Besides food, rent and gasoline, the thing that I spend the most money on by far is books. I have no problem checking books out of the library when available, but more often than not, I prefer the out of print, poorly known, and ultimately somewhat rare books that one doesn't find at any but the best libraries. Below is an example of the books that I've purchased recently:Osteology of the Reptiles by Alfred Sherwood Romer
Atlas of Invertebrate Macrofossils by John Murray
Ends of the Earth by Roy Chapman Andrews
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchet
Florida's Fossils by Robin C Brown
Fossiling in Florida by Mark Renz
Splendid Isolation by George Gaylord Simpson
The Dechronization of Sam Magruder by George Gaylord Simpson
Dinosaurs and other Mesozoic Reptiles of California by Richard P. Hilton
Evolution of Herbivory in Terrestrial Vertebrates edited by Hans-Dieter Sues
Systematics and Morphology of American Mosasaurs by Dale A. Russell
Coastal Process and Engineering Geology of San Diego by the San Diego Association of Geologists
Anonymous Rex & Casual Rex by Eric Garcia
Lake Wobegone Summer 1956 by Garrison Keillor
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
Tortilla Flats by John Steinbeck
A Log From the Sea of Cortez by John Steinbeck
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
There are others that I'll probably get just as soon as I find an acceptable price; perhaps below 10 cents per page. Furthermore, I'll admit that all the Steinbeck novels at the end are available at most libraries, but I was on the road and in need of something to read when I bought three of the four of them. On the other hand, I'm sure that this is all just an extension of my compulsion to collect things and adorn my home with them the way a hermit crab sticks bits of lichen to the shell it inhabits. Besides though, who ever heard of a hermit that wasn't well read.
As an afterthought and as I've said before, in the event of my passing, my library is to remain intact and shall not be dispersed under penalty of severe beating by a zombie paleontologist.
4 comments:
Hey Will what book store were you talking about in the linked post. I'm always up for increasing my own book collection (just picked up a copy of Thulborn's Dinosaur Tracks for $170CAN which compared to the other copies averaging $1000US was a steal).
The store that had the paleo books is on the south side of whyte ave near the Black Dog and the Thirsty Turtle. I think that there is a Tim Horton's right there too. It is primarily an antique store, but there are books as well.
So in the event of your passing are you saying I CAN have your stereo? ;P
Mr Insanity,
You may certainly have my stereo. In fact, if you'll pick it up, you can have it now. I don't use it, but odds are that it still works.
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