Books for the TBR Pile... 'One In, One Out' Edition

Well, that's the plan anyway :o) I'm trying to be a little more ruthless with my bookshelves and get rid of books that I'm not going to re-read. The Oxfam bookshop, in Greenwich, has done very well out of me so far. Lets see if I can shift a few more books over the weekend :o)

In the meantime, books are still finding their way back to my place, albeit a little more slowly than usual. Lets take a look at a few, shall we...? 

I have been after a copy of 'Into the Maelstrom' for a number of years (loads of them...) so when I saw this second hand copy on sale, for a decent price, I had to jump on it. I'm on call today so will be stuck indoors by the phone; I've got a feeling that I'll be reading 'Into the Maelstrom' while I wait for the phone to ring.

And a couple of Ray Bradbury books as well, just because I enjoyed 'The Illustrated Man' so much :o) It might be a little longer before I get to 'Fahrenheit 451' and 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' but I'm looking forward to reading them.

And 'Garbage Man'... I picked up a copy of 'Blood Fugue', not so long ago, and thought I'd see what else Joseph D'Lacey has written. Again, I'm not sure when I'll get to 'Garbage Man' but I'm keen to give it a go.

Two books for a tenner on eBay, I couldn't say no :o) I read the first volume of 'Uber' years ago and it had been on my mind recently, hence the visit to eBay. I'll be reading the first volume later today.

And that's it, short and sweet ;o) Anything here caught your eye? Leave a comment and let me know.

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