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[Aprilleigh]

On a whim, my sister and I went to a library we hadn't been to for a while, and I found a used copy of the Brigg's translation of War and Peace. I had borrowed it from the library only to have to return it after getting about a quarter of the way through it. It's the paperback, which is fine for now. I'll purchase the hardcover later if I'm still enamored of this translation once I'm finished. Felt good to cancel the hold on that.

[Pillsonista]

Rosemarie wrote: "I have the Klemperer books on my bookshelf, but have yet to read them. Maybe next year?"

That would be great, Rosemarie, assuming you're interested in a possible buddy-read? Because if you are, then I'm there.

[Loretta]

Pillsonista wrote: "I cannot believe it; I have finally found it, both volumes, in my local used bookstore. After so many painstaking years of building my own library, now it's finally mine:

[bookcover:I Will Bear Wi..."

BIG hug Sara...😘! Glad you found the books. Happy reading...

[Rosemarie]

I'll let you know when I plan to read them, Pillsonista.

[Pillsonista]

Kathleen wrote: "What a touching story! So happy for your find, big applause for avoiding Amazon, and at least the part of your dad that lives in you can relish in this too."

Thank you so much, Kathleen.

And you're exactly right: there is no better way to remember and honor him than this, and there's no better analeptic than the joyful memories it conjures.

[Jim]

Borrowed Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll by Peter Guralnick and The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (1919-65) from the library today after requesting them on September 16, 2018.

[Pillsonista]

Rosemarie wrote: "I'll let you know when I plan to read them, Pillsonista."

That would be awesome, Rosemarie.

Loretta wrote: "IG hug Sara...😘! Glad you found the books. Happy reading... "

Thank you, Loretta. 🤗

I don't know if the actual reading will be all that happy. No, actually in fact I know that it will be anything but. However, both he and his wife survived the war, so there is a happy ending, of a kind.

[Aprilleigh]

Jim wrote: "Borrowed Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll by Peter Guralnick and The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (1919-65) ..."

Love the Shirley Jackson - bought a copy a few years back as an early Christmas present to myself.

[Loretta]

Pillsonista wrote: "Rosemarie wrote: "I'll let you know when I plan to read them, Pillsonista."

That would be awesome, Rosemarie.

Loretta wrote: "IG hug Sara...😘! Glad you found the books. Happy reading... "

Thank ..."

Right. I know that. I'm just happy that you found the books and that you're looking forward to reading them. That's what I meant. Poor choice of words. Sorry Sara.

[Pillsonista]

Loretta wrote: "Right. I know that. I'm just happy that you found the books and that you're looking forward to reading them. That's what I meant. Poor choice of words. Sorry Sara."

Oh, no apologies necessary, Loretta. My apologies if I came across as offended. I sincerely didn't mean to.

[Loretta]

Pillsonista wrote: "Loretta wrote: "Right. I know that. I'm just happy that you found the books and that you're looking forward to reading them. That's what I meant. Poor choice of words. Sorry Sara."

Oh, no apologie..."

I know Sara! It's all good! 😊

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

I went on what may very well me my last book shopping spree this morning. I got The Last Day of a Condemned Man, The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,
Blindsighted, Moon Tiger, The Counterfeiters, Flowers for Algernon, A Woman of NoteAn Enemy of the People, The Willows.
And I think I spent about $20 ish ?

[Loretta]

BAM wrote: "I went on what may very well me my last book shopping spree this morning. I got The Last Day of a Condemned Man, The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories, [book:..."

Fantastic haul there BAM for $20.00!! 🤗

[ALLEN]

Yes, BAM, that was a haul. But why the last "spree" ever?

[Carol]

I picked up The Uninvited by Dorothy Macardle.

[Sam]

Picked up The Great Gatsby as an audiobook for my commute, paperbacks that have now filled my to read shelf are Lord Brocktree, Before We Were Yours, De Medici (Dutch translation) and Niets erger dan spijt

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

ALLEN wrote: "Yes, BAM, that was a haul. But why the last "spree" ever?"

