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Saturday, September 27, 2014
The Avett Brothers / Another Is Waiting
These guys keep on churning out good tunes. I prefer blondes to beards, but this is the best of both worlds. And skeletons, too.
Elvis / American Trilogy 1975
I wondered why a version like this wasn't out there. Well, here 'tis. Strong stuff. Wait for it at 3:20. Wicked bass lines, too. Enjoy.
Friday, September 26, 2014
Shovels & Rope / After the Storm
Heard these folks on XM and thought I'd give them a spin. Good tune.
Friday, September 19, 2014
Free 9/19 & 9/20: The Case of the Missing Bones
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
A Cold Mind by David Lindsey / First Edition (For Sale)
Pictures are of actual item.
1st Edition/1st Printing. No remainder mark.
Stated FIRST EDITION
Number line reads 83 84 85 86 87 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Please see pictures for jacket/book quality.
Front jacket flap has crease.
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[SOLD] White Jazz by James Ellroy SIGNED
Pictures are of actual item.
SIGNED
1st Edition/1st Printing 1992 in mylar cover
Stated FIRST AMERICAN EDITION
Tight binding.
[SOLD] The Journeyer by Gary Jennings, 1st Edition/1st Printing (For Sale)
$49.99 + $3.95 media shipping.
Pictures are of actual item.
Small tear front top left of DJ.
Front inside jacket flap creased.
VG book in VG cover.
Price intact states $17.95
Stated First Edition. No remainder mark. Nice copy.
ebay listing
Book Sale Info
[SOLD] The Green Ripper by John D. MacDonald (Travis McGee) For Sale
1st Edition/1st Printing 1979
Pictures are of actual item.
Spine slightly cocked. G+ book in VG jacket.
Price clipped.
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Book Sale Info
The Honor Farm by John Westermann SIGNED (For sale)
$30.00 + $3.95 media shipping
SIGNED. 1st edition/1st Printing.
Nice copy in a Very Good dust jacket.
Crease on front inside flap. Remainder mark on bottom.
Images are of actual item.
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A Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman (For Sale)
$39.99 + $3.95 media shipping1st Edition/1st Printing
Pictures are of actual item.
VG+ book in VG+ jacket. Price shows $15.95.
Number line reads 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
No remainder mark. Nice copy.
ebay listingBook Sale Info
[SOLD] Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman
$49.99 + $3.95 media mail shippingVG+ book in VG+ jacket
1986 Hardcover
1st Edition/1st Printing
Owner stamp on first page. No remainder mark. Price intact showing $15.95.
Number line reads 10987654321.
Books for Sale: How I Roll
- These books are also listed on ebay. I'll provide the link in each listing.
- I'll ship the books media mail. US shipping only.
- If the book is over $10, you can return it to me if you are not satisfied (you pay return shipping). If it's under $10, it's yours. Use it for kindling, I don't know, but I'm not jacking around with it for less than ten bucks. You shouldn't either.
- Think I'm asking too much? Make me an offer. I negotiate for a living, and the amounts are a lot more than than fifty dollar books. You won't offend me, I promise.
- I accept paypal. That's probably the easiest way to do it.
- Contact me with any questions.
Books, Books, everywhere, and all the boards did shrink
I have a lot of books. More than you, probably. And don't be a hair splitter - "Gee, CB, that's pretty big headed to think you have more books than anyone." Hair splitters drive me crazy. So, let's assume that I have more books than you. It's okay that I do - I'm not going to give you a trophy for trying and I'm not going to not keep score - I've been collecting books for twenty-five years. You probably haven't, and that's okay, too.
I've smuggled boxes of books into the house under the cover of darkness. I have a hundred at my office, because there aren't any other nooks or crannies at my house. I buy books that I know I'll never read. Sometimes it's a good value. Sometimes it's part of a series I collect that I know I'll never read. I'd have to look it up to be exact, but I bet I have over a thousand hardbacks. I could tell you the exact number, because I built and Access database about fifteen years ago, and I update it every time I buy something new.
