Your last bookstore splurge

[Mary]

Amber ~Geektastic~ wrote: " This one I bought for my father's birthday. He likes James Herriot and he doesn't like dogs. I think it's time to change that, because dogs are awesome.

Excellent mission. Dogs are awesome."

James Herriot is great. I went through a period of reading all his books.

[~Geektastic~]

Someone just recently turned in a giant stack of Penguin paperbacks of all of PG Wodehouse's works at the local used book store. I really wanted to buy the whole set, but I settled for 6 as they were $2 each.

Jeeves in the Morning
Right Ho, Jeeves
The Code of the Woosters
Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
Jeeves in the Offing
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves

[janine]

My thrift store recently had all of Agatha Christie's collected works. I like to try to figure out which books come from the same home.

[Alias Reader]

I went to my local indie book store to buy the just out in paperback version of
Malcolm X~Manning Marable
Unfortunately they didn't have it in stock and and I would have to order it. I figured if I had to do that I might as well go with Amazon.

So instead I purchased,
Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love~~Larry Levin

[Laurin]

I did some swapping, and received:

Catering to Nobody (to replace a copy that I lent to someone that was never returned)
The Thirteen Problems
The Moving Finger

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

[Laurin]

Lobstergirl wrote: ""

Ahahaha. :)

[Jane]

I bought the The Hunger Games trilogy and I speed-read it all last night and finished on my lunch break today. Was really exciting and I loved it.

[Sarah]

Jane wrote: "I bought the The Hunger Games trilogy and I speed-read it all last night and finished on my lunch break today. Was really exciting and I loved it."

You read the entire trilogy in one night? I'm impressed.

[Jim]

Barb the Schmuck Canuck.

[Jane]

Yeah, I'm a fast reader. I read the first two books and half of the third on Sunday night (in about 4 hours) and then finished the third on my lunch break yesterday (1 hour).

Onto the next one now... Birthdays for the Dead Started last night, at page 299 today, anticipating finishing later.

It gets expensive being a speed reader...

[Jane]

Oh and I was out last night for 2 hours as well.

[Angela~twistedmind~]

I guess it's a rare talent to be able to rocket through books but I like to take my time, savor them, retain what I've read. It's not the quantity that is important to me, but the joy of sauntering through the pages and loving (or hating) the characters by the time we say good-bye.
But, to each his own. And it is impressive. I certainly could never accomplish it.

[Laurin]

I just downloaded 12 free kindle books. The Rough Riders, The Swiss Family Robinson, Ulysses, Ethics, Frankenstein, The Adventure of the Dying Detective, Lady Susan, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and Emma.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Just to let ya all know I have gotten LOADS of free Kindle books, but miles too many to post :-D

[Courtney]

Habibi

[Jim]

Cortney wrote: "Habibi"

Bless you.

[Courtney]

Jim wrote: "Cortney wrote: "Habibi"

Bless you."

why thank you Jim.....I am taking this as humor, no? It's so hard to tell sometimes in font.

[Jim]

At least an attempt at humor Cortney. Whether it qualifies is a different subject.

[Janice]

Audible has a sale and I bought five:

The Name of the Wind
The Black Company
Boneshaker
The Templar Legacy
The Strain

[Sarah]

Boneshaker is fun! Enjoy!

[Jammies]

Boneshaker is a great book and it's going to be a movie! *bounce* Also, I like Glen Cook, but it's been such a long time since I read any of the Black Company books I can't really comment on that one.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Look what I've accumulated in past 9 days lol:

Blood Money - Laura Rizio
Archangel Book One - Crusader - Vijaya Schartz
A PATCHWORK OF STORIES - Kaye George
Between Two Helms - William Fell-Holden
Copper's Bluff--A Quade Randal Suspense - Sue Gratton
Radgepacket - Tales from the Inner Cities Volume Three - Ian Ayris, Daniel Mayhew, Ken McCoy, Danny King, Danny Hill, Keith Gingell, Nick Quantrill, Gareth Mews, Carol Fenlon
A Real Piece of Work (The Dakota Stevens Mysteries) - Chris Orcutt
The E-Book Murders (Global Crime Prevention Unit #1) - A.D. Vates
Valentine in Paris - James Davis
Felony Fists (Fight Card) - Jack Tunney, Mel Odom, Paul Bishop
Teledivision: A Short Story - André Klein
Haunted: A Short Story - Peter McGinn, Lucinda McGinn
West Wickheld Cemetery - Mark Shaw
How to Kill Your Wife - James Hockings, Catherine Dubois
Hot Jazz & Cold Bodies in NOLA (Monty Rake Chronicles) - John McCormick
Harvest (Lexington Avenue Express) - Jess Butcher
Silent Kills: Silent Series, Book 3 - C.E. Lawrence
Man in the Mirror (A Thriller) - K.C. HUGHES
Murder at Thumb Butte (A Steve Dancy Tale) - James D. Best
REVENGE - A Mick Murphy Mystery - Michael Haskins
MIMI'S REMORSE - PART TWO - Mallori McNeal-Payne
MIMI'S REMORSE- PART ONE - Mallori McNeal-Payne
Last of the Mohegans (A Devon Halsey Murder Mystery) - HD Macadam
OOPS! I'M THE PAPARAZZI (Romance, Humour & Mischief) - De-ann Black
Double Dare - Rhonda Nelson
The Universal Mirror - Gwen Perkins
Infinitely More - Alex Krutov, Jackie Davis
Shock Totem 3: Curious Tales of the Macabre and Twisted - John Haggerty, Shock Totem, Aaron Polson, Mercedes M. Yardley, John Skipp, Mekenzie Larsen, S. Clayton Rhodes, Steven Pirie, Amanda C. Davis, K. Allen Wood
4 Scary Stories - Blythe Ayne
Genome Matrix: Book 1 (Sci Fi Virtual Suspense/Thriller) - Dr Jay Veramu
Maddie Gets Even (A Maddie Cleary and Jackson Spurlock Adventure) - Barbara Bartholomew
A Kiss By Valentine's Day (Puppy Love, 1) - Caedem Marquez
The Man on the Bench (Novella): A Tale of Suspense - Robert Swartwood
BLOODBORNE (The Bloodborne Chronicles) - Michael Seravante
Letters From A Bipolar Mother (Chronicles of A Fractured Life) - Alyssa Reyans
Soul Sisters Save The World! (Soul Sisters Mysteries) - Beverly James
Blood By Choice (Choice Series) - Arielle Kerrigan
Vampire Love - Johnny Carlson
Blood of the Lamb (a John Jordan Mystery) - Michael Lister
Five Star Detour - Sherban Young
65 Below - Basil Sands
The Dutch Master (DCI Amos 1.3) - Tom Avery, Chloe Avery
The Blue Hallelujah: A Novel of Suspense - Andy Straka
Chosen (The Chosen #1) - Denise Grover Swank
Brilliant Prey - Brenda Wallace
A Way Through the Sea (Young Underground) - Robert Elmer
Lyin' Like a Dog - R Harper Mason
Perilous (YA terrifying thriller) - Tamara Hart Heiner
Problems and Solutions (Jon Gage Series Book 1) - Robert North
Syndrome - Thomas Hoover
Underneath - Kealan Patrick Burke
Life Blood - Thomas Hoover
Dodge the Bullet - Christy Hayes
The Train (The Subway Series) - Jeff Howe
The Cat Is Back! - Michael White
Howlers: First Bite - A.J. Beck
Murder by Nightmare - Jennette Green
Angie (The Harry Neal and Cat Mystery Series) - Bentley Dadmun
Warm Refrigerator or The Three Fishermen Brothers - Andrew McEwan
Mile-Marker 148 (Lexington Avenue Express) - Jess Butcher
THE EYE OF THE CRYSTAL BALL - T. P. Boje
The Antidote (Teen Paranormal Romance) (The Lukos Trilogy Book #1) - C. S. DORSEY
Darker By Degree (Maddie Pryce Mystery Series) - Susan Branham, Keri Knutson
A Fierce Joy (The Joy Series) - Juliana Skye
The Good Book Club (A Jane Sunday Mystery) - Rick Dewhurst
Advertising My Love - Allyson M. Deese
Mandala's Catalyst (Gardone Trilogy) - Warren R. Henke, Judy Schmidt
The Girlz of Galstanberry - Garen Wolff, Alyssa Bell

[Sarah]

Yikes.

