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Andy

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I've got $100 to spend at barnes and noble....
« on: May 21, 2008, 08:53:17 PM »
I usually piss it away on magazines when I get bored, but I don't want to this time.  I'm not a big reader, and anything that is too deep gets way over my head quickly.  So here are some options:
1) use it to get some subscriptions to magazines, but what?
2) buy some music books [last year I bought Kill Your Idols (which I liked), This Wheel's on Fire (haven't read it), Shakey (which I'm halfway through) and I think the Chunklet book (I liked).  This year I would probably be buying the Ego Trip books and something else]
3) buy an amount of moleskine notebooks equal to my age.
4) piss it away on various other stuff on their website (lame board games, dvd's, etc...)

Somebody recommend some stuff.  If you do, I might end up sending you something from bn.com in return.
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Andy

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Re: I've got $100 to spend at barnes and noble....
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2008, 09:14:11 PM »
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Gilly

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Re: I've got $100 to spend at barnes and noble....
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2008, 09:49:05 PM »
Have you read Chuck Klosterman's books? Kill Your Idol's was great and it made me think of Klosterman right away for some reason just because it's a different approach to music writing and mostly because Killing Yourself To Live was great.
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yesno

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Re: I've got $100 to spend at barnes and noble....
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2008, 09:54:54 PM »
How about a non-lame game?





I really like this one card game, Pit, but they don't have it.


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Gilly

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Re: I've got $100 to spend at barnes and noble....
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2008, 10:28:55 PM »
The only thing Barnes and Nobles has a corner on is seating for me to read books and magazines for free.
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yesno

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Re: I've got $100 to spend at barnes and noble....
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2008, 10:31:12 PM »
I like that every Barnes and Noble smells the same.
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masterofsparks

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Re: I've got $100 to spend at barnes and noble....
« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2008, 10:37:31 PM »
Why not pick up a few of the 33 1/3 books? They're fun, quick, easy reads (most of them, anyway), and they have a surprisingly high ratio of good to bad.
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Dorvid Barnas

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Re: I've got $100 to spend at barnes and noble....
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2008, 10:56:40 PM »
I'm a big fan of their cat calendars.  I'll see you there next December 24th!
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Re: I've got $100 to spend at barnes and noble....
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2008, 08:14:43 AM »
Quote from: Dorvid on May 21, 2008, 10:56:40 PM
I'm a big fan of their cat calendars.  I'll see you there next December 24th!

I'll be there, picking up the 2009 Stuff on My Cat calender!
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bruce

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Re: I've got $100 to spend at barnes and noble....
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2008, 12:05:48 PM »


Books 1 - 3 are out.
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gravy boat

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Re: I've got $100 to spend at barnes and noble....
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2008, 12:28:12 PM »
A great music book, if you haven't read it, is Our Band Could be Your life by Michael Azerrad.
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Fig Neutron

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Re: I've got $100 to spend at barnes and noble....
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2008, 01:10:45 PM »
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Fresh fruit enriches everyone.  Takes the thirst out of everyday time.  A pure whiff of oxygen, painting over a monochrome world in primary colors.  We all know that.  It's why everyone loves fruit.

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Re: I've got $100 to spend at barnes and noble....
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2008, 01:27:27 PM »
Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America by Steve Almond.
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Fig Neutron

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Re: I've got $100 to spend at barnes and noble....
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2008, 01:53:48 PM »
Seriously, though, I know what you mean about piddling it away on this and that and you end up with a bunch of half-decent clutter.  I'm browsing their DVD sets (not Selleck)--I'd probably go for a few nice things that would also display nicely--but I'd be torn on whether to shell out for a regular DVD set now or wait on the Blu-Ray thing or something, as that stuff (players, at least) will probably drop like a led blimp in the near future.

EDIT: I personally don't like buying books unless they are reference or visual, as they just don't have that enduring appeal to me.  Plus, they're heavy.
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Fresh fruit enriches everyone.  Takes the thirst out of everyday time.  A pure whiff of oxygen, painting over a monochrome world in primary colors.  We all know that.  It's why everyone loves fruit.

iAmBaronVonTito

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Re: I've got $100 to spend at barnes and noble....
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2008, 05:59:03 PM »
Quote from: gravy boat on May 22, 2008, 12:28:12 PM
A great music book, if you haven't read it, is Our Band Could be Your life by Michael Azerrad.

i endorse this music book.

also,

*It Came From Memphis
*Things I've Learned From Girls Who've Dumped Me
*BOMP!: Saving The World One Record At A Time
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