In it for the longue dureé

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So I didn't buy Braudel's Mediterranean & The Mediterranean World in the Age of Phillip II at Second Story today. I saw two of three volumes, and, somewhat dismayed, I exclaimed, to no one in particular:

"But where's volume THREE?!"

"Shit, dude, we've got volumes 1 and 2--" said the guy behind the tables of used books. I don't think I've met such a lively response about a random remark about Braudel since I left university.....