Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Fall Book Sale 2010

I think this fall had to be my best library book sale to date! I got 35 books for $2.00. That, my friends, is approximately 5.7 cents per book. I'm thrilled about the books I got, too. I found several classics and a lot of other notable books. I've never listed the books I got at a sale before, so I thought I would do it this time around. I'm always curious when certain books hit my shelves and I thought you book lovers out there might be interested as well. Let me know if you've read any of these and what you thought!

1. Garden of Shadows by V.C. Andrews
2. Bird-Eyes by Madelyn Arnold
3. Mr. Timothy by Louis Bayard
4. Casting Spells by Barbara Bretton
5. Written by Herself, Volume II edited by Jill Ker Conway
6. Hello Goodbye by Emily Chenoweth
7. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
8. The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
9. A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton
10. Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi
11. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
12. Every Good and Perfect Gift by Brenda Jernigan
13. Educating Waverley by Laura Kalpakian
14. Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
15. A Separate Peace by John Knowles
16. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
17. Jewel by Bret Lott
18. Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
19. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
20. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
21. Middle Age by Joyce Carol Oates
22. We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates
23. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
24. The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx
25. Object Lessons by Anna Quindlen
26. Cordelia Underwood by Van Reid
27. The Speed of Light by Elizabeth Rosner
28. Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
29. The Education of Mrs. Bemis by John Sedgwick
30. Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
Apparently I thought this book sounded awesome because I threw another copy into my bag.
31. Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
32. The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews
33. Ageless Tear by Linda Gale Vettel
34. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
35. Native Son by Richard Wright

5 comments:

teacherwoman said...

That's a near steal! :)

Dana said...

you got a lot of great books! i have read the following: Garden of Shadows and Angela's Ashes i've seen the following as movies: Angela's Ashes, The Color Purple, and The Book of Ruth. All were pretty good.

Karen said...

That is seriously such a great deal! I'm so jealous!

I too got my copy of Their Eyes Were Watching God at a library sale. I really liked it.

I listened to Angela's Ashes as an audiobook and loved it. Probably one of my favorite books of all time. I've since listened to 'Tis as well and thought it was great too!

Anonymous said...

I've never read any of these, which is surprising cos I *am* a reader! I'm very impressed at such a great bargain!

Unknown said...

wow girl! you got some awesome books! i love reading!! i loved Their Eyes Were Watching God, it's a great one. Mike loves Franny & Zooey like a billion. My mom really likes Anna Quindlen. Joyce Carol Oates is a mean good writer who I've read a bunch of in school for the MFA, also Stegner (with your two copies!) is supposed to be a really good read. Congrats on the new members of the collection girl! Keep the dream alive! :)