Found for cheap at a Library store, one even has an old Borders sticker on the back,sigh.
Libraries are helpful in so many ways .
pickpicked this up on indie bkstore day from Changing Hands pop up shop of banned books. The Tangs move to the US for a better life. This book is really upbeat,yet doesn‘t sugar coat how they are exploited by a hotel owner as mom,dad,& daughter Mia do everything to run a motel owned by a guy who only pays them part of the cost of a nights stay. I was joyful to watch them slowly find some success while not losing their empathy. Mia, a super character
FYI I found these reasonably priced cat toys at my local indie pet shop, Made in the US . Buy one rod , lots of different toys to switch out . Of course,had to think how long will they remain inexpensive, where do their materials come from? Stupid tariffs.
#Bibliophile #BkBasedOnPainting I read all of Blocks Matthew Scudder books , this book is from a more lighthearted series about a gentleman burglar named Bernie Rhodenbarr . Read a few of those too. Enjoyable.
Today‘s thrift store finds ! A reissue series from the 1990s . I have several, always great to add to the set ! $1.50 both .Love these covers
#5JoysFriday
1.Still high on Indie Bookstore day! 2 stores & the Tempe Library store.
2. A friend brought me some great Bay Area Sourdough bread.
3.GREAT signs at the May Day meeting of WTF?
4.new kitty lounge and scratcher!
5. Coffee, always coffee!☕️ Thanks for the tag @Eggs
#Bibliophile #Circus #BOTM I ordered the book version as my selection this month! This prompt was meant to be.😃
Happy May Day ! From a company called Radical Tea Towels !
#DynamicDs #Drink I‘ve got a small section! 🥃🍷🍸🍹
#BookHaul #IndependentBookstoreDay the big one ! Fast Boys.. was a free ARC , Tucci & Witch of New York were sale books . Front Desk and Dear Martin were from the Banned Book section. They have great stickers, I also picked up a birthday card ! Hazzah!
#bookHaul political cartoons from -1969 Olifant book. The Wilkersons & The Gift by Hadiz gifting to a friend on a tight book budget. Tempe Public Library store , 16 bucks for all !
Today Changing Hands , part of the banned books display . 😡I found I owned or read most of them . Picked up 2 I hadn‘t read .
A pop up shop inside Changing Hands Tempe , Az. I heard the conversations of teachers & staff talking of all the controversies & challenges. Hey , I know that most Littens are profoundly aware of all of this , I was happy to see customers who are discovering for the first time the extent of this BS !
#DynamicDs #Dark James Ellroys mother Jean was found murdered in suburban LA , left by the side of the road , murderer never found , case closed . James was only 10. He feels that his obsession with his mom‘s memory is largely responsible for his crime novels set in L.A. This book is part memoir , part story of Ellroy working with Detective Bill Stoner to see if even so many years later there is something to be learned about the case.
Picking up an Emily Dickinson bust to use as weapon? It has to be “You” season 5 ! Netflix
Keep going everyone!
#DynamicDs #Doll
I love Ibsen, maybe time for a reread !
Thrifted today ! Escoffier is from 1941 no extra charge for the sauce splatters, Pennsylvania State Grange Cook Book 1928.
Ooh my , well feeling seen ! 😁 https://www.readyourcolor.com/take-the-assessment
Thanks @Ruthiella !
#WondrousWednesday on Thursday!
1.Daffodils! But I live in the desert southwest so the daffodils are here in Jan./Feb. Actually, the roses have already bloomed and are fading fast.
2.Grateful for my cats , friends,& baseball!⚾️
Thanks @Eggs for the tag!
Ok , who remembers this ? 😁
From April 4th edition of Shelf Awareness. 😡
#DynamicDs #Doorway I read this long ago . People read it a lot in the drug infused 60s Huxley wrote both in the 1950s.
#DynamicDs #DoubleLetterTitle An all time favorite!
Thanks for the tag, @Eggs
#ThreeListThursday #TLT 73 of 100 ! Yay!
So many ! Gangs Of New York , Field Of Dreams, Goodfellas , Pulp Fiction, Sideways……
Time I get to this one . @Librarybelle suggested the tag #RealHistory @dabbe suggested #HonestHistory Remembering the sanitary history of my school days , I remember thinking, is this all there is? Doesn‘t seem some people, stories are left out ? Over the years there are more options available. Older ones below.
pickWell , I didn‘t read it as fast as some of the reviewers, but I did enjoy this twisty thriller. Sloane lies about nearly everything, she had a rough beginning and uses her fibs to make her life more interesting than it is. She meets a handsome father with his lovely daughter at a the park, maybe a nanny gig ? Maybe something else ? Getting close to this family may be more than she bargains for !
I only read a couple of his books, enjoyed them !😢 https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/03/30/irish-crime-writer-ken-bruen-dies-...
#HashTagBrigade @BarkingMadRead
I wish it was a full set , it isn‘t ! Will read the first chapter tonight.
#DynamicDs #Detective #OldSchool The tagged book is a collection of stories , The Maltese Falcon brought us Sam Spade , The Big Sleep , Phillip Marlowe .
Humphrey Bogart played both of those roles , & as you can see from the cover , Robert Mitchum played Marlowe in a remake . Good stuff !
#CoverStories #Prison Bunker has really done time & has written several books about crime & prisons.You may also have seen him as Mr. Blue in Reservoir Dogs
pickLoved it ! Belongs next to these others that I have reread since Election Day. While some events outlined in this book have changed , it is still a relevant book as the playbook for dismantling democracy and running the grift never changes . Enlightening and depressing, so glad I read it
#CoverStories #Barn Spin wool , make cheese, make bricks ,cure bacon! My grandparents could make almost everything, I have always been interested in the old folkways. If we keep going the dystopian way we all may need books like this !
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