So every year I usually do one big order of books, Usually Japanese aircraft with a mix of other stuff. This year way different. Post man will kill me as at least half supposed to arrive between today and tomorrow. Wife might kill me as well but oh well. Could have worse habits LOL Should completed my Soviet library for a while.
A new book in my library.
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
I think I'd be dead meat if being caught getting that lot in one go. Great haul though. 
Normally I would be but after showing her the cost of some of the books on my last vacation she had a change of heart and before vacation I was running a ton of OT.I think I'd be dead meat if being caught getting that lot in one go. Great haul though.
Escuadrilla Azul
Tech Sergeant
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Great haul Paul.
Donivanp
Major
I'd dead before the doorbell rang for the postman
Greg Boeser
1st Sergeant
Have stuff delivered at work.
Donivanp
Major
I'm retired
Ralph Haus
Tech Sergeant
Mind sharing your source? I have been lucky with a bookshop in Nashville but for mail order I had been using ThriftBooks.
special ed
2nd Lieutenant
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My wife works, so when delivered, my books disappear into the existing stash. So far, she has not noticed the growth, however my first daughter, recently walking through the shop showed a look of panic on her face. I'm sure it was due to my age, 82, and her thought of clearing the stuff out.
Ralph Haus
Tech Sergeant
That reminds me of a conversation with my young ones. Their looking at the contents that I have in my workshop, asked me what I'm going to do with all this 'stuff'? My reply. "Not going to be my problem"! Still not, still there.
Oh I have many sources, thrift book stores, Half price book stores, Amazon, Book Deposit, Abe Books and others including good will. Amazon if you look under used books can also be used. You have to figure out shipping and handling and such but there are a ton of places.
Hope it helps Ralph
Ralph Haus
Tech Sergeant
Many thanks. Thrift Books has free shipping when spending a certain amount. But lately their prices have edged up to where there aren't many bargains.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Live long enough to be a burden to your children.
That'll learn 'em.
Donivanp
Major
I use Amazon and as mentioned I look at the alternative book listed, often get a better price, thrift books and half price books (not so much half price anymore). Also I find something that sparks my interest and just plug it into a google search and see what pops up! Found the Spit and Hurricane Haynes manuals on Evilbay! Saved a bunch from a bookstore in Florida.
Ralph Haus
Tech Sergeant
If there are any of you that are in the Nashville TN area, and don't know about them, McKay's in SW Nashville (Old Hickory Blvd) is a must stop. My daughter travels there a lot and always stops, takes cel photos of the WWII shelves full of books, sends to me for shopping. Super bargaing compared to any of the online places. But then again it's in Nashville and they do have a website but no list of books.
Edit: Seems they have two more locations in TN, Knoxville and Chattanooga as well as two in NC, Greensboro and Winston Salem
Edit: Seems they have two more locations in TN, Knoxville and Chattanooga as well as two in NC, Greensboro and Winston Salem
MiTasol
1st Lieutenant
Then get it delivered to a friend
MiTasol
1st Lieutenant
I use bookfinder.com - they even calculate the postage so you can sort by delivered cost in your currency
Lucky13
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Having a soft spot for KG100 Wiking for obvious reasons....
Which makes me wonder, why haven't these been printed in english yet, I mean....KG100 wasn't unknown....
Which makes me wonder, why haven't these been printed in english yet, I mean....KG100 wasn't unknown....
Thumpalumpacus
Major
Oh gosh, I've got my next book to order, the Hastings work on Pedestal. Thanks!
I just started in on The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign. I think this'll be the last of my Lundstrom jag for a while, thanks for a great suggestion to go into something different. Also hoping to compare what I've learnt from Lundstrom about American carrier ops to what Hastings will be writing about RN ops. Thanks again.