I thought it was just BAM's last book shopping spree this morning?

[Carol]

Randy wrote: "ALLEN wrote: "Yes, BAM, that was a haul. But why the last "spree" ever?"

I thought it was just BAM's last book shopping spree this morning?"

Gosh I hope so.

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

Nope! Allen is right! Last ever for quite a long while. I'm getting out of serious credit card debt and took out a loan, which is being aid back by deduction from my paycheck so my budget is going to be extremely tight for a few YEARS! Ack *slams head on desk*

[ALLEN]

I hope you don't mind used books, anywhere from gently to considerably . .

[Lynn, New School Classics]

BAM wrote: "Nope! Allen is right! Last ever for quite a long while. I'm getting out of serious credit card debt and took out a loan, which is being aid back by deduction from my paycheck so my budget is going ..."

There are a surprising number of free pdf files of classics online. We use good pdfs a lot in class. I am sure you know how to use online libraries. There will be books!! We'll hook each other up as much as we can.

We each have times when the money ebbs and flows. I know where some of my books went. There a time just after my third child was born and my oldest was having his second surgery to restore eyesight, sigh, when I sold a good number of my beautiful, classic, hardback books to a used book store to buy some things for the children.

No worries BAM, there will be ways to get books.

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

Oh Helen! Your story inspires me to do good. I may have to break down and sell. I cringe thinking about it

[Lynn, New School Classics]

BAM wrote: "Oh Helen! Your story inspires me to do good. I may have to break down and sell. I cringe thinking about it"

Well sometimes selling one or two to buy a new one you really want works too.

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

I'm fairly certain I own both paper and e-copies of many classics. I can part ways with those. And start a book fund jar!

[ALLEN]

Actually I like your credit-card payoff scheme. I got mixed up with them one time, way over my head. The interest and penalties are nothing short of relentless, I'm sure I don't have to say that.

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

Thank you Allen! They have all been cut up and I'm closing them once they are paid off. I'm getting out of this debt hell!

[ALLEN]

You may already know this, but I heard that most credit cards can be paid off totally by paying twice the minimum payment over three years. Paying off only the minimum makes for a very long credit nightmare.

[Carol]

BAM wrote: "Thank you Allen! They have all been cut up and I'm closing them once they are paid off. I'm getting out of this debt hell!"

Best wishes to you on this process. Trading books at used bookstores typically gives you better value (20-25% of what they can sell it for) than selling them, where you might only get 10-15% of the resale price, so contemplate any sales before pulling the trigger. Also you get better pricing on individual books than boxes or groups of ten or more.

File under “unasked-for advice “ :)

[ALLEN]

Sad but true!

[Darren]

I just snapped up 99p Kindle offer for The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
I don't read a lot of non-fiction, but the movie is excellent and the story is so unlikely it seems like fantasy!

[ALLEN]

THE BIG SHORT is a very good book. Goes into more detail than the movie could, but it's a very friendly read. Those very, very few personalities who spoke out against the coming CDO collapse ten years ago, weren't listened to, yet learned to exploit mass ignorance and fraud to their advantage are an interesting bunch indeed.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Carol wrote: "BAM wrote: "Thank you Allen! They have all been cut up and I'm closing them once they are paid off. I'm getting out of this debt hell!"

Best wishes to you on this process. Trading books at used bo..."

I was lucky. I used to live in a college town. A local bookstore aimed toward students would pay 50% on Hardback classics up to I think $10 each. Also, they would trade books two for one, if you had two to trade in.

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

Sell or trade? Hmmmm I know imma gonna want books
This is debatable

[Carol]

Helen wrote: "Carol wrote: "BAM wrote: "Thank you Allen! They have all been cut up and I'm closing them once they are paid off. I'm getting out of this debt hell!"

Best wishes to you on this process. Trading bo..."

The beauty with classics in a college town is that used book stores don't care if there's highlighting and handwriting galore - they'll still take them from you! (Gawd, I would hate to buy a book for school with someone else's highlighting already in it, but buyer beware, I suppose.)

