The Vintage Reader

I made it out to the AAUW book sale today, and was a little disappointed. I did pick up a paperback by John M. Ford, who passed away this year, and one by Harry Harrison and Robert Sheckley (Sheckley passed away last year. I don't know about Harrison). I also found a book of humor from the 50s that HAS to be a companion to my favorite doorstop, The Encyclopedia of Modern American Humor. The format is exactly the same, as are many of the authors, but as far as I can tell there aren't any repeat items, so hurray. I found a compendium of little self-help nuggets from Reader's Digest (also from the 50s) and a neat social history of the Depression, as well as a huge anthology of articles from American Heritage.

Otherwise, not a great haul. If I liked Danielle Steel I would have been in luck, but I've never been a big fan of hers, except for one thing: she's a classic car buff, and she has (or had) one my personal favorites, a Nash Metropolitan (there used to be a photo on the web of her with her little red Met, but I can't find it now). Also, if you ever wanted a hardcover of Herman Wouk's The Hope, you're in luck. There must have been 20 copies of that book, as well as one by Rush Limbaugh that there were so many copies of that they had to stack them horizontally. So all in all, not that much of interest. Oh well. There's always next year.