Lovely Books.

Blog entry posted by Homebody, Jul 14, 2011.

My sister and I were out looking for a particular store that sells chef's hats (for my nephew, but that's another story), when we drove past a warehouse that had a small sign out beside the entrance. "Closing Business", it said. "Book Sale". We discovered our store was closed, so we stopped in on the warehouse book sale on our way back home. We never pass up a book sale.

We were in book heaven. Any three books for five bucks. A whole warehouse full. Apparently it's a husband/wife business, and they closed their retail store about a year ago, sold their books online for awhile, and now just want to get rid of the stock and retire. They had a huge selection, like your regular bookstore.

Any three books for five bucks. I had a hundred dollar bill mad money stashed in my wallet.

There is something wonderful about books; I'm not certain what it is. The act of turning a page, of resting a book on your lap or stomach or any accomodating surface, of being sucked into a world not of your thought or device. The outward peace of it, while inside your reading mind you are living turbulent and wonderful lives. The ultimate stay-cation.

When we came out I had 55 dollars left.

We're going back tomorrow.
Homebody, Jul 14, 2011
 
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  1. Homebody
    LOL! And so true about that strange allure of turning a page. I keep wondering about a kindle, too, and come to much the same conclusion as you. Handy if you travel alot, I guess, though...
    Homebody, Aug 3, 2011
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  2. Monster
    I love books as well. Lately, I've played with the thought of getting an Amazon Kindle, but I just can't bring myself to do it; I love the ability to turn pages at random with a real book. Also, I can just throw it into a corner of the room when I don't like it.
    Monster, Aug 2, 2011
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  3. Homebody
    We give away what we no longer have a desire for, and keep the rest; which means we keep nearly all reference books and few fiction. There are exceptions--"The Princess Bride", by William Goldman, and a few others. We find it hard to give away the Pendergast novels by Preston and Child, though we do. The reference books are about everything--Cookbooks, history(Doc Holliday is a favorite), ancient history(Caesar and Rome mostly), gardening, health, anything that can be utilized for camping which includes survival books, and then one or two of everything else, from art and music to zoology; whatever takes our fancy at the moment. It looks like my nephew, the 9-year-old, is taking after us--he managed to find four books when we went back. We spent another forty dollars. We're contemplating yet another visit. How often do you get prices like that?
    Homebody, Jul 17, 2011
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  4. Brandon
    Do you resell them or just add them to your collection?
    Brandon, Jul 16, 2011
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