Free Books

[Alex]

The other discussion of "too many books" reminded me that since I started working again last fall I haven't been good about getting the unnecessary books out of the house. So, here are is a list of books that I'll be moving out one way or another.

If you want one (or more) just reply saying what and then PM me with a mailing address and I'll eventually drop in the mail. There is a small chance of Lani vetoing some from being deaccessioned (see, library school teaches you big words). But otherwise, first claimed, first served.

The commute requirement of easy reading has reintroduced an embarrassment of mid-quality science fiction to my recent reading list.

Balfour, Sandy, pretty girl in crimson rose (8): A Memoir of Love, Exile, and Crosswords (http://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Girl-Crimson-Rose-Crosswords/dp/1585421987) (hardcover)

Bryson, Bill, The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America (http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Continent-Travels-Small-Town-America/dp/0060920084) (trade paperback)

Bryson, Bill, Notes from a Small Island (http://www.amazon.com/Notes-Small-Island-Bill-Bryson/dp/0385600739) (trade paperback)

Casti, John L., The Cambridge Quintet: A Work of Scientific Speculation (http://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-Quintet-Work-Scientific-Speculation/dp/B000OOS5PE) (trade paperback)

Chabon, Michael, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (http://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Adventures-Kavalier-Clay/dp/0312282990) (trade paperback) - Pulitzer Prize winner (and deserving of it)

Cohen, Patricia Cline, A Calculating People: The Spread of Numeracy in Early America (http://www.amazon.com/Calculating-People-Spread-Numeracy-America/dp/B000OP6WO4) (trade paperback)

Cornwell, Patricia, Blow Fly (http://www.amazon.com/Blow-Fly-Patricia-Cornwell/dp/0316854743) (mass market paperback)

Denby, David, Great Books: My Adventures with Homer, Rousseau, Woolf, and Other Indestructible Writers of the Western World (http://www.amazon.com/Great-Books-Adventures-Rousseau-Indestructible/dp/1574531794) (hardcover)

Ellis, Richard, Aquagenesis: The Origin and Evolution of Life in the Sea (http://www.amazon.com/Aquagenesis-Origin-Evolution-Life-Sea/dp/0142001562) (trade paperback)

Fadiman, Anne (editor), The Best American Essays, 2003 (http://www.amazon.com/Best-American-Essays-2003/dp/0618341617) (trade paperback)

Ferguson, Craig, Between the Bridge and the River (http://www.amazon.com/Between-Bridge-River-Craig-Ferguson/dp/0811858197) (trade paperback) - Yes, that Craig Ferguson and it is a novel not an autobiography.

Fouts, Roger with Mills, Stephen Tukel, Next of Kin: What Chimpanzees Have Taught Me About Who We Are (http://www.amazon.com/Next-Kin-Chimpanzees-Taught-About/dp/068814862X) (trade paperback)

Gaiman, Neil, Neverwhere (http://www.amazon.com/Neverwhere-Novel-Neil-Gaiman/dp/0060557818) (trade paperback)

Gibson, William, Pattern Recognition (http://www.amazon.com/Pattern-Recognition-William-Gibson/dp/0425198685) (trade paperback)

Gleeson, Janet, Millionaire: The Philanderer, Gambler, and Duelist Who Invented Modern Finance (http://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Philanderer-Gambler-Duelist-Invented/dp/068487296X) (trade paperback)

Grisham, John, The Broker (http://www.amazon.com/Broker-John-Grisham/dp/0385340540) (mass market paperback)

