It's a new month so a new thread seems in order.
I received "English Electric Lighting" and
Arado Ar 234 A via half.com yesterday.
I received
Alfetta and "Sauber-Mercedes C-9" from Amazon today.
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This coming weekend, my wife and I are planning to hit the local used books stores. I'll be back after that.
The Children's Hospital had their paperback sale today. I was able to restrain myself to a greater extent that I expected, and came away with:
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper - mainly because it was cheap. I might try to join in with the discussion over in The Green Dragon.
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin - I've heard that this series is very good, so I figured I'd give it a try.
Magician:Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist - apparently this was on the BBC's list of the top 200 books of the 20th century.
Grimm's Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm - I'm building up a folklore library, and I didn't have anything just by them yet. This was a nice cheap book, sooo...
Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie - I'm also building up a complete Agatha Christie library. Now that I've found this one, I've got just five more books to go!
Oh, and
Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean arrived in the mail.
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Today I did a run through at the used book store (had to take a short lunch) and picked up
The Giver which is an upcoming group read on the YA lit group and
Wolf Tales, just because it looked interesting when I saw it the other day.
I ordered my son's Valentine's day present from amazon and had to throw in a couple books to get the free shipping :-) I ordered
The Dream Hunter by
Sherrilyn Kenyon and
Causing Havoc (for another book group), both of which just came out today.
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Just arrived from Amazon
Dressed in Fiction by Clair Hughs, which I've been trying to decide to buy for a while and finally succumbed to when I found a cut price copy. And last night I couldn't resist buying the text after seeing
Patrick Marber's
Don Juan in Soho (after Moliere) at the Donmar.
Phew, I've bought so many brand, spanking new books this week it's hard to think. *grin.
The Jack Brabham Story arrived via half.com. I've been a bad, bad boy this month; particularly since there's more to come!
They aren't here yet, but last night I ordered
Stitch N Bitch and
Stitch N Bitch Nation from Chapters. I had a gift card, so it was like getting them for only $3 each after I'd subtracted the gc amount, and I persuaded my mother to buy something as well so I could get free shipping. :)
In yesterday's mail from the Strand in NYC, a copy of
Patrick McCabe's new novel
Winterwood.
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I just purchased ANOTHER of
Jane Austen's
Pride and Prejudice (4th copy) and
Emma (2nd copy) ... my rationale is that these are for a series of books I have starting collecting ...
^^ and really, one can never have too many copies of one's favourite books. All the different editions look so lovely, lined up with others of the same edition.
My latest acquisition was a gift from my boyfriend of of The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker. He says he needs something in my flat that he wants to read (not that I'm short of books, I think they just have too many words for his taste).
OH! That IS a great book, finebalance! I was given it as a Christmas gift when it came out, complete with two CDs with ALL the cartoons.
I am sure you will enjoy it. My favourite are the ones from the '20s and '30s.
A couple of things in today's mail, both from a bookseller in the UK,
Stef Penney's Costa-winning novel The Tenderness of Wolves, and
The Lost City by
Henry Shukman.
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The hits just keep on coming: "Soviet Secret Projects: Bombers since 1945" and "Formula 1 in Camera 1980-1989" arrived via half.com today.
Vroom with a View by Peter Moore. I'd gone to Borders earlier today to pick up a copy of a different book using two combineable coupons. They didn't have that one in stock, so I picked up Moore's book instead. Sometimes things happen for a reason; the library had decided to purchase a copy of the other book since last I'd checked, so I put myself in the queue for it!
I bought way too much today... though in an impressive demonstration of self restraint, I did put back six books that I had picked out at Chapters.
Bought at the used book store:
Four Blind Mice; James Patterson
Fellowship of the Ring; Tolkien
Manhattan Is My Beat; Jeffrey Deaver
The Long dark Tea time of the Soul; Douglas Adams
Four Past Midnight; Stephen King
Jitterbug Perfume; Tom Robbins
Tunnel through the stars (ST:TNG: Dominion War 3); John Vornholt
Fierce invalids home from hot climates; Tom Robbins
End of an Era; Robert J. Sawyer
Kiss Kiss;
Roald DahlBought at Chapters:
The Two Towers; Tolkien
Conrad's Fate; Diana Wynn Jones
Perhaps my most exciting find of the evening were on the laundry room free book shelf in my apartment building:
Super Toys Last All Summer Long; Brian Aldiss
Nothing but Blue Skies; Tom Holt
and the one that makes me really giddy with joy:
Factoring humanity; Robert J. SawyerThis was the book that introduced me to the author and still one of my favourite books. I've been looking for a copy for a long time and I've never been able to find one in any of the book stores I go to. Imagine my surprise when I discovered it sitting there, for free.
