tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post2346615343311402016..comments2024-02-04T19:35:38.236+11:00Comments on Good Morning Travellin' Penguin: G is for GOING To A Second Hand Bookshop..........Travellin' Penguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286703342642772792noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-16472818238488734252015-07-12T15:32:37.862+10:002015-07-12T15:32:37.862+10:00I know, we all think alike. I am glad to have save...I know, we all think alike. I am glad to have saved the books. There were some nice ones in the piles of books he had. Travellin' Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286703342642772792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-28927570332238093842015-07-12T15:23:16.229+10:002015-07-12T15:23:16.229+10:00I see a number of commenters share my shiver of ho...I see a number of commenters share my shiver of horror at reading about books being THROWN OUT. Well done on the rescue. It is sad that book appreciation is not a universal virtue. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-53903356231421990882015-07-10T06:41:58.079+10:002015-07-10T06:41:58.079+10:00I think the supervisor is a bit of a control freak...I think the supervisor is a bit of a control freak. She does let the ladies on the other days unpack/sort books but not price or sell them before she sees them. Very frustrating if you see something on the pile Tues you want but can't have until Friday. I do tell her the staff are volunteers who love books and not Greek shipping magnate but what can one do? Haha😕Travellin' Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286703342642772792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-79691066350992379422015-07-10T06:37:22.523+10:002015-07-10T06:37:22.523+10:00I know exactly what you mean about the adrenaline ...I know exactly what you mean about the adrenaline rush - and I'm always so thrilled if something I want comes to light while I'm sorting/pricing in Oxfam (we do this every day - we'd never cope if we only priced donations once a week!).Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-8065345114528959532015-07-10T06:02:47.990+10:002015-07-10T06:02:47.990+10:00I know what you mean Thomas. The Buddhist have a w...I know what you mean Thomas. The Buddhist have a wonderful teaching on impermanence and eventually everything will be gone but I don't want my books to die in my lifetime or in the lifetime that comes after me. I hope too that someone enjoys them as much as I do. Having no children I have no idea what will happen but I think my will will dater for a mega book auction so at least no landfill, at the moment. Travellin' Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286703342642772792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-18299807832731827842015-07-10T05:55:21.121+10:002015-07-10T05:55:21.121+10:00One of my fears is that when I die my books will b...One of my fears is that when I die my books will be trashed because my next of kin won't want to bother. And I think of all the obscure books I have rescued from oblivion. I guess I need to leave a big enough legacy to allow for their rehousing with a like minded young person.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-43522240884931824342015-07-08T16:31:15.974+10:002015-07-08T16:31:15.974+10:00I could too. It always seems when I visit a book s...I could too. It always seems when I visit a book shop I have to leave or have someone with me that wants to go. I need to just go alone when I have nothing on.Travellin' Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286703342642772792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-51592575883250587072015-07-08T16:07:33.713+10:002015-07-08T16:07:33.713+10:00Wonderful to cone over all these old books. I love...Wonderful to cone over all these old books. I love going in to second hand book shops. I could stay there forever, just looking at the books. Lisbeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-31345145718409253582015-07-08T15:36:45.491+10:002015-07-08T15:36:45.491+10:00Brian was pretty much estranged from his relatives...Brian was pretty much estranged from his relatives so when he died they just swooped. I think death brings out the best or the worst in people. I was happy to save them and find them homes. I have all my Penguins catalogue on Library thing.com plus a list of all of them on my blog. I can access the list online from my smart phone. Though I still end up with duplicates either from not having my phone or finding incorrect data once in awhile. I do remember quite a few of the covers. A combination of technology and memory. Usually one of them works. 😊Travellin' Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286703342642772792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-84205818782964620702015-07-08T13:03:45.299+10:002015-07-08T13:03:45.299+10:00hard to believe that one's relations would tre...hard to believe that one's relations would treat possibly valuable books that way. question: how do you remember what books you already have? i'm forever taking one home that is already there. i just shelve it with a sigh...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-8452557626899114532015-07-08T11:26:49.463+10:002015-07-08T11:26:49.463+10:00I think Love Me Little was the favorite of the gro...I think Love Me Little was the favorite of the group as well as the blue Penguin Poets. It is so nice to chat to people who know the excitement of book hunting. Noone I hang around with here in Hobart understands that haha ☺Travellin' Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286703342642772792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182711239163480368.post-7397165963055803192015-07-08T10:38:16.645+10:002015-07-08T10:38:16.645+10:00Oh, that adrenaline rush! There is nothing quite ...Oh, that adrenaline rush! There is nothing quite like the thrill of hunting through shelves of books, except the thrill of finding a treasure. Love Me Little looks like a fun summer read - judging just by the cover of course.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.com