I decided to take all of my books into Half Price Books today to see what I could get for upcoming trek back across the Atlantic. Half Price Books is an interesting place..the employees seem to like and dislike their jobs at the same time. I once worked in an independent bookshop and came across some really interesting and quality people..both employees and patrons. At Half Price Books the employees seem to like being around all the books, but not so much the people. They weren't rude or abrupt in any way, but seemed preoccupied by what they wanted to read next.
I browsed the political section and got really stuck into a book on the legislative process of Latin America. As "fascinating" as it sounds...I found myself going back to the book after my books were processed. I would have bought this book, but spending money on books after I sold mine seemed to defeat the purpose of reducing clutter for the move. That look must have been written on my face because a guy that was in the same section said "It's OK to sell 25 books and come out with 1" We ended up discussing the out of date Cold War books and having a chuckle.
I am not sure if it's in my anticipation of the final move over to England, but I seem to be really taking in all my environments that I put myself in.
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