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Analina, I just reread
Roald Dahl's
Kiss, Kiss back in Jan., as it was included in the new edition of the
Collected Stories, and KK is Dahl at his peak. It's easily my favorite individual collection of his and every story's a winner.
My mother told me that London Drugs had marked all their clearance books down to 75% off, so I dropped in yesterday in the hopes of getting some cheap interior design books. (They're sort of a guilty pleasure with me; I love 'em, but I won't pay full price for them). I found two, as well as two others that looked interesting.
Shelter Now by Natalia Marshall
The Bedroom Book by Caroline Clifton-Mogg
Pizza Art by Karin Niedermeier
Escape to the American Desert
Today I bought Prince of Tides by
Pat Conroy. Buying books=good stress reliever!
What an exciting question!
I noticed
The Great Chicago Theater Disaster by
Marshall Everett in someone's LT catalog. I have many disaster books, and I am especially fond of those written hastily right after the event. I had not been aware of this one, which covers the 1903 Iroquois Theater fire. Powell's is local :) so I checked their website and they had a copy! I would not buy a book from 1904 without checking its condition in person, so I had to run over there. Very dangerous on a holiday, when I don’t have to limit the browsing to a lunch hour. In addition to the Iroquois, I found:
Mary Chesnut's Civil War – a famous Confederate diary from the civil war era. I read an abridged version years ago. This is the version edited by C. Vann Woodward, that won the 1982 Pulitzer for history.
Ragtime by
E L Doctorow. I don’t read much fiction, but this is my favorite work by an author I like. When I first read this, I devoured it overnight. Haven’t been able to find my old paperback to catalog in LT, so was thrilled to find this hardcover. Will have to read it again now.
Fire in the Grove by
John C Esposito. Another disaster book I had previously missed; this one covers the 1942 fire at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston.
King Leopold's Ghost by
Adam Hochschild – I meant to buy this one when it first came out, but it got past me. I prefer hardcover, but they had only paperback, so this may be my take-along reading for an upcoming cross country trip.
The Bloody Bozeman by
Dorothy M Johnson – gold rush days in Montana
San Francisco is Burning by
Dennis Smith – still another disaster book, this one about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The author is a former firefighter, best known for
Report From Engine Co., 82 and
Report from Ground Zero. It looks like he is going to focus more on the fire aspects, the emergency response, and the cover-up of the quake risk by the business community.
In a Far Country by
John Taliaferro – the only new release. This one covers several of my favorite categories – Alaska, arctic travel/exploration, rescue mission – and it’s signed by the author.
Oh yeah, and the checkout lady had never heard of LT. She has now...
There are a couple of books just out in paperback that I really wanted but walking into a full price bookstore is dangerous. The three-for-two offer in Waterstones caused a lot of damage! In the end I left the shop with:
In the company of the Courtesan by
Sarah Dunant The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
Kept: A Victorian Mystery by D.J Taylor
Suite Francaise by
Irene NemirovskyHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimomanda Adichie
The Bullet Trick by Louise Walsh and
Magic for Beginners by Kelly Luck
Considering I only planned to get Suite Francaise and The Night Watch, Waterstones should be congratulated for luring me to shop.
Killeymoon, I need you to share the secret of that Oxfam! Will it help if I promise to restock it with the piles of books that are overflowing my flat...
Over the weekend I found a brilliant secondhand shop, in Brighton, that had just had a job-lot of Loeb Greek titles. Amazing luck, even though most had gone. I bought six, including two volumes of The Iliad, three volumes of
Aristophanes and Apollonius Rhodius's
Argonautica. Whilst walking on the beach I came across a fantastic collection of secondhand books on tables and bought
Is Heathcliff a murderer? and The life of Charlotte Bronte by
Elizabeth Gaskell to replace those I'd lost at super-cheap rates. Wow. What a great weekend!
I picked up a few from the thrift store:
Voltaire by
CandidePillars of the Earth
FollettGuenevere, Queen of the Summer Country Miles
Touch Not the Cat Mary Stewart
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain
Reindeer Moon Elizabeth Marshall Thoms
I also picked up the first 3 Harry Potter books, I originally borrowed them to read, and now want to reread them.
It says the touchstones are loading. Maybe they will appear later?
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Oooh, today I did splurge! It was not my intention but, as it happens, I did.
First I went to one of the local libraries' bookstore, and then (as if I had not bought enough) I went to "The bruised apple", a wonderful used bookstore.
Here is what I got.
