January 25, 2008


Picks

I was in the bookstore today (used books), and I saw a man moving about from shelf to shelf in a brisk and deliberate fashion. He was reaching here and there to tip books out a bit with his index finger. I wondered how browsing in this way could possibly be effective, since he wouldn’t have had time to do more than look at the title. Near-sighted? I wondered. Then he came over to the poetry section where I was. He tipped out a book and said–”At right there’s a good one.” Then he went back to work, leaving the shelves looking like piano keyboards.

Oh–the book he recommended: poems by Jewel. I pushed it back in.

posted by Daryl Scroggins in anecdotes, books, observations 

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4 Responses to “Picks”

  1. Cindy Scroggins on January 25th, 2008 at 3:20 pm

    I love you, Daryl.

  2. Deron Bauman on January 25th, 2008 at 4:44 pm

    Daryl, should we read the Jewel book and have a clusterflock discussion?

  3. Cindy Scroggins on January 25th, 2008 at 4:56 pm

    Dammit, Bauman, cut it out.

  4. Deron Bauman on January 25th, 2008 at 5:03 pm

    I have walking pneumonia. I need something to lift my spirits.

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