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What Books did you recently buy?, New, Used, Collectible, Art, Graphic Novels/Manga/Comics, Downloads... |
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 Nov 23 2007, 06:48 AM
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Spellotaping Monster Books of Monsters
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Tell us about the Books that you bought and something as to what you found interesting about them.
I happen to like going to Book Markets and old Bookstores - especially in Belgium, Europe or when I am in London. I tend to go for more Art/Graphic books and Architecture books when I can afford them.
I picked up MW by Osamu Tezuka. Vertical Publishing. Hardback. I have 31 books by him and I hope to find more since many now are being translated into english. I like the bold cover which reminds me of early Russian Avant Garde Graphics. Vertical prints impressive versions of the books, but you have to get the first editions to get the beautiful endpapers. I bought this more from reputation than knowing what the book was about.
Galaxy Express 999 by Leiji Matsumoto. Viz Comics. Vol. 1. I had a store locate 3 volumes for me from the U.S. I have seen 19 episodes of the Anime, and I also liked how Daft Punk had Leiji Matsumoto supervise the making of Interstella 5555 so I was influenced first by seeing a visual medium of the graphic form. I really like how he conveys a journey that one must go through life, and how are choices shape our personal character and ethics.
This post has been edited by helyx: Nov 23 2007, 06:49 AM
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Nov 23 2007, 09:04 PM
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Newest Housekeeper at The Leaky Cauldron
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I went to B&N yesterday and I have a $25 gift card so I bought:
- Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
- The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
- I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I Would Have To Kill You by Ally Carter
The first two are classics and the third one caught my eye.
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Nov 23 2007, 09:20 PM
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Leaky's Resident Luna Biographer
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Just today I went out and bought two books at Barnes & Noble. I love going shopping for books...seriously, you put me in a Barnes & Noble at 9 in the morning and I can be there until 11 at night when they close 
Anyway, I bought Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes. I fell in love with the movie and I love Italy, so....
I also bought Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. I love her writing and my friend told me it was a good book 
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