Lanterns & lances by
James ThurberSuch devoted sisters, and anthology edited by
Shena MackayThe new bedside, bathtub & armchair companion to Agatha Christie
Marriage by
H.G.WellsOriental tales by Marguerite Yourcenar
Benchley - or else! by
Robert BenchleySunlight on a broken column by
Attia HosainPhoenix fled, again by
Attia HosainThe solitary summer by
Elizabeth von ArnimAlso, in the mail I found
The inheritance by
Louisa May AlcottNow I will stay away from bookstores (of any shape and kind) for a while.....(wishful thinking...)
**Again, some titles and authors do not touchstone!
Hi Aluvalibri!
Sounds like a great day! I mapped out Bruised Apple and hope to take the train to check it out soon.
Looks like you added to your VMCs with Attia Hosain! I'm not familiar with her - but will do some research.
Cate
Hey Cate, when you plan to get to "The Bruised Apple" let me know, it would be an excellent occasion to meet before the Persephone tea! (That is, if you go before April).
Yes, I added to my VMC with both Attia Hosain and the one by Elizabeth von Arnim. Every time I manage to find a VMC I am VERY happy. By the way, they also had one at the Field Library bookstore, for about one dollar, an Edith Wharton's. I have it already and so I did not buy it.
They have a few more at "The Bruised Apple", but I have those as well.
Definitely a satisfactory day!
Paola :-))
This week:
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
The Complete Fables (Penguin Classics) by Aesop
Touchstones not loading...
I'm glad that you didn't scoop up ALL the VMCs!
I'd love to meet you at The Bruised Apple! Once this cold snap passes (I'm rather a home gal in the winter) the train trip sounds great as well! ((I used to live in Saratoga Springs and travelled the Hudson Valley line a lot!)
So looking forward to the Persephone Tea! Have you registered? They accepted my email registration with promise to pay at the door. I thought that was easiest given the limitations of their website.
Cate!
It's always dangerous to get to a meeting early. What to do with that extra 20 minutes? Well, when your meeting is next door to a Barnes & Noble, the answer is easy.
Simon Winchester's The Meaning of Everything
Joan of Arc, in her own words
James Gill's Lords of misrule : Mardi Gras and the politics of race in New Orleans
Danilo Reato's
Venice, past and presentOkay, I give up. I've been waiting ten minutes (literally) for touchstones to load and only two of them will. Sorry.
#56 lilithcat -
The Meaning of Everything is great. I normally read nonfiction at a slower rate, (no more than a chapter or two a day), but it was so good that I just ripped right through it.
Bought a couple of things yesterday:
Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay. Everyone over at the Green Dragon is over the moon about his books, and it was only $1.25, so I figured I'd give him a go.
The Troll King and The Troll Queen by John Vornholt. They looked cute, and were only $0.30 each in the library sale.
I myself enjoyed
The meaning of everything quite a lot, a very interesting book.
Cate (#55), I have not registered yet, but will do it today or tomorrow the latest.
So, that is a deal! Let me know when you want to go to the Bruised Apple.
Paola :-))
I made the mistake (much to my joy!) of eating at Duff's today which is right next door to my fav bookstore - The Sleuth of Baker Street. Naturally, I left our dinner guest talking to the hubby and quickly went next door before my bookie shop closed:
Dead of Night by Brendan Dubois for hubby
No Offense Intended by Barbara Seranella
Dying Light by Stuart MacBride
Steamed by Jessica Conant-Park and Susan Conant
No Good Deeds by Laura Lippman
Night of the Living Deb by Susan McBride
Murder Can Depress Your Dachshund by Selma Eichler
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I made the mistake (much to my joy!) of eating at Duff's today which is right next door to my fav bookstore
My hairdresser is right next door to one used bookstore, and down the street from another. Haircuts can get mighty expensive!
Just one acquisition for the weekend:
The End of the Affair by
Graham Greene(From the Oxfam
again, in Marylebone High Street).
Still waiting patiently (well, anxiously patient) for two books from Abebooks ordered last week. Even met the postman and sadly, there were no packages.
Sigh.
Hang in there, Cate, the packages will show up soon!
:-))
The Stop and Shop I go to now sells used books for $1.00 each to help the Jimmy Fund. I picked up two today from that table,
Abduction by
Rodman Philbrick and
The Gunslinger by
Stephen King. I haven't been inspired to read any Stephen King stories since high school, but when I checked out the back of this book it sounded pretty interesting. We'll have to see how it goes :-)
I had the same problem as lilthcat - too much time before a meeting and a bookshop temptingly near. I'm very proud of myself as I only bought one book
The Great Stink by
Clare Clark.
Thank you Killeymoon. I live nearby Marylebone High Street and have been resisting the Oxfam since my last visit (took in one bag of books, left with two). It might be time to have another look!
