this is not the wind-up bird chronicle by haruki murakami It is a rare and collectible and mostly useless seventy-two page promotional collection of excerpts from the six hundred twenty-four page book of the same name.  It was apparently sent out to booksellers in order to solicit interest in orders for Murakami’s novel.  A megalo-bookmart affiliate with data entry quality control issues mistakenly sent it in response to Floyd’s order of a used hardcover copy (very good condition) of the full novel. I get to keep this for free as a placeholder birthday present* and another copy of the correct book is on its way. *Thanks Floyd!

this is not the wind-up bird chronicle by haruki murakami

It is a rare and collectible and mostly useless seventy-two page promotional collection of excerpts from the six hundred twenty-four page book of the same name.  It was apparently sent out to booksellers in order to solicit interest in orders for Murakami’s novel.  A megalo-bookmart affiliate with data entry quality control issues mistakenly sent it in response to Floyd’s order of a used hardcover copy (very good condition) of the full novel. I get to keep this for free as a placeholder birthday present* and another copy of the correct book is on its way.

*Thanks Floyd!

Tags: the wind up bird chronicle birthday presents haruki murakami i have had a hell of a time getting a copy of this book i have not been able to find a copy in the library or at the many used book venues i frequent or even in stock at the bookchain o marts when i have broken down and decided to buy a copy new which is technically against standing policy | |
don’t be a meanie, buy a weanie or today’s thrift store book score Managing Ignatius:The lunacy of Lucky Dogs and life in New Orleans by Jerry E. Strahan (His account of two decades as manager of a street dog empire in the French Quarter.  I don’t know how I missed hearing about this book. I hope it is good.) Sailing Alone Around the World by Captain Joshua Slocum (A firsthand account of the first solo sailing voyage around the world in 1895) A Song of Stone by Iain Banks

don’t be a meanie, buy a weanie or today’s thrift store book score

  • Managing Ignatius:The lunacy of Lucky Dogs and life in New Orleans by Jerry E. Strahan (His account of two decades as manager of a street dog empire in the French Quarter.  I don’t know how I missed hearing about this book. I hope it is good.)
  • Sailing Alone Around the World by Captain Joshua Slocum (A firsthand account of the first solo sailing voyage around the world in 1895)
  • A Song of Stone by Iain Banks
Tags: a confederacy of dunces a song of stone iain banks books captain Joshua Slocum dont be a meanie buy a weenie i have not read a lot of iain banks non science fiction stuff this one sounds dark and post apocalyptic ignatius p reilly jerry e strahan john kennedy toole lucky dogs managing ignatius sailing alone around the world street food thrift store used books still no copy of the wind up bird chronicle | |
this week’s thrift store garage sale friends of the library book scores Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson Ender’s Game - Orson Scott Card (a trade paperback copy not a crappy mass market paperback, I have never seen one of these in the wild before) Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson (to replace the copy I loaned to a friend) After Dark - Haruki Murakami (Still no copy of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle) The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick A Woman Named Drown - Padgett Powell (we already have this but I have a compulsive need to rescue Padgett Powell books and give them to friends) And the find of the week, which I received (as a card carrying friend of the library) free of charge as one of my two free books per sale from this month’s friends of the library book sale, the one and only Ragbag endorsed thesaurus: The Synonym Finder - Jerome Irving Rodale

this week’s thrift store garage sale friends of the library book scores

  • Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
  • Ender’s Game - Orson Scott Card (a trade paperback copy not a crappy mass market paperback, I have never seen one of these in the wild before)
  • Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson (to replace the copy I loaned to a friend)
  • After Dark - Haruki Murakami (Still no copy of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle)
  • The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick
  • A Woman Named Drown - Padgett Powell (we already have this but I have a compulsive need to rescue Padgett Powell books and give them to friends)

And the find of the week, which I received (as a card carrying friend of the library) free of charge as one of my two free books per sale from this month’s friends of the library book sale, the one and only Ragbag endorsed thesaurus:

  • The Synonym Finder - Jerome Irving Rodale
Tags: used books snow crash neal stephenson enders game orson scott card cryptonomicon neal stephenson after dark haruki murakami the wind up bird chronicle the man in the high castle philip k dick reality is that which when you stop believing in it doesnt go away a woman named drown padgett powell the synonym finder jerome irving rodale potent stiff brittle weak impotent the entry for stiff lists brittle as a synonym just for the record | |