Book Hauls!

[AE35Unit]

I'll get the thread back to normal with this classic, in new sf masterclass edition from Waterstones.

 

[Extollager]

Two Brothers, Two Wars -- nonfiction by scholar Tom McAlindon, whose Appropriating Shakespeare and Shakespeare Without "Theory" I value.

 

[The Bluestocking]

The local bookshop is having another bargain bin sale (everything going for the equivalent of less than GBP1.50 each), so picked up a stack of Thrillers for a change of pace and genre, and to try out a few authors whose books are new to me:

1. The Mayan Conspiracy - Graham Brown
2. Last Light - Andy McNab
3. Where The Dead Lay - David Levien
4. Double Cross - Ben McIntyre
5. One For The Money - Janet Evanovich

Plus Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua because I want to see what the whole uproar was about.

 

[dask]

More facsimiles:



March 1940 and March 1941 respectively. The 1940 issue contains a letter from one Sam Muskowitz. A typo I'm assuming.

 

[J-Sun]

March 1940 and March 1941 respectively. The 1940 issue contains a letter from one Sam Muskowitz. A typo I'm assuming.

Me too - when I was reading the sentence, I thought "Moskowitz", thinking you'd typo'ed until I got to the last bit.

Let us know how those go - as far as I know that's from a period when TWS wasn't all that well regarded (though I could be wrong) but that always makes me more interested - maybe a good spot to find hidden gems.

 

[Extollager]

A paperback printing of the Ohio "Centenary" edition of Hawthorne's American Notebooks -- it should be even better than the Randall Stewart hardcover edition that I had, and far better than the Houghton Mifflin edition. The American Notebooks is a "keeper" for my "If I could keep only 200 of my books" project. Now I'd have to decide between this paperback edition that's probably, textually, the best version, and my hardcover edition.

Also received Vol. 2 of the Fender Guitar Method books (three in all).

I haven't defected from sf and fantasy even if my recent postings might seem to suggest that.

 

[dask]

Let us know how those go - as far as I know that's from a period when TWS wasn't all that well regarded (though I could be wrong) but that always makes me more interested - maybe a good spot to find hidden gems.

Hopefully my time tested rule of thumb --- the badder the better --- will be in full swing.

 

[Grimward]

In preparation for annual trip to the beach, a mild Barnes & Noble raid (online)....

The Dragons of Ordinary Farm - YA fare from Tad Williams. Have only read his more mature stuff thusfar, and thought I'd give this a try.

The Gypsy Morph - The only Shannara book I didn't have, at least until the the Dark Legacy series. Hoping it's more reflective of the first two Genesis books, and not like the Legends books, which felt...rushed.

The Ruins of Ambrai - from Melanie Rawn, this is my first novel from her. I have it on good authority that Rawn makes for great summer time reading....

 

[soulsinging]

I've been on a binge recently, so I still have:

Redshirt - John Scalzi, this is actually a signed copy. If anyone is into that, let me know and I'd be happy to swap this out to you!

Kahawa - Donald Westlake, nice little mass market paperback copy of a good train heist yarn set in Uganga

The Company - Robert Littell, supposedly a pretty epic telling of the CIA from its formation through the height of the Cold War. Expecting some good suspense, a lot of popular history/conspiracy theories, and probably a dose of propaganda. It has a movie cover, so unlikely I'll hang onto this one.

Shogun - James Clavell, epic novel of early Japan that has come highly recommended from many people. Since I've semi-burned out on epic fantasy at the moment, looks like I'm going with the next best things.

Chronicles of Amber, Vol I & II - Roger Zelazney
Found a cool copy of the first half of this set (the Corwin chronicles I guess) and am really looking forward to checking them out. Got these old school omnibus versions:

 

[dask]

Also known as THE SECRET PEOPLE. Hope it's as good as the cover suggests.

 

[hitmouse]

Chronicles of Amber, Vol I & II - Roger Zelazney
Found a cool copy of the first half of this set (the Corwin chronicles I guess) and am really looking forward to checking them out. Got these old school omnibus versions:

Haha what a **** jacket painting. I remember that cover from an American SF book club ad in Omni magazine in the early 1980s. When I finally managed to get a copy, the cover appeared to be modelled on Oliver Reed:

 

[J-Sun]

Haha what a **** jacket painting.

No, no, it's obviously great because they used it on both volumes!

 

[dask]

Haha what a **** jacket painting. I remember that cover from an American SF book club ad in Omni magazine in the early 1980s. When I finally managed to get a copy, the cover appeared to be modelled on Oliver Reed:

If that's a Boris cover, and I strongly suspect it is, I think the guy with the sword is actually Boris himself. I read somewhere he used himself for a model most of the time.

 

[J-Sun]

If that's a Boris cover, and I strongly suspect it is

It is (according to the ISFDB cover attribution).

 

[BigBadBob141]

I have now final got on order "The Century's Best Horror: Volume One" ed by John Pelan.
It's cost me £40 and should be in fairly good nick, I bought volume two of the set last year for about £30 but when I looked up volume one all the copies for sale were over £100 to over £300, why they were so dear for such a fairly recent book I have no idea?

 

[The Bluestocking]

My local bookshop keeps putting interesting stuff in their Bargain Books section.

Today, I picked up a hodgepodge of genre/YA books for the equivalent of GBP1.50 per book:

1. The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima
2. Fourth Day - Zoe Sharp
3. The Prophecy - John Kilgannon
4. Blue Moon - Scott Westerfeld
5. Touching Darkness - Scott Westerfeld
6. Vengeance Born - Kylie Griffin
7. Alliance Forged - Kylie Griffin

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Went to a thrift store that raises money for animal welfare and got this anthology:

Many familiar old stories within, as well as stuff which I do not know.

 

[J-Sun]

Went to a thrift store that raises money for animal welfare and got this anthology

I've got that - it's amazing the difference a dustjacket makes. I just have the blue and white boards you see at the bottom of the pic with big black magic marker all over the front. A local used bookstore used to have a free bin where they'd mutilate books and then give them away. (So no animals were helped in the acquiring of this book, unfortunately.) I doubt I'll ever read it because it's way down the huge pile at the moment but that could change and I look forward to your reviews if you get around to it.

In somewhat related news, I recently got this not at all for free. And it took me two tries. I ordered it and received a pile of dust and loose pages and whatnot. After some arguing, I got them to refund my money and, for yet another buck, ordered it again and got a pretty nice copy. This one's much higher on my reading list though it's still probably going to take years.

 

[dask]

I was reading that a few years ago, got bogged down on the Horace Gold story and never went back. My copy is falling apart too. Something about paperbacks from the late 50s, used bad glue or something.

Found these at Value Village a few days ago, $2.99 each:

 

[Extollager]

This one's much higher on my reading list though it's still probably going to take years.

If you comment, could you do so at the thread on Groff Conklin's anthologies, in the Classic SF and Fantasy zone?