It all started with books. Mountains of them. At the base of the mountain, there were boxes of dishes and a cavernous pile of mugs and coffee cups. Stuffed between the boxes was a river of towels and bedding in a variety of colors and sizes; there was enough here to outfit a small hotel. Towering high above this landscape of stuff was an upper shelf that held contents as mysterious as deep space. No one dared to access them for fear of the avalanche that would ensue. These th