Strand had announced its annual sale on books. Almost once a year, they announce 80% discount on books where they sell at 20% discount. Call me compulsive and I was there. Here is the report.
Wanted
Found
Book on low-light/night photography
Gotcha! Just what I wanted
Heavy discounts on books of Welch/Iacocca
Only hardcovers. Did not buy them
Complete collection of short stories on Chekhov
40 short stories from Chekhov. Bought it
Books on Amazon forests
Found none. Settled for a lonely planet guide
lonely planet guide to south India, if such a thing existed
Found an equivalent
Complete works of RK Narayan
Settled for a collection of 3 novels
Books on Transactional Analysis. Don't ask me what is it
Found only one that I did not want
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"A gift of wings" from Richrd Bach
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Also bought a self help book
The whole thing took nearly 90 minutes. I dunno how long time I need to read them. :-)
