Saturday, April 24, 2010

Book Sale Treasures

Livres en vente par Peter Griffin

Our local library hosted its Spring Book Sale this weekend, and as dues-paying "Friends" we were able to attend the members-only opening night. What a haul, and all for under $30!

Fiction
ARTEMESIA by Alexandra Lapierre
CATHEDRAL OF THE SEA by Ildefonso Falcones
CITY OF GLORY by Bevery Swerling
DEUX LO VOLT! Chronicle of the Crusades by Evan S. Connell
KATHRYN by Anya Seton
THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER by Kim Edwards
QUEEN'S OWN FOOL: A Novel of Mary Queen of Scots by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris
THE ROSE OF SEBASTOPOL by Katherine McMahon
SACRED HUNGER by Barry Unsworth
THE SEAMSTRESS by Frances De Pontes Peebles
SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See
UNICORN'S BLOOD by Patricia Finney
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

Nonfiction:
CATHERINE OF ARAGON by Garrett Mattingly
ON WRITING by Stephen King
MONTAILLOU: The Promised Land of Error by LeRoy Ladurie
NORA: The Real Life of Molly Bloom by Brenda Maddox
READING LOLITA IN TEHERAN by Azar Nafisi
ST. PATRICK OF IRELAND: A Biography by Philip Freeman
TREASURES OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS by Charles A. Goodrum
WHAT JANE AUSTEN ATE AND CHARLES DICKEN KNEW: From Fox Hunting to Whist--the Facts of Daily Life in 19th-Century England by Daniel Pool

I'm sure I could have found more, but considering that I haven't even read all the books I bought at the last couple of sales, I considered it wise to stop. Haven't run out of shelf-space yet, but coming close. Any recommendations on which book I should tackle first?

(And despite my elation at snagging such great titles, I do feel guilty about buying used books and cheating the authors out of their royalties. I figure posting good reviews of their work might make up for it. Guess I'd better get busy reading.)

4 comments:

Daphne said...

You got some great books! I guess you could think of it this way - better for the books to be bought by someone who will read them rather than ending up in a landfill!

Julianne Douglas said...

True. :)

Anonymous said...

AND you're supporting the library!!!
renee :)

P. M. Doolan said...

My recommendation to start with: Barry Unsworth, Sacred Hunger.