorgeous site (minus the migraine inducing fluorescent lighting) the only books I get to read right now are the bearenstein bears and little kritter. Keep up the good work I would love to hear more Bible history in the future!
The lighting is something I'm trying to fix. Once I finish putting trim on the shelves I hope to remove the fluorescent lighting in exchange for some type of Edison bulbs perhaps.
@@mythicalhistory fantastic... My wife thinks I'm crazy for reading by. The orange glow of an incandescent lamp but it does wonders for the eyes
Amazing! I’m speechless and a bit jealous😂. How long have you been collecting books?
Greetings from Angola
I've been collecting for about 30 years.
so nice!
Fokin legend
Very cool library. Do you have any 1st editions, or anything else you're particularly proud of?
I have a few books that were published in the mid 1800s but they are on history and are of no value. I picked them up at used bookstores over the years. I typically obtain books based on content/topic not edition since first editions can be expensive. Would love to be able to buy some of the leather bound editions that are available on the market today.
DUDE!!! I AM SO FREAKING JEALOUS!!!! Your library and gaming room areas are EXACTLY what I want when we finally move out of this blasted condo! Real estate costs here in Naples FL is RIDICULOUS!!! $200K for a little 2 bedroom condo is so CRAY CRAY! Oh well, when we finally retire and sell and move to a city with a more affordable cost of living we’ll be able to build our dream home like yours. I cannot wait! I LOVE D&D but no one to play with here! So how many volumes do y’all have? Oh, and YES I LOVE the Rangers Apprentice series! I have all the hardbacks. I also have the Brotherband series by Flanagan as well as The Lost Stories. Wonderful and fun stories! It’s so fun to see someone that has read all the same fantasy and mythology/religious books that I have also collected. I’m a Freemason for many years so I have a lot of Masonic related texts which includes a lot of religious stuff. Hey do you like the mythlogian Joseph Campbell……his mythological writings are amazing. Well, SWEET! So FUN seeing your Sanctum Sanctorum! You and your wife must be such an interesting couple! Much brotherly love to y’all David and thanks so much again for doing the tour!
We purchased this house as a foreclosure about ten years ago and have been slowly remodeling it ever since. Long process but it's finally coming together. the Flanagan series you mentioned we have read. In fact, those are some of my wife's favorite books. Playing D&D, or the game Lore I created, has been difficult over the past year but I'm thinking of offering an online game using Fantasy Grounds Unity. Wonderful software and very powerful for gaming online. If you interesting in joining I'll put your name down and contact you when I have the campaign ready to go. Also, Joseph Campbell is a great writer. We have several of his books in the Myth and Lore section behind me.
That. Was. Awesome! Did you build a lot of those bookcases yourself? I’m now thinking about how to reconfigure my basement into a similar library setup. We have bookshelves all over down there but nothing so… perfect.
The shelves are individual units that I screwed together and have begun to place a molding on the front. Still need to add molding to the front of the shelves themselves. When you get yours' done put a video up. Would love to see it.
Impressive!
This is an awesome library, I'm a huge fantasy, apologetics and theology fiend. I read ranger's apprentice years ago and it's really underrated. What system do you play? I love the seating area in the room with the TBR shelves
I've played all versions of D&D as well as Pathfinder and some secondary systems like Traveller. About five years ago I developed my own system (D20 based) called Lore. It has some unique game mechanics and has received some good reviews at several gaming conventions I've presented it at.
Where did you get pre nicean books ? Im a Theology major know at St Francis -OH ? I just tossed out the tv recently and starting a library despite getting a concussion in the detroit library many years ago .. .
The Nicean book set is from an Eerdmans printing many years ago. I believe Hendrickson still publishes them.
Unbelievable! Three questions for you sir, 1. Do you know how many books you have? 2. How many or what percentage of them have you read? And finally 3. How can I get one of your library cards? Again, unbelievable, thanks for sharing this with us. Take care and stay well my friend.
I estimate there are around 15,000 books and I've read over half, while many of the others are used for reference when I need them. That said, I do have several I've not read yet. But a library should always have books that haven't been read which gives me something to look forward to. As for a library card, I still need to classify them. But you're always welcome to drop by, read a book, and have a pipe if you're ever in the Grand Rapids area.
@@mythicalhistory 15,000, that is awesome. Maybe one day I'll get up to Grand Rapids. We can have that chess game and have a pipe (although I haven't played chess in about 30 years.) Take care and stay well my friend.
Though I'm seeing this 2 years after you posted, it gives me hope that I can finally get all my books together and organized. I have 10k myself, and am thrilled to see a larger collection than mine!
THE BEST!!
Hold on..We have to be long lost cousins. I’ve not met another theologian/book nerd and wargamer in all my travels. I’ll have to send you some photos of our setup. We’re currently building a study across the hall from the game/terrain room. This is inspiring!
The combination of gamer and theological book nerd is rare I've discovered. Everytime I attend GenCon I wonder how many there would be similar to people like us. That said, I have met a few...but only a few. I subbed your channel and look forward to seeing your set up. Blessings.
Another one here, for the cousin gang. ;-)
*How nice to see flowers on the computer desktop. Who taught you how to decorate? The devil?*
No.
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Oh geez looks like I'll need to purse through this. Yikes.
me randomly watching this because i like books: oh nice collection of books. Oh wow he has more shelves. Wait he likes chess too? Wait he’s into miniature gaming too?? He likes fantasy??? Lord of the rings? Harry potter? Wow even more books! Swords!Omg he has a gaming room.
Are you me? Books, fantasy, weapons, languages, mythology, history, minis, chess. I think the only difference is i also like videogames and vinyls.
I enjoy video games as well and love MMORPGs such as WOW and LOTRO. I also grew up with vinlys. Maybe we are each other's doppleganger.
Yeah, but how do you keep the place dusted? You must be rich. Plus, what about cobwebs? Ants? Silverfish? Ever heard of Coppleston? Schaeffer?
I dust one a week or so and have no cobwebs, ants, or silverfish. I do have Coppleston's volumes on philosophy and Schaeffer's complete works. Both are great reads. As for being rich, I'm not. I worked in publishing for many years through which I received more than half of the books for free and the others were purchased used or over a several year period of time.
@@mythicalhistory You are indeed blessed of Christ, the Living Word, the Divine Logos.
I will come smoke a pipe and play a game of chess.
Wow, that is impressive. You better get some help if you ever decide to move to another home!
When I move I typically loose friends.
Awesome collection! I’ll come and play chess and smoke a pipe with you!
Anytime my friend.
Knocking on your door, here for a chess game or two and smoke some amazing tobacco and discuss books.
Sounds like a wonderful time.
Location country name please
Theology, philosophy, apologetics, Conan, too many books, and pipes. I’m into all of it... But you lost me at “math”.
GLORIOUS
I think u need a bigger house lol
Impressive!