Gee, Art, here in Maine it seems as though every library has a big booksale using donated books. You'd think they'd eventually run out of books and start recycling them. And who knows, maybe they are and we haven't noticed.

And our yard sale books are pretty eclectic. Sure there are the usual runs of Harlequin romances and Reader's Digest Condensed Books but there are also some great gems hiding in those bins.

I have found any number of great records in the local yard sales as well. Gordon Bok, The Beers Family, Ed McCurdy's Dalliance series, John Jacob Niles, etc. I even found a complete set of 78's which were the companion records to go with Carl Sandburg's American Songbag. On them Carl Sandburg is playing and singing some of the songs from his book.

It sounds to me, Art, as if you need better hunting grounds. Maybe a round of summer visits to me, Burke, Ebbie and DaveO would feed your book fiend!