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One of the great things about working at a bookstore is, of course, free books. I only work one day a week (usually), but on that day I typically bring at least one book home on average.
Today it was three.
The first one I actually have had my eye on for awhile. Crime Classification Manual: the standard system for investigating and classifying violent crimes. The title, while dry, is an accurate description. It is a kind of law-enforcement textbook that describes every conceivable variety of homicide, arson, and sexual assault. Primarily a product of the FBI, its a clinical look at crime that you won't ever see on CSI or Law & Order, and includes some truly bizarre case studies. So what am I doing with it? Duh! How cool is that?
Next up is a very cool book that I can't wait to spend time with called Stikky™ Night Skies. Its 200+ pages of diagrams of the night skies coupled with a promise of "a unique learning method to bring a fascinating topic to anyone with an hour to spare. Specifically, its a quick intro to a hand full of constellations and a few stars, plus a crash course is using the sky for navigation. So what am I doing with it? To be honest I don't expect to learn anything new from it, but I am intrigued by the concept and captivated by the graphics.
Book 3 is Nick Hornby's The Polysyllabic Spree. If Fever Pitch is about a soccer geek, High Fidelity is about a music geek, then here is a work about a book geek.... Hornby himself. Comprised of 14 essays compiled from the Believer Magazine in which he geeks out about books and reading. And not reading. And writing. And writer's. And I'm sure he'd have words about my sentence construction, but its late and I don't care. So what am I doing with it? It sounds absolutely hilarious and totally awesome.
Bonus Track:
In the mail today came the new LEGO catalog featuring, a $200 model of the Eiffel Tower, a $300 model of the Taj Mahal, and a $500 model of the Millenium Falcon (5000+ pieces). Guess which of those are on my Christmas wish list.
Today it was three.
The first one I actually have had my eye on for awhile. Crime Classification Manual: the standard system for investigating and classifying violent crimes. The title, while dry, is an accurate description. It is a kind of law-enforcement textbook that describes every conceivable variety of homicide, arson, and sexual assault. Primarily a product of the FBI, its a clinical look at crime that you won't ever see on CSI or Law & Order, and includes some truly bizarre case studies. So what am I doing with it? Duh! How cool is that?
Next up is a very cool book that I can't wait to spend time with called Stikky™ Night Skies. Its 200+ pages of diagrams of the night skies coupled with a promise of "a unique learning method to bring a fascinating topic to anyone with an hour to spare. Specifically, its a quick intro to a hand full of constellations and a few stars, plus a crash course is using the sky for navigation. So what am I doing with it? To be honest I don't expect to learn anything new from it, but I am intrigued by the concept and captivated by the graphics.
Book 3 is Nick Hornby's The Polysyllabic Spree. If Fever Pitch is about a soccer geek, High Fidelity is about a music geek, then here is a work about a book geek.... Hornby himself. Comprised of 14 essays compiled from the Believer Magazine in which he geeks out about books and reading. And not reading. And writing. And writer's. And I'm sure he'd have words about my sentence construction, but its late and I don't care. So what am I doing with it? It sounds absolutely hilarious and totally awesome.
Bonus Track:
In the mail today came the new LEGO catalog featuring, a $200 model of the Eiffel Tower, a $300 model of the Taj Mahal, and a $500 model of the Millenium Falcon (5000+ pieces). Guess which of those are on my Christmas wish list.