I passed by this outdoor bazaar held by Carrefour at Plaza Singapura and I saw an amazing sign : Books $5.
I hurried over and grabbed 4. :)
- The Palace of Heavenly Pleasure, Adam Williams
- Glass Soup, Jonathan Carroll
- Who’s Who in Hell, Robert Chalmers
- Bones to Ashes, Kathy Reichs
Have I failed to emphasize I love cheap book sales? I haven’t gone to a warehouse sale for some time, and I was getting annoyed at the increased prices of novels due to the increased tax. An average paperback novel will set me back at least $17, and with 10% discount, that’s still at least $15+. At those warehouse sales, I can easily nab novels at $5 or 3 for $10. Sure, the titles aren’t current or popular, but nonetheless I will always find something I like (and I can always find a Kathy Reichs or Lisa Scottoline in the pile.)
[edit] Today (21/03/2008) I went to the Times Books warehouse sale at the Expo! I nabbed the following books:
- Spring Flowers, Spring Frost by Ismail Kadare (3 for SGD10)
- Splintered Icon by Bill Napier (3 for SGD10)
- The Facts behind the Helsinki Roccamatios by Yann Martel (3 for SGD10)
- Oh, Play That Thing by Roddy Doyle (SGD4)
- Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom (SGD6)
- China Lake by Meg Gardiner (SGD4)
- The Fahrenheit Twins by Michel Faber (SGD6)
So, all in all, I grabbed 11 books for $50 within 2 days. I’m brimming with joy. :D Now I need to go get some more plastic film to wrap my books – I’m such a ngiao (stingy? fastiduous? We need an NSM explication on this term) person that I must wrap all the books I own and keep them in tip-top condition. I don’t know la, it’s just me. :D
