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Books and Letters

Many of us are trying hard to get rid of stuff. But Joanna Robertson finds that decluttering books and personal letters, including past love letters, is a whole other story.

Many people feel they're drowning in stuff, and try to declutter. Joanna Robertson is one of them. And in the fourth part of her series on "stuff", she finds that trying to get rid of books and personal letters is a whole other story. What to do with books brought home from faraway places, and with once-treasured love letters?
Producer: Arlene Gregorius.

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14 minutes

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Thu 21 Feb 2019 22:45

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  • Thu 5 Oct 2017 22:45
  • Thu 21 Feb 2019 22:45

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