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The other day my kids were discussing what they would do if they had all the money in the world. Their dreams were amazingly realistic. My son decided he would build his own machine shop in our garage so he could slowly develop a small business. My daughter wants a dog. A black lab. This is no surprise. Dogs and her ongoing campaign for one are pretty much her only topic of conversation. The kids decided if their dad had all the coffee in the world and yearly trips to England he would be happy. I asked them what they would get me with all the money in the world. They both looked slightly bemused, as if there really could be no debate about this, and told me I could order all the books I wanted. My kids know me well. Apparently, I have been making a start on buying all the books I want even though we do not have all the money in the world. In my defense, I bought eleven books and I think I spent under $20.00 for all of them.<\/p>\n

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Five of the books came from Brattle Book Shop in Boston. I wrote a post about it here.<\/a> I stopped in again very briefly on my way home a few weeks ago and bought a few bargains from their\u00a0outdoor section. None of them were books I was particularly looking for but they were all books I was pleased to find. The Victorian House<\/i>\u00a0sounds interesting. I like\u00a0reading about how people lived in different time periods. I enjoy Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poetry so it only made sense to snag a volume of her letters. I was pleased to find a copy of Mrs. Miniver<\/i>. It is a book I have read a few times but do not own. If you want you can read my review of it here<\/a>. Woman Who Went To War<\/i>\u00a0fits perfectly into my interest in Britain during WWII. Finally, I found a copy of A Peculiar Treasure, <\/i>an autobiography of Edna Ferber. I recently reread Saratoga Trunk <\/i>so this seemed like perfect timing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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I found a couple of books at a library book sale. Devil Water<\/i>\u00a0by Anya Seton was actually on the free rack. I read it years and years ago and remember very little about it. It might be time for a reread. I bought a copy of At Home<\/i>\u00a0by Bill Bryson. I always enjoy his books. I had this as an e-book loan from the library but it is really more the type of book I like to dip in and out of rather than read straight through so when I saw a copy for a dollar I picked it up.<\/div>\n
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The last few books are ones I ordered online. They are ones I particularly wanted, not ones I stumbled across like all the previous ones mentioned. I bought another Helene Hanff, Underfoot in Show Business<\/i>, since I am in the process of rereading her books. Then I bought two books about books which might be one of my favorite reading categories. I finished The Year of Reading Dangerously<\/i>\u00a0by Andy Miller last week. It made me laugh and his enthusiasm shone through but I am still trying to decide whether or not to forgive him for not liking Pride and Prejudice<\/i>. When I bought the Andy Miller book Ex Libris<\/i>\u00a0showed up as a recommended purchase. Who am I to argue about the wisdom of buying another book about books? It promptly went into my cart. I know nothing about it but it gets good reviews. My last purchase was The Shepherd’s Life<\/i>\u00a0by James Rebanks. I follow him on Twitter and enjoy the bits of his life I see there so decided to give his book a try.<\/div>\n
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I may not have all the money in the world but I do seem to have an endless supply of books. And if I did have all the money in the world what would I do? Well, I have always dreamed of a home library with shelves on all the walls, a big fireplace, and the world’s most comfy chair. What do you dream of?<\/div>\n
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The other day my kids were discussing what they would do if they had all the money in the world. Their dreams were amazingly realistic. My son decided he would build his own machine shop in our garage so he could slowly develop a small business. My daughter wants a dog. A black lab. This is no surprise. Dogs and her ongoing campaign for one are pretty much her only topic of conversation. The kids decided if their dad had all the coffee in the world and yearly trips to England he would be happy. I asked them what they would get me with all the money in the world. They both looked slightly bemused, as if there really could be no debate about this, and told me I could order all the books I wanted. My kids know me well. Apparently, I have been making a start on buying all the books I want even though we do not have all the money in the world. In my defense, I bought eleven books and I think I spent under $20.00 for all of them. Five of the books came from Brattle Book Shop in Boston. I wrote a post about it here. I stopped in again very briefly on my way home a few weeks ago and bought a few bargains from their\u00a0outdoor section. None of them were books I was particularly looking for but they were all books I was pleased to find. The Victorian House\u00a0sounds interesting. I like\u00a0reading about how people lived in different time periods. I enjoy Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poetry so it only made sense to snag a volume of her letters. I was pleased to find a copy of Mrs. Miniver. It is a book I have read a few times but do not own. If you want you can read my review of it here. Woman Who Went To War\u00a0fits perfectly into my interest in Britain during WWII. Finally, I found a copy of A Peculiar Treasure, an autobiography of Edna Ferber. I recently reread Saratoga Trunk so this seemed like perfect timing. I found a couple of books at a library book sale. Devil Water\u00a0by Anya Seton was actually on the free rack. I read it years and years ago and remember very little about it. It might be time for a reread. I bought a copy of At Home\u00a0by Bill Bryson. I always enjoy his books. I had this as an e-book loan from the library but it is really more the type of book I like to dip in and out of rather than read straight through so when I saw a copy for a dollar I picked it up. The last few books are ones I ordered online. They are ones I particularly wanted, not ones I stumbled across like all the previous ones mentioned. I bought another Helene Hanff, Underfoot in Show Business, since I am in the process of rereading her books. Then I bought two books about books which might be one of my favorite reading categories. I finished The Year of Reading Dangerously\u00a0by Andy Miller last week. It made me laugh and his enthusiasm shone through but I am still trying to decide whether or not to forgive him for not liking Pride and Prejudice. When I bought the Andy Miller book Ex Libris\u00a0showed up as a recommended purchase. Who am I to argue about the wisdom of buying another book about books? It promptly went into my cart. I know nothing about it but it gets good reviews. My last purchase was The Shepherd’s Life\u00a0by James Rebanks. I follow him on Twitter and enjoy the bits of his life I see there so decided to give his book a try. I may not have all the money in the world but I do seem to have an endless supply of books. And if I did have all the money in the world what would I do? Well, I have always dreamed of a home library with shelves on all the walls, a big fireplace, and the world’s most comfy chair. 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