I don’t hold my hopes too terribly high for what I can get from paperbackswap.com. I mean, I’ve gotten some good stuff, but I don’t expect the super popular stuff to come through there. I’m like #153 on the waiting list for The God Delusion<\/i>, for instance.<\/p>\n
Also, specialized books I don’t expect to show up there. So, despite that I’m #1 on the waiting list for The 5 Keys to Value Investing<\/i>, I’m not holding my breath that it’ll show up at my door any time soon.<\/p>\n
Also, I’m not<\/i> sitting forlornly by the mailbox in anticipation of Good Vibes<\/i> by Jay Cronley, which was the basis for the under appreciated Richard Dreyfuss movie Let It Ride<\/i>1<\/sup>. Largely because it is out of print, and you can’t find a copy for less than $140 anywhere. And that’s for the mass market paperback.<\/p>\n But, you put your wishes out there, and you never know what might be granted.<\/p>\n For instance, over the course of a few days, I’ve been notified that I’ll be getting Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood<\/i>, the highly regarded graphic novel that I understand is being made into a movie. When I listed it, I was around 25th in line for it. Perhaps the movie increased the number of books in wide circulation. Also, How to Draw the Human Figure: Famous Artists School, Step-by-Step method<\/i>, one of the consistently recommended books on drawing. This I didn’t expect to get because of its specialized nature.<\/p>\n Also on their way are What Are The Odds? : Chance in Everyday Life<\/i>, an out-of-print book recommended by a friend, and The Cobweb<\/i>, the last Neal Stephenson book left for me to read, until he writes another one. I wasn’t in a hurry to get this one, because it’s under his pseudonym Stephen Bury, which actually represents two authors. The other co-production Stephenson did, Interface<\/i>, was a big disappointment. We’ll see.<\/p>\n 1<\/sup> Seriously, I love this movie. I love this movie like I love Joe Vs. The Volcano<\/i>, which, like Let It Ride<\/i> is a love that is doomed to be shared with no one but my brother.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I don’t hold my hopes too terribly high for what I can get from paperbackswap.com. I mean, I’ve gotten some good stuff, but I don’t expect the super popular stuff to come through there. I’m like #153 on the waiting … Continue reading