Hamilton, Peter F.
Judas Unchained (http://www.amazon.com/Judas-Unchained-Peter-F-Hamilton/dp/0345461665) (hardcover)
The Naked God, Part 1: Flight (http://www.amazon.com/Naked-God-Flight-Part/dp/0446608971) (mass market paperback)
The Naked God, Part 2: Faith (http://www.amazon.com/Naked-God-Part-Faith/dp/0446605182) (mass market paperback)
The Neutronium Alchemist, Part 1: Consolidation (http://www.amazon.com/Neutronium-Alchemist-Part-I-Consolidation/dp/0446605174) (mass market paperback)
The Neutronium Alchemist, Part 2: Conflict (http://www.amazon.com/Neutronium-Alchemist-Conflict-No/dp/0446605468) (mass market paperback)
Pandora's Star (http://www.amazon.com/Pandoras-Star-Peter-F-Hamilton/dp/0345479211)(mass market paperback)
The Reality Dysfunction, Part 1: Emergence (http://www.amazon.com/Reality-Dysfunction-Part-Emergence/dp/0333675630) (mass market paperback)
The Reality Dysfunction, Park 2: Expansion (http://www.amazon.com/Reality-Dysfunction-Part-Expansion/dp/0446605166) (mass market paperback)

Heinlein, Robert A., Tunnel in the Sky (http://www.amazon.com/TUNNEL-SKY-Robert-Heinlein/dp/B000H41SFA) (mass market paperback)

Kislevitz, Gail Waesche, First Marathons: Personal Encounters with the 26.2 Mile Monster (http://www.amazon.com/First-Marathons-Personal-Encounters-26-2-Mile/dp/1558216731) (trade paperback)

Kpomassie, Tete-Michel, An African in Greenland (http://www.amazon.com/African-Greenland-Review-Books-Classics/dp/0940322889) (trade paperback)

Lederer, Katy, Poker Face: A Girlhood Among Gamblers (http://www.amazon.com/Poker-Face-Girlhood-Among-Gamblers/dp/1400052769) (hardcover) - Biography of sister to famous poker players Howard Lederer and Annie Duke

Linnman, Paul, The Exploding Whale and Other Remarkable Stories from the Evening News (http://www.amazon.com/Exploding-Whale-Remarkable-Stories-Evening/dp/1558687432/) (trade paperback) - Linnman was a longtime local anchorman in Portland, Oregon. This is something of a biography but has all the details of the famous dynamited whale which he covered.

Maupin, Amistead, Tales of the City (http://www.amazon.com/Tales-City-Novel-Armistead-Maupin/dp/0061358304) (trade paperback)

McDevitt, Jack, The Engines of God (http://www.amazon.com/Engines-God-Jack-McDevitt/dp/0441002846) (mass market paperback)

Millington, Mil, Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About (http://www.amazon.com/Things-Girlfriend-Have-Argued-About/dp/081296666X/) (trade paperback) - This is an actual novel, not just a print collection of rants from the somewhat famous web site.

Nash, Bruce and Zullo, Allan, The Baseball Hall of Shame (http://www.amazon.com/Baseball-Hall-Shame-Bruce-Nash/dp/0671687662) (trade paperback) - A former Sacramento Public Library book but I swear it was acquired legally.

Parker, Andrew, In the Blink of an Eye: How Vision Kick-Started the Big Bang of Evolution (http://www.amazon.com/Blink-Eye-Vision-Sparked-Evolution/dp/0465054382) (trade paperback)

Shearer, Harry, It's the Stupidity, Stupid: Why (Some) People Hate Clinton and Why the Rest of Us Have to Watch (http://www.amazon.com/Its-Stupidity-Stupid-Clinton-Contemporary/dp/0345434013) (hardcover)

Vowell, Sarah, Assassination Vacation (http://www.amazon.com/Assassination-Vacation-Sarah-Vowell/dp/074326004X) (trade paperback)

Will, George, Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball (http://www.amazon.com/Men-at-Work-Craft-Baseball/dp/0060973722/) (trade paperback)

[blueerica]

Just so it's made clear: I've taken all the best ones.

(I kid! I kid!)

[Not Afraid]

I highly recommend the Bill Bryson and Sarah Vowell.

[Tref]

I didn't notice any Richie Rich comic books on the list, but if you have any, I'll take 'em.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Hmm, are either baseball books worth the read?

