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A Book is a Present You Can Open Again & Again

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I love books almost as much as I love sea shells. I have always been a reader.  As a young girl I learned early on that I could travel anywhere or I could be anybody as long as I had my nose in a book. So now on the sunny-side of middle age I find myself quite the frustrated librarian.  I have a huge entertainment/storage center that is the home to hubby's big honkin' tv and my books. I also have a bookshelf in my bedroom for all my special & collectible books. Most of what I collect is non-fiction.  My favorite being anything on shells, shell craft, or sea life particularly Florida. I especially love digging around in thrift stores and garage sales for a good buy. Who doesn't like paying .50 cents for a $19.95 book in the name of resourcing? The price says $1.50 but the copyright is 1970 when prices were a little cheaper. That same book would be at least $5.00 today brand new. $3.99 for a R. Tucker Abbott book that was originally $14.95 Anyone who has been ...