I peeked around the corner and saw that it was a corridor that ran the length of the kitchen behind the wall and led to a staircase that went up to another level. All along the wall behind the kitchen was a bookcase that went from the floor to the ceiling and ran the entire length of the wall. It was lined with books and I was deeply impressed but I had to wonder how many of them he had read. I think the thing that impressed me the most though was that it was not on display in the main room. This wasn't some kind of brag wall, it...