new boooooooooooooooooooooooooooks!

[baratron]

I can tell I'm premenstrual now. Apart from the funny moods and the tummy pain, every time I lift my arms up I burst out of my bra. Believe me, this is less fun than it sounds.

Why are so many people I know being diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Is it actually quite a common ailment? Or do I just know a lot of unlucky people? Is there a link between being a geek and having a dodgy digestive system? Hmmm.

Some of Richard's family have bought me Christmas presents from my amazon wishlist and they're sitting here looking at me going "I'm a new boooooook". One of them's shaped like a DVD too, which means I have double the excitement - is it a movie, or a game? The temptation to open them is strong, but if I do that I won't have any surprises on Christmas day. I could go and look at my current wishlist to see what items are missing is even stronger, but I probably have a good enough memory that I'll be able to work it out. I hate waiting!

On a similar note, I wish whoever the publishers are would hurry up and reissue Cetaganda - it's the only Miles Vorkosigan book I haven't read (apart from the new one), and waiting for it's driving me nuts. I don't really want to ask people to spend £12 on it, and I don't like hardbacks all that much. I don't know why amazon or Borders can't get it from the US, either. Usually they can.

Comments

[mjl]

well i have just purchased another small item from your wishlist for you (and Richard), but it'll probably turn up later than christmas day... and I know what the other items that you've got are now too :-P (but no looking at the list, 'cause I agree you'll be able to work it out...)

Cetaganda

[elisem.livejournal.com]

Well, if it would make any difference if the hardback were signed, you can get one from Dreamhaven Books (www.dreamhavenbooks.com) for fifteen dollars U.S.; dunno if you like signed hardbacks any more than unsigned, though. Some don't.

Here's the info from the Dreamhaven site:

Bujold, Lois McMaster - Cetaganda 1st Ed. HC (Baen) 1996 Vorkosigan novel. SIGNED. Remainder mark. VGF in jacket. (10/24/2001) $15.00

They do a lot of international mail-order, and they have many things that are hard to find elsewhere. Plus they will check their used section if you're seeking something out of print and/or that you need to find at less than full cover price. (They usually have a good batch of remaindered books as well.)

[Full disclosure: I used to work there. I still think they're great. They don't pay me wages any more, but I do get the "Oh, you again" discount. Even if they didn't, though, I'd still recommend them, because they have good stuff.]

Dunno if they have any unsigned hardcovers left, but those were about $6.98, I think. Probably all gone, though, by now.

Re: Cetaganda

[elisem.livejournal.com]

Sorry; I screwed up that URL.
Try Dreamhaven Books (http://www.dreamhavenbooks.com/) instead.

[lizw.livejournal.com]

IBS is incredibly common - my Reader's Digest book claims 30% of the population suffer from it at some point in their lives, and I've also read newspaper articles claiming that it's the second most common reason for missing work after the common cold (although I've read the same thing about backache, so that may not be accurate).

[lovingboth]

It's long amused me that it's often cheaper in s/h bookshops to get the hardback edition of an old sexuality book than a paperback... despite the fact that it's more likely to last (and be easier to scan if I ever get around to scanning and OCRing the collection.)

I don't like hardbacks all that much

So you are not alone in this either.

[johnckirk.livejournal.com]

Re: Bujold novels, you can get the latest one ("Diplomatic Immunity") as an electronic copy from Baen - go to:
http://www.webscription.net/
That's what I did, as I didn't want the hardback cluttering up my shelf, but I didn't want to wait for the paperback either - cheap ($5), and well worth it. (I wish the new Pratchett novel was available that way.)

As for "Cetaganda", we do have a copy in the ICSF library, but you'd need to be around college to borrow/return it...

[damerell.livejournal.com]

I've got a Cetaganda. :-)

I'd lend it to you, but that might not be entirely straightforward. I'm in Staines over Christmas - remind me where you live?