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Journalists like to think of themselves as presenting as accurate a picture as they can of the real world.

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists takes a broader view. It is presenting its annual journalism award this year to Michael Crichton, the science fiction writer whose latest book, "State of Fear," dismisses global warming as a largely imaginary threat embraced by malignant scientists for their own ends.

"It is fiction," conceded Larry Nation, communications director for the association. "But it has the absolute ring of truth."

say what?

The Absolute Ring of Truth!

Long have we, the brothers of the AAPG, sought it. With this simple band, forged in fiction, we shall bring our message to the entire world!

...for all values of journalism that are like writing in your LJ.

I'm sure it's very trustigious.

Exactly. It's truthiness is beyond reproach.

I think Stephen Colbert needs to start his own Truthiness Awards.

And he just did a whole thing on it. No mention of "truthiness" per se, though.

Soooo, does anyone have a recommendation for websites to find out about the value of 1st editions of non-antique books? I have two different books that I suspect are worth more than I paid for (especially since I paid less than a dollar for each), but I don't know.

Have you tried abebooks? Since it's a bookselling site, it's probably not good for insurance prices of first editions, but you'll get a sense of what the market price might be.