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Voldemort’s One Hour Service Parts I, II, & III by Stuart and Kathryn Immonen. via heyoscarwilde

My wife and I discovered today that they used to sell books in stores and apparently it wasn’t going well for this company called Borders, so they are selling all of their books (and DVDs and furniture and dirty coffee shop equipment) at 50% off. Here’s what we picked up:

Picture 1

• Hawaii Calendar
• MAD’s Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragones: Five Decades of His Finest Works
• Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You
• Lynd Ward: Prelude to a Million Years, Song Without Words, Vertigo (Library of America)

Picture 2

• Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years
• Jack’s Path of Courage: The Life of John F. Kennedy by acquaintance and ever-talented Matt Tavares.
• Children’s Treasury of Classic Poetry
• Parenting With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition)
• Parenting Teens With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition)

Picture 3

• Wits & Wagers Family (Board Game!)
• 730 Easy Science Experiments: With Everyday Materials
• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
• Ideas That Changed the World
• Stitch ‘N Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook

Picture 4

• Official Borders Stool.

NOT PICTURED (WHY?!)

• A four piece Richard Scarry Poster Set for kids

Some thoughts

I’m actually really excited to read all of these books, even the ones that my wife picked out. A Wits and Wagers game has been on my game list for quite a while (up to ten players!) and the calendar has two photos that are places we visited in Kauai. The stool, which my wife called “gross” - perhaps it was the gum stuck under it - will definitely come in handy. I’m excited to tell my future child about these places called “Book Stores” and how people used to sit on these tiny chairs and read books for free.

I’ve been really wanting to read Bird By Bird for years now. Probably the best catches were the Sergio Aragones book and the Richard Scarry poster set. I perused the Keeping a Nature Journal book and it also seems something I’ll enjoy a lot.

PS - I linked to most of this stuff on Amazon where you can get almost the same exact price as the ones that we paid at Borders.