Book Sale

[tarotgal]

*facepalm* The guy checking me out at the book sale this morning recognized me from the 2005 sale. LOL It was a MADHOUSE this morning. People with handcarts. People lined out into the parking lot before opening. People pushing and shoving in a room that had to be more than 100 degrees. It was crazy... but damn fun at the same time. It's always so thrilling to see what treasures are there for you to pick out and claim.

Today's purchases (which were pretty much selfish "for me" purchases):

• A Series of Unfortunate Events- Book 1- The Bad Beginning
  
• A Series of Unfortunate Events- Book 2- The Reptile Room
  
• Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll (no longer must I borrow the family edition)
  
• X/1999 Manga- Prelude
  
• X/1999 Manga- Overture (Vol 2)
  
• X/1999 Manga- Sonata (Vol 3)
  
• No Plot? No Problem! by Chris Baty
  
• Errors in English and Ways to Correct Them by Harry Shaw
  
• Lady of the Glen by Jennifer Roberson (one of my favorite books ever. I'm going to make sure a friend has a copy and BC with it if she doesn't need this copy)
  
• The Lost World by Michael Crichton (I realized I didn't own a copy of this, though I own every other Crichton book, practically)
  
• Stargate SG-1: The Morpheus Factor by Ashley McConnell
  
• On the Ice with Wayne Gretzky by Matt Christopher
  
• The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien (I already own two copies of this, but this is the edition that matches my set of old LotR books and fits in the pretty 50th aniversary box I have for them)
  
• Young Indiana Jones Chronicles- The Secret Peace (I've always wanted to read a Young Indy book)
  
• Young Indiana Jones Chronicles- Revolution! (... or two)
  
• Audiobook: The Mists of Avalon by MZB (how I could I resist this book on tape?!)
  
• Audiobook: Timeline by Michael Crichton (one of my fave MC books... I had to buy it on tape)
  
• Audiobook: Ishmael by Daniel Quin (possibly my favorite book EVER!!! I just bought a copy at the same library on Tuesday to BC with... now I get to hear it on audio! *wants desperately to know how the gorilla's voice sounds*)
  
• Audiobook: The Princess Bride by William Goldman (Read by Rob Reiner! Yay! How cool!)
  
• Audiobook: Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne (I picked it up hoping it might be the version I listened to in my childhood, over and over again. I don't remember there being multiple people, though. This is the BBC version. So it'll be amusing and enjoyable anyway)
  
• Audiobook: The Way of Art by Joseph Campbell (got this for my sister for her birthday in a month)
  
• Audiobook: Tick Tock by Dean Koontz (got this for my boss, who listens to lots of Koontz on tape/CD)
  
• CD: Evanescence- Fallen
  
• CD: Lord of the Rings Soundtrack- The Fellowship of the Rings (I'm not really into soundtracks too much any more, but for $1 hell yeah I'm going to buy it!)
  
• CD: Lord of the Rings Soundtrack- The Return of the King
  

For $25. A little pricy, but not too bad considering how many were audio books (which I'm currently addicted to lately). I looked for Hornblower and didn't see any *pout* And I looked for Star Wars books (very few). And I looked through all the painful romances for the hockey ones I'm desperate to read. But nothing. I almost bought an older (but not that old) edition of The Wizard of Oz. Maybe if it's still there on the last day I'll get it. I'm definitely going back tomorrow and Sunday (Sunday they do a "everything you can fit in a paper bag for $10" sale). I'm most excited about the X mangas, though, I think. They were "misfiled" in Sci-Fi but now, thanks to used books sales exclusively, I have 5 of them. If I keep this up, maybe I'll get them all! I really wanted to find a nice Celtic CD for my dad for Father's Day but no such luck. Maybe one was there and I overlooked it. I also restrained myself from buying things like Wicked on audiobook, when I have the book sitting right here for me to read. So $25 is a little much... but I know I'll get five times that's worth out of it all :-)

Comments

[smokeycat-430.livejournal.com]

Looks like you got some good stuff. I just finished reading the first Lemony Snicket book the other day. I read it all in one sitting after putting the kids I babysit for to bed. I saw the movie in the theater when it came out because the only other movie out at the time was Meet the Fockers (which I had already scene). LOL I think the movie bombed so I don't think they'll be making any more but it's a cute book, you'll probably enjoy it.

The Indiana Jones books seem good, too. I have at least one book from the three different series they have. I have one choose your own adventure type book where Indy's about ten and on the Titanic, another where he's a teenager, and another when he's an adult. The choose your own adventure book is written by RL Stein, the Goosebumps guy, which I think is kind of interesting. I like the idea of the different reading levels that go along with the different stages of the characters life, almost like he's growing with the reader. ;-)

You're getting me excited and hopeful, though, one of the library branches here is having a big sale coming up pretty soon. Hopefully I can find some good things like you were able to. Have fun reading!

[girlwithtulips.livejournal.com]

Audiobooks! _audiobookshare = teh cool.

And hello! :D RL has taken over, omgwtf?! I have a social life! and best friends about to return to their own country :( and parties with too much brandy and midnight walks to the lake and a boyfriend and RL H/C and omg *l* It's a little strange and a little awe-inspiring. Hee. I'm only used to a RL that consists of work/commute/study! :D

& I'll quit spamming your LJ *G*

But hi!!!!!! *glomp*

[tarotgal]

Wow, that is a very awesome group! On my crappy dial-up connection, I doubt I'll be able to get too far with the community at the moment. My library actually offers a huge selection of electronic audio books but I can't download them either. I do get out some audiobooks at the library but my main problem is that I only have a tape player in my car. I can plug my CD player into the cig lighter but it's a crappy CD player that loses track of where you were if you turn it or the car off. So every time I get out of the car I have to remember what track I was on and then when I get back in I have to fast forward to that spot. It's very tedious. So I greatly prefer books on cassette tape at the moment. But thank you muchly for the link!

*glomp* YAY for happy RL!!!! *HUGE HUGS* Your posts are NEVER spam around here. So great to hear you're having fun. And oohhhh a boy, too? *is jealous* You go girl!!!!!!!!!