Things in Used Books

David Michael Newstead | The Philosophy of Shaving

A business newsletter from 1963.A receipt.A small folded note in a book about Karl Marx with a short list of 3 bands on it for some reason including:The Jones GirlsR.E.M.Def LeopardA receipt from February 2001 in a book about diplomacy signed by the purchaser indicating her full name and university. Did “Janet” (not her real name) ever pursue a career in diplomacy, I wondered. I get on LinkedIn to investigate. She did! “Janet” eventually joined the U.S. State Department.

The Typewriter Inheritance