Books as Gifts was Re: [Sca-cooks] Belated introduction.

Elaine Koogler ekoogler at chesapeake.net
Fri May 11 10:33:40 PDT 2001


Good idea.  However, just so's ya'll will know...Jessica Biscuit has the Iron Chef
book, and at a sizeable savings from what is advertised on FoodTV.

Kiri

Susan Fox-Davis wrote:

> > Jadwiga bewails:
> >
> > (Why is it when you are a librarian with defined interests, nobody ever
> > buys you non-fiction books for your birthday or Christmas? I've been
> > holding out on Brother Cadfael's Herb Garden and Pleyn Delit for several
> > years now hoping someone will give them to me, because I can't justify
> > spending the money!)
>
> I got my family trained to buy my holiday and birthday gifts from my Amazon
> wish list.  This saves a huge amount of family politics, and ensures that I
> get something I actually want.
>
> Right now, my only problem with Amazon is that they're moving too slowly for
> newly-released books that I want RIGHT NOW.  I went out to the local Barnes &
> Noble to buy the new Iron Chef book [fun!] and cancelled my Amazon order,
> which wouldn't ship for another week yet.  Hey, you snooze, you lose, and they
> snoze.  [Also picked up the new Terry Pratchett and Ruth Reichl, it was pay
> day and Selene was a bad bad girl.]
>
> I wonder if Janet Jarvits has a wish list?  <evile grynne> I'm referring to my
> favorite all-cookbook bookstore, just moved to Pasadena from Burbank.  I'm not
> happy that she's not as close to my home, but I hear the new storefront is
> very nice.  She seems to be set up for online sales now.
> <http://www.cookbkjj.com/>
>
> Helpfully, Selene
>
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