The Annual Library Book Sale raised over $28,000 this year (several thousand dollars more than any other year in its history). This is a great opportunity for people to drop off boxes of books they're done with AND pick up new boxes of books. I tried really hard to spend $20 at the sale. I came away with 32 books and still had to give a $4 donation to get me up to the $20 mark.
In the marketing section of the sale I found a number of gems. Sometimes I recognized the author and sometimes I judged the book by its cover and bought it solely on the title. Here are a few of the books I found:
- Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. This book is precursor to The Secret. If you don't know about it, find a copy and read it. Or at least watch some of his classic videos.
- The Money is the Gravy. I loved the title. I admit it.
- A Passion for Excellence by Tom Peters and Nancy Austin. Written in the 1980s I'm hoping to find some tips that apply to today as much as they applied to yesterday.
- Getting Through to People by Jesse Nirenberg. A somewhat hokey-looking book written in 1963 with the following back-cover claim, "the author reveals constructive ways to convey opinions, get your message across, or hold a group's attention—all using nothing more than clear thinking and persuasive considerate words!" and then it gets better and claims the book is, "A must for anyone who wants to achieve personal or professional effectiveness." How could I resist?!
Be sure to check to see if your own library has an annual book sale. It's a great way to support the public library, and you may just find a few new gems for your personal library. You can always donate the books back to the library when you're done with them.
