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Book Porn
My favourite annual used book sale was yesterday, and I think I did quite well. I usually feel guilty acquiring new books these days, considering I have dozens kicking around here that I haven’t yet read, but this is for charity you guys. Jeez, have a little heart. Paris in the Twentieth Century by Jules Verne Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Life and Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee Atonement by Ian McEwan Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard The Further Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle Their Eyes Were Watching God is on…
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Book Sale Loot
You may remember that a month ago I vowed to stop buying books for the rest of the year. Well, it will be no surprise to anyone who knows me and my will power, but I caved. I found myself at a massive used book sale this afternoon, which was like a freshly reformed alcoholic stumbling upon Oktoberfest. I came to an hour later, covered in books and feeling slightly ashamed. I restrained myself somewhat, and I did last over a month, so I’m going to take those as a minor victories. Without Feathers – Woody Allen An Innocent in Scotland: More Curious Rambles and Singular Encounters – David McFadden…