We love the book sale room, which is open the third weekend every month at the University Heights branch of San Diego Public Library. Most hardcovers are a buck a piece. Paperbacks are a quarter or five for a dollar. Prefer movies? DVDs are $1 a piece and Blu-rays are two bucks.
But who can keep track of what he or she past-purchased? The five paperbacks in the Featured Image are duplicates on their way to some LittleFreeLibrary here in UH. For each, I later bought a copy in better condition, typically new or near new.
A Night to Remember is the exception. Both copies are new. Like why? The book is classic. I used Sir Walter Lord’s non-fiction drama as one of the primary sources for my term paper about RMS Titanic. The year was 1977, I was still seventeen, and no one but a few historians gave a flying hoot about the ship’s sinking (April 12, 1912). All that later changed with discovery of the wreck (Sept. 1, 1985) and release of James Cameron’s film of the ship’s name (Dec. 19, 1997). For fun reference, see my missive “12 Things You Should Know About RMS Titanic“.
The Runaway Jury is one of John Grisham’s finest courtroom thrillers. I far recommend the book over the movie, which replaces tabaco with firearms. Seventh Son takes you to an alternate-history United States where native and immigrant Americans live closer together and the mystical matters. Two additional books fill out Orson Scott Card’s trilogy, and I recommend them all.
Oath of Fealty rounds out my collection co-written by the esteemed science fiction writers Larry Niven and Larry Pournelle. Among the juicy book sale finds: Hardcover editions of The Mote in God’s Eye and sequel The Gripping Hand.
I may hold onto Macroscope. The beat-up paperback is the original cover design, like my copy from the 1970s. The duplicate is like-new condition, but the cover art lacks character or style. I am undecided.
I used Nikon Zf and NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens for the book shot. New camera firmware is out, and I may update and change lenses. If not rushed, I would have done so this evening. Vitals: f/4, ISO 2800, 1/125 sec, 28mm; 7:25 p.m. PDT.