wild2east

How about: And the book they chose was - A Farewell to Arms?

Chinese hardwood furniture (huanghuali, zitan), Peking glass vases, and Edo/ Meiji era folding screens.

That sounds like a wonderful collection. I collect Japanese prints, and would love to learn more about screens - have admired them but don't know enough about them!

Japanese prints from the 20th Century (Shin Hanga artists), certain American gay artists (Paul Cadmus, for example).....

I just finished reading Tony Robbins' book "Unshakable" about personal financial planning. If you endure some of his psycho-babble, there's some really sound financial planning advice embedded in the book, which came from some of the most famous & successful investors/money managers in US history.