LOL I like the thought of stimulating the economy with more books. The book business is very weird. As you know I don't buy many books so the books I have are old ones, but not really all that old. What interests me is looking at paperbacks and wondering whether I could replace them, many very good books are worth less than the postage to send them, but others are fetching far more than the book cost in the first instance.

In the USA the tax system discourages publishers from keeping a back catalog. Essentially they have to pay tax on inventory. This makes me think that when I see books which I want that cost only a buck, I should probably get them. But I'm lazy and cheap.

I see that the book I was going to suggest Our Own Metaphor is in print from a scholarly press but at a high price. I guess I should appreciate publishers like that, thinking as I do that it's good to keep some ideas in circulation longer.

Good heavens, Linda! How come there are no books on your list just because they're fun? Kick a couple books off your list and replace them with guilty pleasures ;-)