This glut of books got me thinking: maybe it's time to sell some, make room for books that I want to collect. So, here's your chance to catch up with me. I'll post some books here that are available. I'll tell you the condition, add some pics, etc. These are also listed on ebay (in the event you don't want to meet me in a parking lot with unmarked, non-sequential bills).
Buy early and often. I have a book habit to support.
I've smuggled boxes of books into the house under the cover of darkness. I have a hundred at my office, because there aren't any other nooks or crannies at my house. I buy books that I know I'll never read. Sometimes it's a good value. Sometimes it's part of a series I collect that I know I'll never read. I'd have to look it up to be exact, but I bet I have over a thousand hardbacks. I could tell you the exact number, because I built and Access database about fifteen years ago, and I update it every time I buy something new.
This glut of books got me thinking: maybe it's time to sell some, make room for books that I want to collect. So, here's your chance to catch up with me. I'll post some books here that are available. I'll tell you the condition, add some pics, etc. These are also listed on ebay (in the event you don't want to meet me in a parking lot with unmarked, non-sequential bills).
Buy early and often. I have a book habit to support.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
John D. MacDonald & Travis McGee
I'm having some trouble with John D. MacDonald, and it's likely to go unresolved. He was a prolific writer (The Executioners for example, basis for two Cape Fear movies), known mainly to me as the creator of the Travis McGee series.
Besides seeing his books (less frequently, it seems) on the shelves of used bookstores I scrounge through, I also am aware of him due to modern mystery/thriller writers. They're all there, whether it's Lee Child in an interview, or Carl Hiaasen writing an introduction to re-released editions, many current writers throw themselves at the MacDonald altar.
And this raises the apposite question: why haven't I read any of his stuff? Well, now I have (two four, in quick succession). I put aside moderns writers, and plunged into the Travis McGee series, reading the first four of twenty-one installments, The Deep Blue Good-By, Nightmare in Pink, A Purple Place for Dying, and The Quick Red Fox, all from the early '60s.
It's more than action, or characterization, it's the way he brings it to you in a roundabout way. I had to re-read a section because I wasn't sure if Trav and one of his lady friends had rolled around together. Instead of having McGee brood, MacDonald has him stir awake in bed and think "all the little gods of irony must whoop and weep and roll on the floors of Olympus when they tune in on the night thoughts of a truly fatuous male." Or as McGee flies cross-country: "A stewardess took a special and personal interest in me. She was a little bigger than they usually are, and a little older than the norm. She was styled for abundant lactation, and her uniform blouse was not."
The irreconcilable trouble I have with John D. MacDonald is that he's no longer alive, and dead people rarely write. At least I havenineteen seventeen more McGee books to go. Vaya con dios, Juan. Thanks for all of your good work.
Besides seeing his books (less frequently, it seems) on the shelves of used bookstores I scrounge through, I also am aware of him due to modern mystery/thriller writers. They're all there, whether it's Lee Child in an interview, or Carl Hiaasen writing an introduction to re-released editions, many current writers throw themselves at the MacDonald altar.
And this raises the apposite question: why haven't I read any of his stuff? Well, now I have (
It's more than action, or characterization, it's the way he brings it to you in a roundabout way. I had to re-read a section because I wasn't sure if Trav and one of his lady friends had rolled around together. Instead of having McGee brood, MacDonald has him stir awake in bed and think "all the little gods of irony must whoop and weep and roll on the floors of Olympus when they tune in on the night thoughts of a truly fatuous male." Or as McGee flies cross-country: "A stewardess took a special and personal interest in me. She was a little bigger than they usually are, and a little older than the norm. She was styled for abundant lactation, and her uniform blouse was not."
The irreconcilable trouble I have with John D. MacDonald is that he's no longer alive, and dead people rarely write. At least I have
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
The Man on the Roman Candle
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