$10 Library Book Haul - July 2019

If you've been following this blog since the beginning you know what this post is about. If not, I'll give a quick explanation. My city's public library will hold a book sale about four (maybe five) times a year. They fill a room with some books, movies, and more, that are going out of circulation. You bring a bag (or take one from them), fill it with all the things you find that you want, and just pay $10. It's honestly a steal with some of the finds I've gotten over the years.

This time the sale was held in the smaller branch of the library and spread out through three areas/rooms. Now even though there were fewer books than the other sales I've gone to, I found a great number of books!

I got to different journals, one was about horses, filled with sketches and quotes, and one with a green cover that caught my attention. I chose the horse one because it made me think of my friend who passed away. She loved horses and rode them in competitions and shows. I'm planning on doing something special with it and somehow getting it to her (or her parents) as a birthday/Christmas present.

The Kill Order by James Dashner - I read the Maze Runner series (some of my reviews are on this blog) and I really liked it, always wanted to read the prequel.

Allegiant by Veronica Roth - I love the Divergent trilogy and this was the only book that I didn't own, so SCORE!

Undertow and Raging Sea by Michael Buckley - These are the first two books in the series and I thought the concept/story was different and made me think of the Aquaman movie so I'll give them a try.

Silo series 1-3 by Hugh Howey (also called the Wool series) - One of my BEST FRIENDS and former roommate once told me about this series and how she loved it, and when I saw these three on the shelves I quickly scooped them up and put them into my bag. If she gives them the green light, then I'll take them.

So, not as many as my previous posts on my library finds, but I'm still happy with what I got. I think I'll really like some of these books that I haven't read before.

Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Is there anything you think I should be looking out for before/while reading? I look forward to reading more books and finding new favorites!

À bientôt!

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$10 Library Book Haul - April 2018

So, like my previous post on this event will tell you, my local city library will hold sales! You bring a bag, either a reusable shopping bag, or you can take a brown paper bag from them, fill it up with books, CDs, or even DVDs that they have no longer in circulation. Then all you have to do is pay them $10!!!

Ten dollars for a large number of books and other materials that normally altogether would have cost closer to $100. How great of a deal is that?? The best kind for me, and I'm sure my fellow booklovers will agree.

This time I was lucky to come home from university to take part in the sale, my mother and I were going to go to a paintbar the next day so it was just no thought about also going to this sale. Down below I will label the books and other items that I got, and why I decided to put them into my bag.

The French Way: 2nd Edition by Ross Steele. This book my mother handed to me. It was about the lives of those who live in France, and their sort of day-to-day culture. I thought it was an interesting book to have on hand for the day that I finally go to France for a vacation (or for a job).

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. I saw this book and was reminded that I've always been interested in this story, even from the movie. I just never saw the film and then never got around to read the book. Maybe now I will!

The Essential Cat by Paddy Cutts. So, it's a book about a photographer following around cats and taking many photos of them. How could I not get it???

French: A Self-Teaching Guide by Suzanne A. Hershfield. Even though I am a French Major with almost seven years of experience with the language (wow that was a jarring sentence to write), I think it's always good to relearn the basics and make sure you're fully grasping what you need to do.

Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow. I sang the musical version of this once so I thought this was a fun find at the library. I might read it to see how different or similar it is to its musical adaptation, or I might give it to my choral director as a gift for all he has done.

Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer. I liked the cover on this. It drew me to the book. Then I saw the tagline and dropped it into my bag. I always like learning about creativity. And if I don't like it, then someone else will.

Off The Beaten Path: Southern France (author unknown). So, someday in the future, I am going to go to France. It would be fun to learn about other places and areas in the South of France to discover. I couldn't find it on Goodreads either so oh well.

The Cat by Edeet Ravel. SO first off the title is The Cat so I had to read the back. The summary was very interesting and had a strange twist to it. I just hope the mystery in the summary will not be the only thing that I like about the whole story.

A small book about what to name your cat based on their personality, horoscope, and more!

Menagerie by Sharon Montrose. This was a French word, so I was intrigued. Then there were animals all over the cover. Turns out the book is just a bunch of pictures of animals. So in the bag it went.

Woodland Rains CD. An hour of calming nature sounds. Perfect for when I start meditating again!

Sucker Punch DVD. Another movie I have always wanted to see, but I could never find where to watch it. Let's hope it will live up to the hype I've put onto it in my mind.

The Year's Best Science-Fiction Annual Collection(s). This is authored by many and edited by Gardner Dozois. I grabbed the 28th, 29th, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th editions of them. I have always wanted to get more into Sci-Fi, so large collections of many short stories might just be the way to go!

So, these were the books, CD, and movie that I was able to purchase this past weekend. It was always a fun experience.

I was also doing a homework assignment while there. For one of my communication courses, I have to conduct two sets of 3 hours where I only communicate non-verbally. This means no talking or even texting! It was so hard to do that around books, I love them so much so I like to talk around them, even if just to myself wondering if I should get the book or if I have it already at home.

So, that was my $10 book bag sale. It was fun, and I found some really great stuff. Hopefully, I'll be able to get some photos of all the books to put it on Instagram before I go home too. Does your library do things like this? Would you like them to? Have you read/listened/or seen anything on my list? Tell me what you thought of it!!!

À bientôt!