And if no one else has claimed it, I'd love to read the Sarah Vowell book.

[Stan4dSteph]

If still available, I'm interested in:Bryson, Bill, The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America (http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Continent-Travels-Small-Town-America/dp/0060920084) (trade paperback)

Ellis, Richard, Aquagenesis: The Origin and Evolution of Life in the Sea (http://www.amazon.com/Aquagenesis-Origin-Evolution-Life-Sea/dp/0142001562) (trade paperback)

Fouts, Roger with Mills, Stephen Tukel, Next of Kin: What Chimpanzees Have Taught Me About Who We Are (http://www.amazon.com/Next-Kin-Chimpanzees-Taught-About/dp/068814862X) (trade paperback)

Gaiman, Neil, Neverwhere (http://www.amazon.com/Neverwhere-Novel-Neil-Gaiman/dp/0060557818) (trade paperback)

Gleeson, Janet, Millionaire: The Philanderer, Gambler, and Duelist Who Invented Modern Finance (http://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Philanderer-Gambler-Duelist-Invented/dp/068487296X) (trade paperback)

Kislevitz, Gail Waesche, First Marathons: Personal Encounters with the 26.2 Mile Monster (http://www.amazon.com/First-Marathons-Personal-Encounters-26-2-Mile/dp/1558216731) (trade paperback)

Kpomassie, Tete-Michel, An African in Greenland (http://www.amazon.com/African-Greenland-Review-Books-Classics/dp/0940322889) (trade paperback)

[Alex]

Greg and Steph, need you to PM me mailing addresses.

Men at Work is about the hidden element of baseball. The work we never see that goes on in support of the talent we assume. It is four chapters, each focusing on a different person.

Tony LaRusa and managing; Orel Hershiser and pitching; Tony Gwynn and hitting; Cal Ripken and fielding. I found the Hershiser and Ripken chapters particularly interesting.

[Kevy Baby]

Men at Work is about the hidden element of baseball. The work we never see that goes on in support of the talent we assume. It is four chapters, each focusing on a different person.

Tony LaRusa and managing; Orel Hershiser and pitching; Tony Gwynn and hitting; Cal Ripken and fielding. I found the Hershiser and Ripken chapters particularly interesting.If GD doesn't claim it, I will. He has first shot at it though.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

I'm interested in the Sarah Vowell...

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'll totally take Men at Work. I'll pass it on to you when I'm done, Kevy.

[Kevy Baby]

I'll totally take Men at Work. I'll pass it on to you when I'm done, Kevy.Thanks - sounds like an interesting read.

[lindyhop]

:eek: I'm not looking! I'm not looking!


Actually the books that caught my eye are the ones I already own. So I'm safe for now.

[libraryvixen]

I'd like Poker Face and Great Books please!

[blueerica]

Crap, I just sent Alex the PM a couple of days ago with the books I'd asked without posting which ones I was interested in, and I realize that people have been asking for the books I'd asked for the day of.

I was interested in Aquagenesis and Poker Face.

Also, the Bill Brysons if no one else wanted them, though there appears to be interest.

[Alex]

Libraryvixen, PM me your mailing address. Ok, claimed books in the order they were spoken for are:

Ghoulish Delight
Vowell, Sarah - Assassination Vacation (http://www.amazon.com/Assassination-Vacation-Sarah-Vowell/dp/074326004X)
Will, George - Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball (http://www.amazon.com/Men-at-Work-Craft-Baseball/dp/0060973722/)

