Books to recycle

[cjwatson]

We have a ridiculous excess of books, not so much compared to how many books I want to have in an ideal world, but certainly compared to how much space we have for storing them, so I'm going to start trying to cull them. Does anyone who I'm likely to see in the next month or two want any of these, for free? Otherwise I'll take them to a charity shop or similar.

Scott Adams: The Dilbert Future
Robert Asprin: Another Fine Myth
Tim Berners-Lee: Weaving the Web
Alex Boese: Elephants on Acid, and Other Bizarre Experiments
The Harvard Lampoon: Bored of the Rings
Seanan McGuire: October Daye, books 1-4 (Rosemary and Rue; A Local Habitation; An Artificial Night; Late Eclipses) - these were water-damaged thanks to the good care taken by a courier so we got replacement copies, but I believe they're still readable
Mil Millington: Things my girlfriend and I have argued about
New Scientist: Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?
Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events, books 1-3 (omnibus)
Keir Thomas: Beginning Ubuntu Linux

ETA: added the Lemony Snicket

Comments

[kaberett]

Oooh yes please to the Seanan McGuire!

[cjwatson]

They're yours. Possibly remind me next time we're likely to be at the same party, or e-mail me at the address in my profile and we can arrange pickup/delivery.

[kaberett]

I'm going to be in town this weekend (mostly the Saturday), if that might be convenient?

(wait you totally said to e-mail you sorry)

[ghoti.livejournal.com]

We will be at the Haymakers on Saturday if that helps? I can remember to bring it, anyway.

[cjwatson]

We'll bring them to the Haymakers on Saturday on the off-chance, as ghoti says; otherwise, indeed, mail me and we can sort something out.

[kaberett]

What sort of times? I will happily arrange to swing by around other plns :-)

[cjwatson]

Not sure exactly, but I expect we'd be there at least between 2 and 5; and if you're likely to be late, leave a reply here and I can just leave the books with somebody else at the pub. Thanks!

[kaberett]

Right, I shall attempt to make it along in time :-) Will attempt to stay in touch also!

[liv]

Wow, book culling! I'm impressed at your resolve.

[ghoti.livejournal.com]

:) he found more but they were things I hadn't read yet.

I am mostly impressed that he had the patience to post and wait - when I do a book cull, I pull a load of books off the shelf into a carrier, let Colin veto any he wants to, and then charity shop straight away, lest I end up not sending them. Even so, some books got back onto the shelf a couple of times.

[cjwatson]

*sniff*

[rmc28]

Can I claim the New Scientist book and the Lemony Snicket please?

(Bring children and books to the rec near us on Sunday afternoon?)

[cjwatson]

They're yours. We have other plans on Sunday afternoon, I think, but I'll bring them to the pub tonight and give them to Tony.

[rmc28]

:-) That will also work, thank you.

[ewx]

Amnesty shop on Mill Road has been pretty good for taking books that can't be given away to friends or colleagues, BTW.

[lalajia.livejournal.com]

Could I paypal you postage for the Seanan McGuire books? :)

[cjwatson]

I'm afraid kaberett beat you to it over on Dreamwidth. Sorry! They are excellent though. ;-)

[gerald_duck]

I realise I've never actually read The Dilbert Future, just had people quote bits of it at me. I'd quite like to find out the hard way whether people have quoted all the good bits at me. (-8

I can also recommend Bored of the Rings and the New Scientist book to people, albeit so much so that I already have my own copies…

[cjwatson]

No problem, you can have it. I'll bring it to the pub next time I'm there ...