nana kid Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 There have been questions about where to buy used books Neilson Hays Library 195 Surawong RD (corner Silom Soi 22) BKK 29 October--6 November closed Monday 9:30-6 PM in the building Big library usually lots of books for sale the first couple of days I believe this is the only English language library in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Where would you put those Used books you buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Maybe you have a place to put all your used books, like this place? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Or, if you live in a place like this, then you need to keep your million books on a thumb drive... Some guys love to read, no matter where they might end up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Homeless guys...REALLY need BOOKS, even more than food, in many cases. Great topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 This topic is near and dear to my heart. Almost 50 years ago, when I was living under martial law, one would search used book stores, hours on end, for any book that might strike one's fancy. Many of the books I found had been taken out of the garbage, or out of hotel rooms, or off ships docked at places like Keelung or Kaohsiung. You never knew what you might find. Just a box of chocolates. Most books were dirty and dusty, having been abused, yet still readable. I read a few titles written by obscure authors, and these were the best. At that time, the books were under a dollar. Still, if one were a fast reader, then one needed to haggle. If you read two books in a day, then the cost of reading mounted up. Used book shops did not look like what they do, today. There were no aisles to walk. Mostly, just stacks and stacks of dusty books. There was one book, out of the many, which I wish I still had; the title escapes me. This was a book dustier and dirtier than the others, yet memorable. This was a book about a sea captain who had destroyed his life through drink. Far better than the similar book, Under the Volcano. Such a fetching tale. Such a depressing tale, too. These days I do not read. I am too distracted by TikTok. I would dearly love to, once again, find this book about the doomed sea captain in some dusty used book store. Yet, nevermore, I fear. The days of reading books is over. Now, in truth, it's just Fahrenheit 451, all the way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 How many copies of Madame Bovary have you found in a Thailand used book store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 TikTok TikTok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now