Stan4dSteph
Fouts, Roger with Mills, Stephen Tukel - Next of Kin: What Chimpanzees Have Taught Me About Who We Are (http://www.amazon.com/Next-Kin-Chimpanzees-Taught-About/dp/068814862X)
Gaiman, Neil - Neverwhere (http://www.amazon.com/Neverwhere-Novel-Neil-Gaiman/dp/0060557818)
Gleeson, Janet - Millionaire: The Philanderer, Gambler, and Duelist Who Invented Modern Finance (http://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Philanderer-Gambler-Duelist-Invented/dp/068487296X)
Kislevitz, Gail Waesche - First Marathons: Personal Encounters with the 26.2 Mile Monster (http://www.amazon.com/First-Marathons-Personal-Encounters-26-2-Mile/dp/1558216731)
Kpomassie, Tete-Michel - An African in Greenland (http://www.amazon.com/African-Greenland-Review-Books-Classics/dp/0940322889)

blueerica
Bryson, Bill - The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America (http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Continent-Travels-Small-Town-America/dp/0060920084)
Bryson, Bill - Notes from a Small Island (http://www.amazon.com/Notes-Small-Island-Bill-Bryson/dp/0385600739)
Ellis, Richard - Aquagenesis: The Origin and Evolution of Life in the Sea (http://www.amazon.com/Aquagenesis-Origin-Evolution-Life-Sea/dp/0142001562)
Lederer, Katy - Poker Face: A Girlhood Among Gamblers (http://www.amazon.com/Poker-Face-Girlhood-Among-Gamblers/dp/1400052769)

libraryvixen
Denby, David - Great Books: My Adventures with Homer, Rousseau, Woolf, and Other Indestructible Writers of the Western World (http://www.amazon.com/Great-Books-Adventures-Rousseau-Indestructible/dp/1574531794)


This leaves (note, Good Omens and Deliverance have been added to the list):

Balfour, Sandy, pretty girl in crimson rose (8): A Memoir of Love, Exile, and Crosswords (http://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Girl-Crimson-Rose-Crosswords/dp/1585421987) (hardcover)

Casti, John L., The Cambridge Quintet: A Work of Scientific Speculation (http://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-Quintet-Work-Scientific-Speculation/dp/B000OOS5PE) (trade paperback)

Chabon, Michael, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (http://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Adventures-Kavalier-Clay/dp/0312282990) (trade paperback) - Pulitzer Prize winner (and deserving of it)

Cohen, Patricia Cline, A Calculating People: The Spread of Numeracy in Early America (http://www.amazon.com/Calculating-People-Spread-Numeracy-America/dp/B000OP6WO4) (trade paperback)

Cornwell, Patricia, Blow Fly (http://www.amazon.com/Blow-Fly-Patricia-Cornwell/dp/0316854743) (mass market paperback)

Dickey, James, Deliverance (http://www.amazon.com/Deliverance-James-Dickey/dp/038531387X) (trade paperback) - The book on which the movie was based.

Fadiman, Anne (editor), The Best American Essays, 2003 (http://www.amazon.com/Best-American-Essays-2003/dp/0618341617) (trade paperback)

Ferguson, Craig, Between the Bridge and the River (http://www.amazon.com/Between-Bridge-River-Craig-Ferguson/dp/0811858197) (trade paperback) - Yes, that Craig Ferguson and it is a novel not an autobiography.

Gaiman, Neil and Pratchett, Terry, Good Omens (http://www.amazon.com/Good-Omens-Accurate-Prophecies-Nutter/dp/0060853980) (mass market paperback)

Gibson, William, Pattern Recognition (http://www.amazon.com/Pattern-Recognition-William-Gibson/dp/0425198685) (trade paperback)

Grisham, John, The Broker (http://www.amazon.com/Broker-John-Grisham/dp/0385340540) (mass market paperback)

