I got a $50 gift certificate from Barnes and Noble for my b-day...

[Reverend_Smitty]

it is totally burning a hole in my pocket. I think I'm going to take a trip over there on Saturday afternoon. What books should I buy? Inspire me DU!

[Kire]

1. buy a doggie calendar

they should be on sale for a good price this time of year

[Kathy in Cambridge]

2. "Nickel and Dimed" by Barbabra Ehrenreich

It will give you empathy with service people. It really exposes the cycle of poverty.

[Reverend_Smitty]

6. I had to read that one as a college freshman...

I guess it was a bit of a cautionary tale about what happens if you don't stay in school. Great read, that book cemented my hatred for Wal-Mart

[7th_Sephiroth]

3. buy all the case closed manga you can

good reading

[babylonsister]

5. WTF? Case closed manga?

Title? Author? :shrug:

[Reverend_Smitty]

9. Yeah I'm not really sure what manga is either

Do explain

[7th_Sephiroth]

12. Title Case closed

Category: manga

its a highschool detective gets turned into a kid and must solver numerous murders to find the people who shrank him

[Catch22Dem]

4. LUCKY!!!

In my Napoleon Dynamite voice. ;)

[Reverend_Smitty]

8. lol...I love that movie

I might have to pick up the DVD with my gift card :P

[Catch22Dem]

10. Now that's a brilliant idea!

Good thinkin'

[politicaholic]

7. Have you ever bought a book on tape or CD and taken a long drive?

I bought the Hobbit on CD last year and drove through the mountains...it was really fun.

[Mz Pip]

11. Thread of Grace

by Mary Doria Russell or A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin.

Both excellent novels.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[CanuckAmok]

13. John Perkins: "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man"

Can't put it down!

[Reverend_Smitty]

14. Ohhh good one!

I've been wanting to read that one for a while now. I might have to pick it up

[catbert836]

15. "Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare"

If you're into that kind of thing, that is.

[Catshrink]

16. Bushwhacked! get the audio version ready by Molly herself.

And make sure you have Jon Stewart's America.

[flamingyouth]

17. This little book called "On Bullshit"

The author was on The Daily Show a couple of weeks ago. I picked it up the other day and it's hilarious.

Lewis Black also has a book out. Enjoy! :hi: