mashiara Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I was out in the neighborhood looking for some new shoes to buy -or maybe a skirt?- when I glanced across the street and nearly fell over when I saw a familiar sign that I never ever expected to see in my municipality. A decent bookstore! I crossed over without paying any attention to oncoming traffic, it turns out they just opened yesterday and I was probably their first sale ever, judging by the way they acted. I bought Nation by Terry Pratchett. Their English language selection leaves a lot to be desired but I'll be stopping by there regularly to see if they have anything new. We have so many businesses closing around here, I'll do my best to make sure they stay open.After coming home I realized one book just wasn't enough, so I broke down and ordered a few more from The BookDepository.The Steel Remains, Richard MorganA Madness of Angels, Kate GriffinThe Midnight Mayor, Kate GriffinThe Hunger Games, Suzanne CollinsHawkwood and the Kings , Paul KearneyCentury of the Soldier, Paul Kearney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Scheduled to arrive today:Vicious Circle by Linda RobertsonPeacekeeper by Laura E. ReeveThe Truth of Valor by Tanya HuffCold Magic by Kate ElliottGame of Cages by Harry ConnollyThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedles Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Went a wee bit mad on The Book Depository.Lonely planet guide to Vietnam - for my trip in October.Matterhorn by Karl MarlantesBlack Thorn, White Rose by Ellen DatlowRetribution Falls by Chris Wooding.The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Folding Knife by KJ Parker - my last copy mysteriously disappeared and can't be found.Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette KowalThe Scarab Path by Adrian TchaikovskyThe Century of the Soldier by Paul KearneyCast in Chaos by Michelle SagaraThe Red Tree by Caitlin Kiernan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinevere Seaworth Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I picked up The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Savages by Don WinslowAnd I just ordered this again (this time in hardback)... I had ordered the tpb, but that is apparently not released until March 2011 - even though amazon did not have it listed as a preorder the other day.:bang: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 Today I bought The Evolutionary Void by Peter F Hamilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookWyrm Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 After moving into my new college dorm I find space to be tighter than usual so I bought Modern Library's Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural. A huge array of some of my favorites all in one binding. Very cool collection! It even has Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game. :smoking: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 A fairly massive package arrived from Gollancz today, so I was expecting it to be a number of smaller books packaged together. Instead it was just one: the absolutely titanic arc for Stephen Donaldson's Against All Things Ending. It's colossal, a clear inch thicker than my ARC of The Way of Kings. Not due to greater page-count, but because the pages are fairly thick; the book itself is 'only' 804 pages long, or 200 pages shorter than the Sanderson. Still pretty huge by any measure though.Of course, I can't read it for the forseeable future. I barely managed to stomach Lord Foul's Bane a decade and a half ago. I love The Gap series so I've thought about retrying Covenant, but I'm eight (pretty thick) books behind and no time to read them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 The Walking Dead Book 1The Walking Dead Book 2The Walking Dead Book 3Y: The Last Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siemprepe Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Went a wee bit mad on The Book Depository.Lonely planet guide to Vietnam - for my trip in October....Beware of the fact that a lot of addresses for restaurants etc. are no longer correct. I used the lonely planet (bought in 2009) for my trip in June, and noticed that a lot of addresses were not correct (businesses closed etc..)Just keep it in mind, for the rest, the lonely planet is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyelesbarrow Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Georges Simenon, My Friend MaigretKJ Parker, Devices and DesiresNaomi Klein, Fences and Windows: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Globalization Debate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodan Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 The Left Hand of God, Paul HoffmanMort, Sir Terry PrathettThud!, Sir Terry PratchettEDIT: Has anyone read Left Hand of God? Was an impulse buy as it was a 3 for 2 offer, normally I read alot of reviews before deciding to buy a book or pass on it, but it sounds intriguing. Just wondering what the general consenus was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palin99999 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolverine Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Got some money for my birthday to purchase books online and picked out from my wish list:DuneUse of WeaponsA Canticle for LeibowitzThe Amazing Adventures of Cavalier and ClayThe Journeyer by Gary JenningsHeroes DieThe TerrorChronicles of the Black Company Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearly Headless Ned Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Drood-Dan Simmons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procrastimancer Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Compartments - Zoran ZivkovicMr. Shivers - Robert Jackson Bennett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Just picked up a free copy of Del Toro's "the strain" outside Holborn station, Apparently it was free with the Evening standard. Only drawback is that I ordered a copy from Play that will arrive tomorrow :( Cheap gift I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartTesla Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I just purchasedOlympos - Dan Simmons (I know, I know, its a terrible book, but I already read Ilium and I cant not finish a series)Six not-so-easy pieces - Richard Feynman (no explanation necessary)Just six numbers - Martin Rees (This book was mentioned by Dawkins in The God Delusion, and the premise sounded interesting to me)A history of the Arab peoples - Albert Hourani (Consider this part of an ongoing effort to educate myself about histories of places/peoples that I am unfamiliar with)I'm really happy I have a used bookstore near my house that is excellent. I'd spend all my cash there if I could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asfaloth12 Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Recently used my birthday book money for: The Phoenix Transformed- by Mercedes Lackey and James MalloryAnathem- by Neal StephensonThe Hunger Games- by Suzanne Collins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinevere Seaworth Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Swapped a bunch of books at a used book store for:Never Cry WolfThe Boat Who Wouldn't Floatboth by Farley Mowat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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