Textbooks and other time sinks

[cjsmith]

Last weekend Rob and I were calling in Los Angeles. Sunday's location happens to be next to a Goodwill store with a rather large and fun selection of books.


Fun stuff
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: Dr. Seuss
When Body Language Goes Bad: Scott Adams
Words You Don't Want to Hear During your Annual Performance Review: Scott Adams
Message in a Bottle: Nicholas Sparks

Random skills I wish I had
Built-Ins: Time-Life series on home repair and improvement
Floors and Stairways: Time-Life series on home repair and improvement
Plumbing: Time-Life series on home repair and improvement
Kitchens and Bathrooms: Time-Life series on home repair and improvement

Textbooks on stuff I better learn fast
Biology: Concepts and Connections, second edition: Campbell, Mitchell, and Reece
Chemistry, fourth edition: Ebbing
Microbiology: A Human Perspective: Nester, Roberts, Pearsall, Anderson, Nester
Introduction to Organic Chemistry: Goldwhite

Too interesting to leave alone
Metabolic and Endocrine Physiology: Tepperman*
1985 Year Book of Sports Medicine: Krakauer, Anderson, George, Shephard, and Torg**

*all about humans, but hey, other mammals can't be THAT different
**OH EM GEE the PICTURES aiiiieee




The picture includes Rob's haul as well as mine. His was just as voluminous, and included a lot of videos to watch while he's on his stationary bike and a lot of books to read on airplanes.

Must get cracking on those textbooks.

Comments

[lkeele.livejournal.com]

I've never seen a Goodwill with books. That this one has so many, and so many GOOD books, is so very cool. Good haul!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I am considering scanning some bits to use for user icons. If everybody is nice to me I'll use Dr. Seuss or Dilbert rather than Sports Medicine. Mua ha haaaaaa.

[wordweaverlynn.livejournal.com]

Really? All the ones in Pennsylvania have them, and so far so do all the ones in California. I love book-shopping at thrift stores.

[lkeele.livejournal.com]

The one here in Natchitoches doesn't have any books, neither did the ones in Indiana that I visited, and the Deseret Industries (the Mormon equivalent out in Utah) didn't either, at least not when I was a kid. I think it's a fabulous idea.

[layer.livejournal.com]

i'm betting that third book would be very relevant to my life come friday.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

The words, it turns out, are "squirrelly," "feral," and "coot." Now you're prepared.

[jupiter29.livejournal.com]

That sounds like quite the haul. Cool! I've never thought of looking at Goodwill for books!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Most Goodwills I've seen have one bookshelf containing a sad collection of torn-up old paperbacks, a couple of pieces of Tupperware, and one-third of a coloring book which has clearly been used. This one we found in LA is quite a gem.