Just inside the doors, right past the in-house deli, through the double doors into the community room lies in wait a plethora of exciting and invigorating ladies just aching to be picked up and read until their spines arc and their corners curl. What’s more these ladies are cheap, $2 bucks a pop at most, and some are even virgins.

Today, was “Book Sale” day at my community library. I went because the coupon said hardcovers $2, paperbacks $1. I was aprehensive, I was a little nervous. Once inside my nerves cooled and my mind began to race with the possibilities.

My main concern–although quelled rather quickly–was that these books would be in horrible shape, and even at two bucks not a very good deal. Boy, was I ever wrong. Not only were some of the books in excellent condition some were brand new. I picked up 8 Books for ten dollars, all but one in hardcover, and two were actually brand new first editions.

“The Fifth Angel” by Tim Green,
“The Shining” by Stephen King (1 of 2 first edition HC’s in mint condition),
“Friday” by Robert Hienlien (2 of 2),
“Christine” by Stephen King,
“Pet Cemetary” by Stephen King,
“Catch 22” by Joseph Heller,
“Insomina” by Stephen King,
and “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens (only paperback)

Additionally my wife and sons found an enormous quanity of terrific young reader and educational books, as home-schoolers this was a very exciting find and purchase for them.

All in all I would say the library doesn’t suck, or really even come close. We spent twenty-five dollars on at least one hundred and fifty dollars worth of books.

But, most of all I am so very eager to lie down in bed, tenderly sliding one of my new ladies out of her slip-cover, glently spread her wide, then read her until I’m spent and drift off into a satisfied, deep sleep.