Thursday, August 19, 2010

My Holy Moses Score Booklist

Yesterday I stopped by one of the local thrift stores for "just a minute" and came away with 2 boxes of books! I usually always find a few good ones but never have I left with a cart FULL of them! I was so thrilled I thought I might share them here. I love to see what others are reading and I am known for snooping on bookshelves everywhere I go. I also have a habit of trying to see what books are in little inset pictures of ads. I can't help myself. I tend to lean towards reference books and childrens books and of course classics. I don't get too many fiction books for myself. So for those fellow book aficionados, here you go.




Now instead of making you squint and try to see all of the titles, I'm going to break it up into groups for you! Aren't I nice?


This is a neat set I have been wanting for awhile. I read the original book Simple Abundance by Sarah ban Breathnach years ago. Now there is a daybook (hb), companion workbook(large pb), and a study book(hb).

I just LOVE Cheryl Harness books! Excellent illustrations and information. Great childrens books.

This big book is brand new and will be perfect for the newest addition to our little one room schoolhouse.
And note the "teacher approved" label in the lower right hand corner of the cover! That sure makes me feel better!?! :-)

Here are assorted books for my littles including a sweet Precious Moments bible for my Lydia bug. Can't imagine paying full price for books that will get so much wear and tear. And they are all in excellent condition...for now. ;-)



This oversized hardback book is brand new and is a memory book filled with beautiful watercolor paintings. Every page is to be filled out with information about my life, my mom's life, and my daughter's life. It will be wonderful for a certain daughter's birthday next year. I just hope I can remember enough to fill in all of the pages!


This is a stack I am particularly excited about! All excellent condition including the matching full set of The Chronicles of Narnia!


Another stack of excellence! And do you see that 2003 Taste of Home cookbook? We collect those for the girl's hopechests. Also a hardback brand new I Spy book (the kids love those) and a Cartooning book with some of the best instruction I've seen for two of my kids. Details on the rest below

An inside peak of the top book; The Classic Herb Cookbook
What I like about this are the full page spreads of photographs and detailed information on each edible herb.

Poetry for Young People is a series I highly recommend. Great illustrations to accompany the text throughout.

 
Always a score when I find any DK Eyewitness books. It looks brand new!


My kids (especially the boys) cannot get enough of Stephen Biesty cross-section books. They check them out at the library all of the time! And these two huge oversize books are seriously in brand new condition.


Here are more goodies for me!


At the top of the pile are three quote books and everyone knows how I love my quotes! I especially love the one full of garden thoughts, so inspiring!

These are great standards to collect for the self help section of everyone's personal library.

For Men Only by Shaunti Feldhahn(great series for couples)
Ministry of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson (LOVE all of her books!)
Keeping Our Children's Hearts by Steve and Terry Maxwell (of MOTH fame)
boy meets girl with CD by Joshua Harris(gotta plan ahead!)
The Heart of Anger by Lou Priolo (highly recommend)
Five L♥ve languages of children by Gary Chapman(met him once-very nice guy)


Brand new hardback and the girls just love his stuff, not that our dogs are like his though! :-)


One of my favorite titles from my youth. Classic hardback with lovely ribbon bookmark.


A thick compendium by William J. and while I was flipping through it, I didn't recognise half of the books he recommends! That is hard to do; stump me on books so I'm excited to read through it and discover many more title to search for!



I have more deals from previous trips to share but I'll save them for later. So I am wondering how much everyone thinks I paid for my Holy Moses Score of books?? If I counted correctly, I've listed 46 books. Let me know what your guess is in the comments and we'll see if I really got a deal or not! But don't do what hubby does and under price it all. I did pay more than say 5.00 for all of them! No bursting my bubble of pride allowed! :-)