[Sarah]

I've never heard of a single one of those books or authors.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Sarah, they were or are free chick on Kindle. If you go to http://www.ereaderiq.co.uk/free/ and see if you can get any of these free now x

[Phil]

I bought Anansi Boys.

I also took a good look through the detective/mystery shelves, but found nothing that clicked with me. I considered the Parker novels that don't have Spenser in them, but some reviews scared me off. I also looked at P.D. James but, again, wasn't swept up by the snippets I read.

I've had enough Victorian and early 20th century investigations. Let's move on to at least 1980, people. Sheesh.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Maybe Elizabeth George? The Inspector Lynley series.

[Phil]

I'll take a look. Thanks.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Take a gander.

[Phil]

I looked at a few. You gave the first one two stars, then upped it to four for the third book. Perhaps I'll start at the library before dropping the cash.

[Jim]

Phil wrote: "I bought Anansi Boys.

I also took a good look through the detective/mystery shelves, but found nothing that clicked with me. I considered the Parker novels that don't have Spenser in them, but so..."

Phil, maybe try Louise Penny, she writes a good mystery.

[Jammies]

Phil wrote: "I looked at a few. You gave the first one two stars, then upped it to four for the third book. Perhaps I'll start at the library before dropping the cash."

I like the Inspector Lynley books as well, Phil, and you won't miss anything by starting with the second book.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Agreed, it won't hurt to start with the second or third book, then go back and read the first if you like 2 and 3. I've read them out of order myself, but I had watched the TV series first so I knew a lot of the background. There are chronological things happening in the relationships between the two main detectives, and Inspector Lynley's romantic relationships, but it's not the end of the world if you find out some spoilery relationship stuff.

[Phil]

Just bought a few new (to me) books at B&N.

The Redbreast -- Jo Nesbo
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn -- Betty Smith
Furies of Calderon -- Jim Butcher
Payment in Blood -- Elizabeth George

Now I need to find time to read.

[evie]

Last of the big spenders. Today I bought True History of the Kelly Gang

[Cynthia]

Barb I am waiting for The Dovekeepers to arrive from Barnes and Noble mail order. I started it from the Library, and absolutely loved it.

[~Geektastic~]

Got a nice, random assortment of reading material from the used bookstore yesterday. Spent $20.

Am I a Snob?: Modernism and the Novel
A Scream Goes Through the House: What Literature Teaches Us About Life
The Best American Essays 2005
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Oxford Book of American Short Stories
Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds

[Carol]

I bought a Settlers of Catan expansion set at Barnes and Noble. Those effers are going to make a lot of money from my family.

[Sarah]

Hee. Your bookstore splurge is not a book, but I approve.

[janine]

I love finding cheap first editions at the thrift store. They're not in pristine condition, but I still want to read them, so that's ok.

[Alias Reader]

Yesterday at a used book store I purchased for $4 the hardcover edition of,
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House~Jon Meacham

[janine]

Today I got seven books (used and ramsj (or remaindered, but I like ramsj better as a word)) for €18,15.

The last waltz. De beste konijnenrecepten I don't plan on trying all of these recipes for rabbit out, I just like buying interesting cookbooks.
Attaque! Because I liked Het bloed in onze aderen
Persuasion I've read it but I didn't own it yet.
Fathers and Sons Another one I've read and like but didn't own yet.
Een eerlijk zeemansgraf I like this author a lot.
Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Tasteless Pleasure My third Bill.
De keizer en de astroloog I analyzed this in my thesis, along with three other books, but didn't buy them at the time.

[~Geektastic~]

Score! I found two books over the weekend I never expected to find in a used bookstore (not our local one, anyway):
The Leopard
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty

[Jammies]

Congrats janine and Amber!

[Sally, la reina]

[Laurin]

At Bertram's Hotel, Sleeping Murder, Miss Marple's Final Cases, Murder on Parade, Death of a Kitchen Diva

[~Geektastic~]

As a treat after all the stress of hospital visits and job interviews, I bought myself a treat:

A Visit from the Goon Squad

[Courtney]

Amber ~Geektastic~ wrote: "As a treat after all the stress of hospital visits and job interviews, I bought myself a treat:

A Visit from the Goon Squad"

I have been wanting to read this one. Please let me know how it is.

[janine]

Books are excellent treats.