Big book sale boasts bevy of random treasures | THE BAINBRIDGE BLAB
Published 12:43 pm Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Stacked between the myriad of paperbacks boasting bylines like James Patterson and Dean Koontz, the offerings at the Friends of the Library’s latest book sale on Tuesday ran the gamut of genres from classic fiction, art and food and nutrition to poetry, environmental and psychological subjects.
Here is a really random sampling of some of the more quirky finds, hidden inconspicuously on the shelves, just waiting to be found:
1. “Looking for God in Harry Potter” by John Granger
Millions of children, even Christian children, are reading the mega-selling Harry Potter book series and are exposed to the Harry Potter movies. John Granger, a devout Christian, teacher of classic literature, and father of seven children, first read the Harry Potter books so he could explain to his children why they weren’t allowed to read them. After intense study, however, he became convinced that the books are underestimated as literature — and reflect important Christian truths.
2. “Dead Girls Don’t Wear Diamonds (Blackbird Sisters Mysteries No. 2)” by Nancy Martin
When a high society jewel thief winds up drowned at the bottom of a pool with a tacky garden gnome tied to her ankles, Nora must swing into action to save her old flame from a hasty murder charge.
3. “Good Ted, Bad Ted: The Two Faces of Edward M. Kennedy” by Lester David
Vacillating between sympathy and rebuke, this gossipy biography portrays Senator Edward Kennedy as “the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of American politics.” “Good Ted” is a fighter for the underprivileged, a “superb legislator” and caring father. “Bad Ted” is the liar of Chappaquiddick, the alcoholic and loutish sexual swinger. David, a journalist and author of five books on the Kennedys, describes Ted as “a victim of the family mystique,” unsuited for the role of patriarch which his father Joseph forced upon him after his brothers’ deaths.
4. “Quantum Consciousness: The Guide to Experiencing Quantum Psychology” by Dr. Stephen Wolinksy
This adventure into far-reaching psychological thought provides more than eighty exercises – designed to be done alone, in pairs, or in a group setting – for exploring the underlying unity that is quantum consciousness and the quantum approach to problem resolution.
5. “Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet” by Derrick Jensen, Aric McBay and Lierre Keith
Deep Green Resistance starts where the environmental movement leaves off: industrial civilization is incompatible with life. Technology can’t fix it, and shopping — no matter how green — won’t stop it. To save this planet, we need a serious resistance movement that can bring down the industrial economy. Deep Green Resistance evaluates strategic options for resistance, from nonviolence to guerrilla warfare, and the conditions required for those options to be successful. It provides an exploration of organizational structures, recruitment, security and target selection for both aboveground and underground action.
And there’s bargains galore: Many books range in cost from 50 cents to two bucks.
Today’s sale runs until 3 p.m.
Upcoming Friends of the Library book sale dates:
1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24
1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22
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