At least to my bank account!
It wasn't enough that they've had this buy 3 get the 3rd book free deal going on for the last few months. No, they have to up the ante -- now they have some books as part of a buy 4 get 1 free!
And not just selected "newer" books (and a very good selection of newer books!) -- they've got the same deal going in their bargain book area!
Needless to say, I was down right woozy with the possibilities as I browsed through their deal offerings! I had to keep my head and remind myself that, no matter what I might hope, I still have to eat and I can't eat books!
Anyway, if you have a Borders nearby, go by and check it out! It's a good bet that you'll find among the deal books, books you've been saying - "Gee, I wanted to read that!”.
Monday, June 26, 2006
Friday, June 16, 2006
What book would YOU want to be the last to read before you die?
It was a reader's cornucopia yesterday in the Trib. Along with the magazine article, they had one entitled More Books to Die For, asking readers what book they would want to be the last they read before they die. The question is based on a quote from a character in the TV series "Lost" who carries around with him the book he wants to be the last to read before he buys the big one!
Lots of interesting choices from the man on the street! (I especially like the toss off from the guy from Oak Lawn!) Check it out here:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-0606140382jun15,1,4309166.story
Once again, you'll have to register to see the story.
Now the important question -- what book would you want to be the last to read before you die?
I'm going to have to give that one a bit of thought! So many books but only one crack at being last!
Lots of interesting choices from the man on the street! (I especially like the toss off from the guy from Oak Lawn!) Check it out here:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-0606140382jun15,1,4309166.story
Once again, you'll have to register to see the story.
Now the important question -- what book would you want to be the last to read before you die?
I'm going to have to give that one a bit of thought! So many books but only one crack at being last!
50 Best Magazines - According to the Chicago Trib Anyway
Boy, talk about synchronicity! Just as I add magazines to my online reading discussion one of my home town papers - the Chicago Tribune - had a big article yesterday listing their 50 best magazines for the year.
I was happy to see present favorites on the list, but maybe more interesting to me, was to see past old friends that I have not purchased in a great while on the list! (I can't remember the last time I seriously looked at a Self magazine - I who used to be a subscriber!)
Of course, part and parcel to best of lists, I was in turns baffled, amused and intrigued by the choices, and somewhat appalled by those mags overlooked (if one of their stated intents was for the list to be a conversation starter why isn't BUST on it -- an eclectic, hard to pigeonhole little mag if ever there was one!).
Anyway, take a look at what they think is the best of mags at the following link:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-0606140373jun15,1,4243630.story
Be forewarned that you will probably have to register to see the article. Registration however is free and not very long.
I was happy to see present favorites on the list, but maybe more interesting to me, was to see past old friends that I have not purchased in a great while on the list! (I can't remember the last time I seriously looked at a Self magazine - I who used to be a subscriber!)
Of course, part and parcel to best of lists, I was in turns baffled, amused and intrigued by the choices, and somewhat appalled by those mags overlooked (if one of their stated intents was for the list to be a conversation starter why isn't BUST on it -- an eclectic, hard to pigeonhole little mag if ever there was one!).
Anyway, take a look at what they think is the best of mags at the following link:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-0606140373jun15,1,4243630.story
Be forewarned that you will probably have to register to see the article. Registration however is free and not very long.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
What's in the mag docket now?
While I do have my absolute favorites when it comes to magazines - those I pick up every month pretty much without fail - I buy lots of others in any given month depending on the articles offered.
Right now I'm finishing up a set of articles in the June 12 U.S. News and World Report (definitely NOT one of my favorites -- but every now and then they manage to pry some of my hard earned cash out of my pocket) on the 7 reasons not to retire. They proved to be better than the usual US News fare -- too short by half, of course, but full of interesting thoughts on, and reason for, keeping in the game after the age of retirement.
It's probably off the stands by now (The Barbara's Bookstore I love to buy my mags at has a lousy magazine distributor - but it means that sometimes, they don't end up swapping out their mags until the last minute and I'm pretty sure that's was when I purchased this one!), but if you happen to be sitting somewhere waiting and see it lying there take a look.
Right now I'm finishing up a set of articles in the June 12 U.S. News and World Report (definitely NOT one of my favorites -- but every now and then they manage to pry some of my hard earned cash out of my pocket) on the 7 reasons not to retire. They proved to be better than the usual US News fare -- too short by half, of course, but full of interesting thoughts on, and reason for, keeping in the game after the age of retirement.
It's probably off the stands by now (The Barbara's Bookstore I love to buy my mags at has a lousy magazine distributor - but it means that sometimes, they don't end up swapping out their mags until the last minute and I'm pretty sure that's was when I purchased this one!), but if you happen to be sitting somewhere waiting and see it lying there take a look.
Magazine Junkie!
Recently I've realized that that's just what I am!
I love magazines. Looking at the pile of them in my room that need to be cleared out, I realized that mags are really my most consistent reading. They go with me into the john in the morning and inform my day before I've even hit the shower!
That being the case, I'm going to start taking about my magazine reading here too. Yeah, it was supposed to be all about books, but really it's all about reading of all kinds -- and the pleasure it brings.
So it's books and mags baby! Books and mags!
I love magazines. Looking at the pile of them in my room that need to be cleared out, I realized that mags are really my most consistent reading. They go with me into the john in the morning and inform my day before I've even hit the shower!
That being the case, I'm going to start taking about my magazine reading here too. Yeah, it was supposed to be all about books, but really it's all about reading of all kinds -- and the pleasure it brings.
So it's books and mags baby! Books and mags!
Friday, June 09, 2006
Schools out!....
And reading what I want -- not what I've gotta -- is in!
The first book I grabbed last night? Anatomy of a Rose - Exploring the secret Life of Flowers by Sharman Apt Russell.
By the by, what's up with that? Even roses have a secret life? : - /
The first book I grabbed last night? Anatomy of a Rose - Exploring the secret Life of Flowers by Sharman Apt Russell.
By the by, what's up with that? Even roses have a secret life? : - /
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