Hamilton, Peter F.
Judas Unchained (http://www.amazon.com/Judas-Unchained-Peter-F-Hamilton/dp/0345461665) (hardcover)
The Naked God, Part 1: Flight (http://www.amazon.com/Naked-God-Flight-Part/dp/0446608971) (mass market paperback)
The Naked God, Part 2: Faith (http://www.amazon.com/Naked-God-Part-Faith/dp/0446605182) (mass market paperback)
The Neutronium Alchemist, Part 1: Consolidation (http://www.amazon.com/Neutronium-Alchemist-Part-I-Consolidation/dp/0446605174) (mass market paperback)
The Neutronium Alchemist, Part 2: Conflict (http://www.amazon.com/Neutronium-Alchemist-Conflict-No/dp/0446605468) (mass market paperback)
Pandora's Star (http://www.amazon.com/Pandoras-Star-Peter-F-Hamilton/dp/0345479211)(mass market paperback)
The Reality Dysfunction, Part 1: Emergence (http://www.amazon.com/Reality-Dysfunction-Part-Emergence/dp/0333675630) (mass market paperback)
The Reality Dysfunction, Park 2: Expansion (http://www.amazon.com/Reality-Dysfunction-Part-Expansion/dp/0446605166) (mass market paperback)

Heinlein, Robert A., Tunnel in the Sky (http://www.amazon.com/TUNNEL-SKY-Robert-Heinlein/dp/B000H41SFA) (mass market paperback)

Linnman, Paul, The Exploding Whale and Other Remarkable Stories from the Evening News (http://www.amazon.com/Exploding-Whale-Remarkable-Stories-Evening/dp/1558687432/) (trade paperback) - Linnman was a longtime local anchorman in Portland, Oregon. This is something of a biography but has all the details of the famous dynamited whale which he covered.

Maupin, Amistead, Tales of the City (http://www.amazon.com/Tales-City-Novel-Armistead-Maupin/dp/0061358304) (trade paperback)

McDevitt, Jack, The Engines of God (http://www.amazon.com/Engines-God-Jack-McDevitt/dp/0441002846) (mass market paperback)

Millington, Mil, Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About (http://www.amazon.com/Things-Girlfriend-Have-Argued-About/dp/081296666X/) (trade paperback) - This is an actual novel, not just a print collection of rants from the somewhat famous web site.

Nash, Bruce and Zullo, Allan, The Baseball Hall of Shame (http://www.amazon.com/Baseball-Hall-Shame-Bruce-Nash/dp/0671687662) (trade paperback) - A former Sacramento Public Library book but I swear it was acquired legally.

Parker, Andrew, In the Blink of an Eye: How Vision Kick-Started the Big Bang of Evolution (http://www.amazon.com/Blink-Eye-Vision-Sparked-Evolution/dp/0465054382) (trade paperback)

Shearer, Harry, It's the Stupidity, Stupid: Why (Some) People Hate Clinton and Why the Rest of Us Have to Watch (http://www.amazon.com/Its-Stupidity-Stupid-Clinton-Contemporary/dp/0345434013) (hardcover)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Please add Good Omens and Tunnel in the Sky to GD's package.

[Ghoulish Delight]

My package is perfectly fine as is, thank you.

[Kevy Baby]

Yeah, I was gonna say something...

[Alex]

View them all (http://images.google.com/images?q=+site:plan59.com+filetype:jpg&ndsp=21&svnum=10&hl=en&safe=off&start=273&sa=N) faster without the forced categorization foisted on you by the Plan 59 site.


This post should be in the Plan 59 thread if someone wants to move it.

[€uroMeinke]

Again - there sure are a lot of car pics

[libraryvixen]

Can you please add
Pretty Girl in Crimson Rose
and
Tales from the City

[Alex]

Yes on the first, the second was claimed elsewhere.

[Gemini Cricket]

I don't know if this is the best thread to place this, but if you want a free audiobook recording of "The Alchemist" by Paul Coelho, iTunes is giving it away for free today.

[Tref]

Books was framed!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Oh, this is the same thread, damn, I had some picked out from the list.

Hey Alex, I don't suppose any of the list are still available. Pattern Recognition sounds interesting

[mistyisjafo]

Wow, I'm going to post mine here too. I've got a ton to get rid of.

Any suggestions on what to to with old books that don't find a home?

[Gemini Cricket]

Donating them to a liberry?

[Ghoulish Delight]

I hear they burn nicely.