BOOK HAUL (Books / Comics / Zines Purchases) 2013

jstate wrote:

I'm looking forward to digging into it. Perusing it some I can see I'm going to be disappointed there isn't more on my favorite 'Mats record Don't Tell A Soul.

From Out Of The Closet thrift store with 50% off

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That Jim Morrison bio is probably the best and most balanced book ever written on the man IMO

Yotsuba&! volume 11

Via LibraryThing Early Reviewers:

Limbus, Inc., a 5 novella shared world anthology.

Shock Totem #6

From the fine folks at The Onion. A book of pop-culture lists.

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Tanequil by Terry Brooks

LibraryThing Early Reviewers again:

Nightmare Ballad by Benjamin Kane Ethridge

Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Eldest by Christopher Paolini

Shock Totem #6

Our local library is having its annual Book Sale this week. No CDs this year (dang!) but I did find some cool readables:

George Carlin - When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?

Roger Ebert - Your Movie Sucks

Douglas Adams - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

...and it just occurred to me that all three of these guys are dead. Wow, that's depressing as hell.

A Bride's Story 1

From Goodwill for 2.00. Been trying to get this since it came out.

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So for my birthday I got some gift cards for digital books. Not sure how I feel about it. I've resisted so far but I'll give it a try. At least it'll give the ipad another function.

Here's what I picked up

Judas Priest : Heavy Metal Painkillers by Martin Popoff
Tails Of A Ratt By Bobby Blotzer
Grunge Is Dead - Greg Prato
The Road Warriors by Joe Laurinaitis
Everybody Wants Some - The Van Halen Saga by Ian Christe
No Regrets by Ace Fehley

From LibraryThing's Early Reviewers:

The Video Games Guide by Matt Fox

Glad I didn't pay too much for the Dogtown book. Little too picture heavy to hold much interest for me. The Metal Lists book is a lot of fun. I could probably read lists all day. Of course there is a lot I personally disagree with (their acts that aren't metal would make some HOM members heads explode and their hatred of Dave Mustaine is a bit overbearing - they do give him some props musically) but overall a worthwhile book that'll get a ton of repeat readings.

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From a library book sale:

Stephen R. Donaldson: The Mirror of Her Dreams
Ursula K. LeGuin: The Left Hand of Darkness
Tales of H.P. Lovecraft
O.R. Melling: The Hunter's Moon
Larry Niven & Edward M. Lerner: Juggler of Worlds
Philip Pullman: The Subtle Knife
H.P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror (various authors)

Birthday present from my brother..

Sex, Drugs, Ratt & Roll: My Life in Rock by Stephen Pearcy .... autographed copy

Fat Freddy wrote:

Birthday present from my brother..

Sex, Drugs, Ratt & Roll: My Life in Rock by Stephen Pearcy .... autographed copy

VERY cool!!!!! Quick and easy read

I expect a full Hub review of it. I'm tentative to pick that one up because as big of Ratt fan as I am, I find Pearcy's personality to be annoying as all hell. That thing better have some great stories (not just stories about his greatness) or some cool info for me to want to read it.

From the dollar store

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jstate wrote:

I expect a full Hub review of it. I'm tentative to pick that one up because as big of Ratt fan as I am, I find Pearcy's personality to be annoying as all hell. That thing better have some great stories (not just stories about his greatness) or some cool info for me to want to read it.

From the dollar store

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Nothing earth shattering in the book - basic history of him then his time in RATT...... And the fact that Pearcy is probably the only person on the planet that still uses the term "trim"......

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And the fact that Pearcy is probably the only person on the planet that still uses the term "trim"......

I'm about halfway thru the book and that struck me funny as well. I haven't heard anyone use that term since Eddie Murphy in "48 HRS."

jstate - great pickup on that Simpsons book!! I borrowed that one from the library a while back, lotsa good stories in that one.

I think the last time I heard it was Andrew Dice Clay.

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great pickup on that Simpsons book!!

I almost put it back since I've long since stopped watching. But giving it a glance it was too entertaining to put down. I love the style of letting the various people tell the stories. I'm a big fan of that type of book.

Dan Brown - Inferno