Question for those seriously obsessed...

[Ande]

Lots of libraries have their inter-library loan requests on-line--just 
fill out the form, and wait for the library to notify you that the book 
has been delivered to your nearest branch--or the book mobile if you 
live in the sticks. (If not on-line--pick up a stack of the forms to 
keep at home)   I have asked for things that the librarian didn't want 
to let go of--they come with instructions and the local librarian has to 
vouch that I know how to handle a book--sometime I order things just to 
keep the locals on their toes....public libraries are very cool, an 
essential function of government, one of the foundations of democracy, 
etc.  Don't get me started on the destruction of the libraries in Iraq...


Bryan Snyder wrote:

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>   thanks for the inter-library thing people... seriously... I never really
>   knew or even considered the idea.
>   <embarrassment>
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>   On 1/17/07, Chris Abraham <[1]cja at well.com> wrote:
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>     Do you live near a university? I bet a good Uni would have these texts.
>     Academic texts are always dear.
>     --
>     Chris Abraham [2]cja at well.com +1 (202) 352-5051
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: "Charles Albert" <[3]cfalbert at gmail.com >
>     Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:47:26
>     [4]To:pynchon-l at waste.org
>     Subject: Re: Question for those seriously obsessed...
>     went shopping for I G Farben, did you?
>     110 bucks on Amazon...
>     yikes....
>     but if I sell the shoe shine stand...
>     love,
>     cfa
>     On  1/17/07,  Bryan  Snyder  <[5]wilsonistrey at gmail.com: <mailto:
>     [6]wilsonistrey at gmail.com> > wrote: ...so I'm looking at Amazon and I
>     find all these books that I can only get via 3rd party sellers... these
>     books range from $50 to >$100 in price, and I really enjoy reading ABOUT
>     GR... almost as much as reading it myself.
>     I was wondering if anyone knows of any way to basically not pay those
>     absurd prices, i can't imagine TP himself would approve of paying such
>     prices for dead trees.... you know? BUT I REALLY WANT TO CHECK THESE
>     OUT>
>     Anyone know of any newsgroups that may have scans of this stuff... ebook
>     conversions?? anything?
>     Is anyone willing to send me a book like this for a somewhat reasonable
>     price??
>     Has anyone found anything (I've already read pretty much everything on
>     the various TP websites).
>     An example is Katherine Hume's Pynchon's Mythography... I paid very
>     little (like... <$30) and it was a great read... really informative and
>     insightful, i didn't see nor agree with all she wrote but it's very
>     enjoyable for me to read about my favorite book...
>     any help would be met with great levels of appreciation.
>     Thanks,
>     Bryan
>
>References (WARNING: clicking these links may not be safe)
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>   1. mailto:cja at well.com
>   2. mailto:cja at well.com
>   3. mailto:cfalbert at gmail.com
>   4. mailto:To:pynchon-l at waste.org
>   5. mailto:wilsonistrey at gmail.com
>   6. mailto:wilsonistrey at gmail.com
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