For sale: Books

[sfllaw]

I have some books that I want to get rid of. I have this insatiable habit for book-buying and sometimes I just get carried away. I don't need these ones anymore, so I thought that you might want them. I'm selling them, but not for money. Used books have terrible resale value. Instead, you must offer to do a good deed (that you normally wouldn'

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[scjody]

I've been meaning to get + read Iron Council for quite some time now.. can it be mine? Incidentally, have you read The Scar? It's a sequel (same world but only tangential connections between the characters) to ..Station. You can borrow mine if not...

As for the good deed, I'll have to think of something. The "normally wouldn't do" is the hard part.. maybe I should go bury some quarters in the sand at the local playground :)

[sfllaw]

That's a good one. You should do it in the sandbox, so they're likely to be found!

Normally wouldn't do can also be something that you would do, but at an abnormal frequency.

[miseri]

I'd be interested in "The Rituals of Dinner".

P.S. With regard to the blurb from "Nickel and Dimed": What's wrong with minimum wage being below the poverty line? Isn't it *supposed* to be there? I always thought that demanding that minimum wage be above the poverty line was like insisting that 100% of all test results be "above average".

[da_lj]

You've got your analogies wrong.

"The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. People who have an income below the poverty line have no discretionary disposable income, by definition."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_line

[miseri]

Really? I was under the impression that it was simply a subjective indication of what would be considered "poor".

See, I've heard the complaint before that the minimum wage does not put one above the poverty line -- but on hearing what the minimum wage was, realised that I could live on the minimum wage and (assuming no previous debts or dependants) still have money left over to put in the bank. And this is below the poverty line? Hence my impression.

[da_lj]

Yep, those are the two big assumptions: no debts or dependants; if you imagine adding either, the situation is usually a lot more dire. Barbara E. talks about both of these a while. A common scenario involves people with no cushion for unexpected disasters, falling into debt that can't be climbed out of. It's pretty uncommon for someone on minimum wage to be able to save much, but that's just about the only way to climb out of the hole; that and help from family or friends

[dwiseman]

I'll take Ender's game. In return I'll join the Umbuntu cause (as already promised) AND give away one of my own books.

[sfllaw]

I'll mark you down for it.

[peaceful_dragon]

Hi Simon, I'll take "The Long Tail", and I promise to pay it forward. :)

[sfllaw]

Great.

[sfllaw]

Lapsus. I haven't seen that word in years.