It’s always interesting to see what the Strand puts on the sidewalk for a dollar. (These are the books you take to the Strand to sell and they tell you they’re worth nothing but you can donate them, and you say fine and don’t care if they sell them on the sidewalk because you are not hauling these books back home in any case.) Always interesting to see which books no one wants and which treasures are misplaced out there (I know one person, at least, who probably wishes I’d bought The Best of Sail Trim.) And if you’re a writer, editor, bookseller, or reader, here’s a poem about book remaindering that you might find interesting.
Absolutely a favorite haunt of mine in the city... although it is a great treasure hunt to be inside, if you are looking for something specific and don't want to feel overwhelmed, just select and order the books online at your leisure. If you are in the vicinity of the city, push the button that says you will pick up the books and they find them, tag them and put it behind their registers for you. While there picking up the books, you can always get overwhelmed by wandering around the store and finding books you didn't think you needed or could live without...
ReplyDeleteI've never used that tag and reserve feature: sounds dangerous!
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't read Working by Studs Terkel and Mission Song by
ReplyDeleteLe Carre, you should go back and get them. Both excellent. Then, after you read them, you can lug them back to the Strand, who will sell them again, thereby churning the economy. Capitalism and scholarship at work. Only in America. dad
I almost bought Working, but it was too heavy to cart around.
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