And a follow-up to Laga's suggestion--The Devil and the White City by Erik Larsen.
'Lessons'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Buy 2 get 1 free DVDs (I'm trying to talk myself out of getting the first two seasons of Battlestar Galactica with this)
I just bought the second season of BSG and SPN with that! I got a gift card for Christmas from my boss.
I can tell you that we're having some good sales right now!
sweet.
great recs - thanks guys!
I also read Atonement after seeing the movie, and loved it.
Gris, I'm curious - what are some of the major (if any) differences between the book and the movie? My mom read and loved the book, and is leery of seeing the movie, as she doesn't want to "ruin the book" (her words).
Sox, unless you'd like to have your purchase in your hands ASAP, I'd take a look at bn.com. I'm pretty sure you can use your gift card online, the sales are the same, and the discounts are deeper there than in the store. I was just looking at the site for the DVD sale, and I found out that they have a lot of their DVDs for 10% regularly, plus the B2G1F deal, and since it is online, it might be (I'll have to check for this) tax-free with a possibility of free shipping, as well. And, if you have a membership card with B&N, you can use it online as well as in the store for 10% more off.
And, if the online price ends up being the same as or more than the instore one, you can always cancel the transaction at the final moment and head into the store instead.
I'm pretty sure you can use your gift card online
You can.
it might be (I'll have to check for this) tax-free
No, since B&N has brick-and-mortar stores in whatever state Sox is in, presumably.
with a possibility of free shipping
Not just free, but FAST. Three days.
Does BookMooch have a packaging deal like Lala has where they send you postage-paid envelopes? I would love to give books away, but I know packaging and postage are a barrier for me.
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I'd take a look at bn.com
doing that now!
What is the book with "winter" in the title that is written by the same guy who does conservative political strategy?
Winter's Tale Mark Helprin.
I love that book.