I picked up a used copy of
The Da Vinci Code today at the bookstore. The audio book of this that I've been listening to and enjoying is due back at the library tomorrow so I wanted to be able to at least read the rest of the story since I won't be able to listen to it.
Still no books from Abebooks....
Anyway, in today's mail came the Sunday London Times, The New Yorker - with a new poem by
Brenda Hillman and the Daedalus Books Spring catalogue.
Getting a book catalogue in the mail is like getting a book.....kinda, sorta.
Sigh, again.
#68 Just hope that said packages aren't smashed to hell. I wound up sending the copy I had ordered of
Maserati: A Racing History back because it was so badly damaged. I at least got a refund but I'd rather of had the book.
As for the last book I bought that was "Treasury of Formula 1 Cars" at this estate sale on Saturday.
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In today's mail from Amazon UK, a copy of
Jim Crace's new novel
The Pesthouse.
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A Long Way Gone This is the memoir of the boy who became a soldier in the war in Sierra Leone. Quite a story so far.
Yesterday I got a free copy of The Hero and the Crown by
Robin McKinley from the English Student's Association. I remember enjoying it a long, long, long time ago, when I was but a wee bairn, so I figured I'd give it another go. Can't beat free, after all!
You're a sly one, Miss Aluvalibri....
ha ha ha!
The Sly One ;-)
It was a true treasure hunt yesterday with many a treasure found!
First the Viragos....
The Third Miss Symons by F.M. Mayor
Offside by Gisela Elsner
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Clever Woman of the Family by Charlotte M. Yonge
That Lady by Kate O'Brien
A Fine of Two Hundred Francs by Elsa Triolet
Mary Lavelle by Kate O'Brien
Never No More by Maura Laverty
The Microcosm by Maureen Duffy
Taking Chances by M. J. Farrell
The Rising Tide by M. J. Farrell
The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann
The Lacquer Lady by E. Tennyson Jesse
Deerbrook by Harriet Martineau
The Little Ottleys by Ada Leverson
A Note in Music by Rosamond Lehmann
and the others.....
At Seventy by May Sarton
Kinds of Love by May Sarton
Diary of a Provincial Lady by E. M. Delafield
The Provincial Lady in London by E. M. Delafield
Madame De Treymes by Edith Wharton
The Portable Henry James
In the Land of Dreamy Dreams by Ellen Gilchrist
Anti-Pamela and Shamela by Eliza Haywood
Orphans, Real and Imaginary by Eileen Simpson
The Road to Coorain by Jill Ker Conway
The Ivory Dagger by Patricia Wentworth
West with the Night by Beryl Markham
The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Such Devoted Sisters edited by Shena Mackay
What a day!!
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I noticed that the touchstones worked when I first submitted the post but disappeared when I edited the list. Hmmmm.
The way touchstones work is a mystery.....
Bleuroses, I too am from Long Island, often book-hunting at Book Revue. I moved to Raleigh NC a year ago....and haven't yet found anything like Book Revue here. Quail Ridge Books here in Raleigh comes close, though. Indepndent bookstores are fast becoming extinct. Enjoy your new acquisitions!
Hi rubberstamper!
Actually, yesterday's buying spree was in Peekskill at The Bruised Apple and The Field Library. Recommended to me by another Lter, aluvalibri. She was true to her word!!
Now I will see if she can come to Long Island to visit the Book Revue. One good turn deserves another!
When you come back for a visit and plan to go to the Book Revue, let me know!!
Cate
Thank you, thank you....
*she bows graciously
I am having lunch with a friend and we're meeting at Foyles. This will be disastrous for my dwindling bank balance.
Hooray! :D
Foyle's?? I am positively envious! I have not been there in centuries....
Yep, Finebalance, the expedition was fun and, as usual, I bought more than I should have. Also, my daughter had me buy a bunch of books for her stating that I still owed her birthday gift (and she was right, by the way).
Finally, one of the two books ordered from Abebooks arrived!
The Mermaid Singing by
Charmian CliftHuzzah!!
Still waiting the order from Hamiltonbooks.
This is getting out of hand!! But I'm loving it!!
Buy The Sea and The Girls. However I read the Thirteenth Tale and thought it was highly overrated (actually did not like it at all)
'A long long way' by 'Sebastian Barry'.
'The Secret River' by 'Kate Grenville'
Yesterday I picked up a book for myself called
Things Not Seen by
Andrew Clements that looked interesting. Today I picked up
How To Deal to go along with the DVD which I am sending to a Peace Corp worker in China. She is teaching English to students there and was requesting YA books. Her newest idea is to start a library/teen cafe type thing for her students.
"Shorts Aircraft since 1910" arrived from Powells the other day.
The thought seems to be that a new question needs to be posted, consider #3 closed.
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