Here are some details about the books available for purchase that Destination: Books has listed at its Alibris store at https://www.alibris.com/stores/destination.
Juliet, Naked and Songbook by Nick Hornby.
I went to see Hornby at the Highland Ballroom in Atlanta while he was on tour promoting the paperback version of Juliet, Naked, I waited in to get these books signed and give him a copy of my own book about books The Book Shopper: A Life in Review since Hornby has a book column in Believer magazine. He was gracious and signed everything, but I was disappointed that the never wrote about The Book Shopper (sigh). The Songbook copy is the original hard copy book and has the accompanying CD with 11 of the songs that Hornby writes about. See the blog posting from June, 2010.
Songbook is listed for $50 on my destination.alibrisstore.com. If you buy it, I will include Juliet, Naked for free with the same shipment (valued at $15). Just inquire at murray.browne905 (AT) gmail.com.
Women by Charles Bukowski
This is the classic 2002 Black Sparrow edition. Though some may find Bukowski "out of fashion" the actress and writer Quinta Bronson differs. She had just moved to L.A. from Philadelphia, and she read one of his books and found it comforting as she adjusted to a new city. "I enjoyed how frank he was, " she said in an interview in The New York Times Magazine (4/3/2022) ." I've always enjoyed his very frank characters - forthright in their terribleness. That's what got me; he was this terrible guy and he should change, but that is what he was at that time." Available here.
Seurat by Richard Thomson
This is a quality, large, trade paperback from Phaidon Press that simply deserves a good home. Just $6 plus S & H. To order, go directly here.
Marshal McLuhan on the Nature of Media: Essays, 1952-1978 edited by Richard Cavell
This is a book for the McLuhan junkie, but some of his observations are still relevant: "There is not possible protection from technology except by technology" or "The small child does more data processing -- more work than any child in any previous culture in the history of the world." Just $14 plus S & H. To order go directly here.
The Weekly Weeder by Ryan Gainey and Illustrated by The Count Beauregard DuBois
A collectible copy of Ryan Gainey’s spiral bound illustrated 18-page poster-like book The Weekly Weeder. What makes the book a collectible is that it was signed by Gainey himself. It is gorgeously illustrated in full color by The Count Beauregard DuBois.
The Story Behind It (or its provenance)
On Easter Sunday, 2015, my partner Denise and I toured Gainey’s home gardens on Emerson Avenue in Decatur. We were walking by his home and Gainey was in his backyard with his dogs and invited us to leisurely tour his gardens, which was well worth it. When he finished our stroll, he pitched The Weekly Weeder to us, we thought “Why not?” because it was the most amazing private garden we had ever seen or seen since. He was very pleased at our purchase and chatted at length while he signed the book in gorgeous script.
It is in very good condition, but the edges have slight shelf wear. $110 plus S & H. Available only by contacting murray.browne905 AT gmail directly.
The Complete Works of Murray Browne
Down & Outbound: A Mass Transit Satire by Murray Browne
The video says it all. $11 plus S & H. But volume discounts are available at book's homepage at downandoutbound.com. Look for the Down and Outbound Store link. Only 100 copies left! (sigh)
The Book Shopper: A Life in Review by Murray Browne
Destination: Books and the author of The Book Shopper are one and the same. You can still purchase a new copy of The Book Shopper from the publisher Paul Dry Books, but if you want a signed copy reach out to me on email at murray.browne905 (AT) gmail.com. The prices are about the same at each $12 (plus S & H).
A Father's Letters: Connecting Past to Present by Murray Browne
More details about the book including purchasing options are available at murray-browne.com