Showing posts with label Stupid Trends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stupid Trends. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

From the Current Bookthinker

I like reading the BookThinker articles, because many of them reinforce my buying policies and philosophy. Thanks to The BookThinker for permitting the reprinting of their copyright material:
 
 An ad popped up on craigslist for a professor's library priced at $32,000. I don't always respond to craigslist ads that feature interesting books because many times you almost have to call before the ad appears - if you know what I mean. But a library priced at $32,000? Seemingly, this would put many other booksellers out of the running, so I called.

Monday, August 15, 2011

The Government Speaks - Again

Perhaps we have the final word, courtesy of PW,  from those wonderful people in Washington about Children's Books: Lead Heads & Kid's Books
Now go out and buy all those collectibles for stock.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Shakespeare's "Shrew" Is Next

We avoid Political Correctness here at Greyhound's Books. Perhaps it's because we moved here from the Seat of Government and Repository of Wrongness, Washington D.C. Nor do we care much about offending people: we do not intentionally give offense, and if someone chooses to takes offense at what we think or say, that's their choice. There are businesses and individuals who do not adhere to our philosophy, to wit:
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