glorycloud's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birthday Used Books Haul It is 3:30 PM Friday hot afternoon here in West Michigan. Carol and I just got back from celebrating my 68th birthday by visiting thrift stores and a used books store in South Haven Black River Books. We also went out for lunch. Since I am extremely tired I will now list the used books I bought today for my Birthday- 'The Lonely Hunter: A Biography Of Carson McCullers' By Virginia Spencer Carr 'Driving on the Rim' A Novel By Thomas McGuane 'Stories II' Short Stories By T.C. Boyle 'Here At The New Yorker' a memoir By Brendan Gill 'The Last Good Kiss' A Novel By James Crumley 'Last Notes from Home' A Novel By Frederick Exley 'Misfit: The Strange Life Of Frederick Exley' Biography By Jonathan Yardley 'The House in Paris' A Novel By Elizabeth Bowen 'The Yips' A Novel By Nicola Barker 'O'Keeffe & Stieglitz: An American Romance' biography by Benita Eisler 'A History Of The English Speaking Peoples Since 1900' By Andrew Roberts 'Mr. Know-It-All' A Memoir By John Waters 'The Cambridge Quintet: A Work of Scientific Speculation' By John L. Casti 'Gabriele d' Annunzio: Poet, Seducer, And Preacher Of War' biography By Lucy Hughes-Hallett 'Dissent: The History Of An American Idea' American History By Ralph Young Carol and I left the house this morning around 9:50 AM for South Haven. Every place we went was busy with people out enjoying the hot weather. Since I am exhausted I will close. I need to rest. 3:52 p.m. - 2020-08-14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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