Cultural items you hope to save?

[Rush2112]

I collect old books whenever I can find them. I have a couple old dictionaries- the kind that are like 5 inches thick. Got into this because I feel we are quickly losing our language and ability to concisely express ourselves. That is doubleplus ungood.

My prized book is one my grandfather used. He was a top notch master machinist before retiring. Anyway, he gave me a machinist book he got in the 50's showing all kinds of calculations and such. Keep in mind this was before calculators and everything had to be figured out manually. I don't understand most of it, but the information is just too precious to be tossed in the trash. I keep it in the tool box he also gave me and think of him everytime I see it.