[Aprilleigh]

Picked up $1 hardcover copies of:

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
The Martian by Andy Weir

I had all three in paperback already, but I'll probably donate those to the library.

[ALLEN]

Aprilleigh wrote: "Picked up $1 hardcover copies of:

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
The Martian by [a..."

Good for you! Dollar Tree?

[Kirsten]

I picked up How Language Began: The Story of Humanity's Greatest Invention by Daniel L. Everett this morning at the Audible Daily Deal.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

BAM wrote: "Nope! Allen is right! Last ever for quite a long while. I'm getting out of serious credit card debt and took out a loan, which is being aid back by deduction from my paycheck so my budget is going ..."

Good luck BAM! There are lots of ways to find cheap or even free books.

I buy a lot of books used and I try not to pay more than $1 each. Check around for local bookstores and you will find some amazing bargains. Also, you can trade in your old books and pick up some that you haven't read yet.

There are also libraries, which can be awesome. You can look up what books they have online and sometimes they can get inter-library loans of books they don't have.

And there are small "neighborhood libraries" where you can pick up a book and drop another one off. Check it out here: https://littlefreelibrary.org/

And don't forget garage sales and thrift stores, which often have used books at rock bottom prices.

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

I love all the advice y'all i don't feel so despondent now

[Pillsonista]

Just arrived today:



The Apologia Pro Vita Sua by Cardinal John Henry Newman

A bit of a departure from my "typical" reading, but then again, that's part of the reason why I ordered it.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

I am starting to tailor my reading list to the group bookshelf, plus a couple of others. I have made some purchases from Amazon with my credit card points:

and . Finally, for my Bingo square for Australia Oh, and bonus!! The Secret History can fill the 500 page Bingo square I still need to fill.

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

I got secret history for the library today. I'm a bit afraid to start it

[Aprilleigh]

ALLEN wrote: "Good for you! Dollar Tree?"

No, library book sale. The Dollar Tree near me never seems to have anything worthwhile.

[Darren]

Lovely cover on this vintage 1974 paperback:

[Cynda]

Hi Rita Good to see you here too 😎

I ordered a few new books:
Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo by Ntozake Shange

To read with another group for UK's black history month
From all the hype, thinking it just might become a New Classic, in time. So excited to read.

The Best of Lewis Carroll

For my 10-year old niece's short stack of books this Christmas

Seeing Voices by Oliver Sacks

Reading for US disability month
Audiologist (just part of ENT, allergist office services) suggested this book as a popular science selection.

I see you all's convo. I have bought abook that I forgot about sitting on my bookshelf a few days ago wondering at me, asking me if I had forgotten it. Sorry. I did. I remember now.

[Renee]

Darren wrote: "Lovely cover on this vintage 1974 paperback:
"

Bit of a creepy cover, but I like it! Where do you usually find all your used/vintage books?

[Darren]

Renee wrote: "Darren wrote: "Lovely cover on this vintage 1974 paperback:
"

Bit of a creepy cover, but I like it! Where do you usually find all your used/vintage books?"

creepy is kind of a given for Rosemary's Baby though!

I get most books on eBay now, some on Amazon (although default postage tends to make eBay the cheaper)
I "bide my time" though - revisiting both sites every few days and scanning for unusually low-priced editions (plus I'm also quite picky about which cover I want), plus some of the major sellers offer extra discounts if you buy 2, 3, 4 books at once...
a few from charity shops of course

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

I’m stupid and don’t understand how to actually purchase anything on eBay anymore. That sounds like a great resource though

[Darren]

also VERY pleased to have finally managed to bag a relatively inexpensive (and as-new conditon!) copy of B.S. Johnson's famous "book in a box" The Unfortunates
27 randomly ordered "pamphlet" chapters! :oD

[Pillsonista]

Finally got around to using a gift card I got from my last birthday, and it's a bit a divergence from what I usually go for:


The Complete Orsinia and Hainish Novels & Stories, Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 by Ursula K. Le Guin.

I'm not passing up LoAs at 20% off. That's just not going to happen; I don't care who the author is.