That's okay, Eduardo can have them - I've got a discount card at B. Dalton now. (I always put that off, but finally decided to go ahead and get it.)
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Yes, CT, I'll take the Bujold! I gave all mine away a couple of years ago to someone who wanted to read her.
I've been wanting an out of date Harrison's (is that what it's called?) medical reference book to read, and Joey promised me one a couple of times, but he's very absent minded, and always forgets. If you happen to have one or something similar from some earlier year that you can't use, I would love it. I've got the book on cats, but I need one for the humans in the family too.
All that's going to cost at least $30 to send. How about I paypal you that much, and if there's any left over (or if all the books are gone already), you use it to fund someone else's shipment? I love to see books find a good home. If that's not enough, let me know and I'll send more.
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I'm totally gonna do this with my own book collection. I want them to find good homes, because I can't bear to think of them being trashed, but there is a lot of stuff that I will almost certainly never read again that someone else could be getting some use out of before they rot. Books are for reading! Not for mouldering on the shelf!
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Tatiana, if you have any books appropriate for 5 to 12 year olds (which is unlikely but possible), I'd be interested.
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Yo! Tatiana, since everyone dibbed all the books give them to me!!!!! I love books! Books are very happy in my apartment.
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I'm still a good ways from med school (so Nikki, among others, should get first dibs) but if you have anything undergraduate-level, I could use some summer reading. Organic chem, molec/cell bio, physics, anything along those lines?
And... heh, wow, you're generous, I thought this was about free e-books. Which, btw, if you're interested in...
quote:Originally posted by ClaudiaTherese: -early paperback Star Trek novels
How early? Like, do you have the two Blish books I'm missing? Or do you mean some of the earlier ones from Pocket? Any chance you could name a few titles and/or publication years? I have most of 'em up through about 1991, but almost no paperbacks from after that.
quote:Originally posted by Noemon: In any case, if you're offering up Fledgling it's Kasie H's if she wants it.
*hopeful*
quote:Originally posted by Jeni: I'd be more than happy to give up my paperback copies of Songmaster, Memory of Earth, Call of Earth, and Homebody if anyone is interested.
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Syn, I'll list authors and maybe titles for fiction, and subject matter for non-fiction, and anything that sounds interesting to you, I'll be delighted to send. I have a 4 bedroom house now, and still have way more books than I can manage here, so I have to find some way to reach equilibrium. Ceasing to buy more doesn't seem to be an option, so that leaves finding homes for some I already have. If I built a new floor to ceiling bookcase in my downstairs hall, it would probably just about give me room for the ones I have now.
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By the way, CT, you gave me dibs on the Bujold probably because I recommended her to you, (thanks), so in the interest of full disclosure, I have to say that it was Survivor (Richard Chiu) who recommended her to me, along with Mark Salzman (who is my favorite living writer now), and Watership Down, which is one of my favorite novels. So it's his good taste and not mine that you should thank.
He also recommended C.J.Cherryh, and I haven't gotten around to reading her yet. I really need to do that. Posts: 6246 | Registered: Aug 2004
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I'd be interested in just about anything I also need a shelf though... A lot of shelves... Gonna make me a library.
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rivka, I have at least one copy of Watership Down. It'll go in your stack. I have some J Blish books, but I won't get to titles until this weekend.
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Tatiana, also because you like her. I want the books to have good homes!
Syn, the cheapest sturdy shelves I know of can be handmade from cement blocks or bricks layered with inexpensive planks.
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quote:Originally posted by ClaudiaTherese: rivka, I have at least one copy of Watership Down. It'll go in your stack. I have some J Blish books, but I won't get to titles until this weekend.
Double Yay!
Um, when you say weekend, you mean Saturday . . . ?
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He also recommended C.J.Cherryh, and I haven't gotten around to reading her yet. I really need to do that.
IMO Bujold is much much better. Although Cherryh's Foreigner series has some really interesting and well conceived aliens.
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I generally like children's books (as a matter of fact, I love books), I'll sure have a close look on your list once it's published Edit (LJ code is different from Hatrack code)
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Jeni, only the books, not the magazines, thanks. Now...does anyone know what would be the easiest way to transfer the money to Jeni so that she can send me the books?
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quote:Originally posted by rivka: Um, when you say weekend, you mean Saturday . . . ?
It will be at least a week before I can get everything boxed and weighed, so there is no rush. I'll have a more thorough list up by this Monday, updated with "claimants" -- and people can start to pick and choose.
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Adding: Stephen King and Gene Wolfe (lots of the latter)
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Could I have dibs on the Wittgenstein and the Churchland? Also, what children's books do you have?
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CT, dear, I have zillions of book (may follow your generous example one of these day) but do you need any help packing this spring? I could come up some weekend.
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Okay, an hour has passed without anyone else posting in the thread at all. My jumping on the Wolfe books is now officially not greedy. Nope, not at all. That's my rationalization, and I'm sticking with it.
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kmboots, what an awesome offer. I would take you up on a night out instead? *smile
I'm mostly pitching stuff, but I would love a little company.
Noemon, I would love for you to have my Wolfe. That would be cool. (And no, you are not being greedy. Officially. )
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Do you know which Laurell K Hamilton books you have? I have some of her books so I wouldn't want duplicates but if you have ones I don't have (early Anita Blake or Merry Gentry) I'd love to have them.
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I love children's books, too, the ones that are good. I sort of think any book that is a good children's book is first of all a good book, so people of all ages should be able to like it.
My nieces taught me that some books that are well beloved by children can be the type that don't appeal to adults, though. The Berenstain Bears (which I didn't read as a kid myself) I've always thought were too didactic and preachy. However, I saw that all three of my nieces truly loved them, with a real love. I think children must crave to know what is right and what is wrong. They have a yearning to know the rules. The preachiness of it never bothered them. So maybe my principle of good kids books being good for adults too is not a universal.
On the other hand, the girls taught me to appreciate a lot of things I never thought I would. I actually love Barney, now. Mary loved him so much when she was little, that I caught it from her. I got him. I understand now what's so good about him. But then she grew older and the older kids made fun of him and so she bowed to peer pressure and turned against him too. I am totally loyal to him still, though. I think Barney rocks! I used to get back to the hotel from working 14 hour night shifts on this one start-up I did that lasted for months, and I would strip off my hard hat and steel-toed boots, change out of my filthy jeans and shirt, and kick back and catch Barney on the tube before I slept. He's the .... dinosaur! Let go of your adult cynicism! Be pure and innocent again, small and uncertain in a world of big people, and greatly needing of love and reassurance and understanding! Do these things, my friends, and you shall know of the greatness of Barney! Barney is our friend.
Just life busy. Once I get titles up, I can estimate postage, and PayPal would be great. Don't send anything yet!
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Hey, CT, I just realized my address will have changed from when I sent it to you. I'll make sure you get the address with the paypal stuff.
Also, if you need a contribution to cover any poor struggling student postage, let us know. I'm sure there are people here besides me who would be happy to contribute to book distribution. Posts: 26071 | Registered: Oct 2003
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Tatiana, I just say you post in another thread and wanted to tell you that I'm finally getting around to typing out my titles. Will try to finish up and post in the morning. Posts: 14017 | Registered: May 2000
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