Many of us have a big jar of coins at home. My jar was a Hansen’s Grape juice (originally purchased at the Trader Joe’s on 9th and Harrison in SF in 2002). Over the last 3 years I’ve been filling that jar and finally topped it off. Now, rolling this into coin rolls would be a distinctly un-fun and laborious affair. Likewise, Coinstar takes an 9% cut out of what you bring in….until now!
Coinstar recently partnered with some major e-tailers such that they will waive their tax and give you 100% provided you convert your coins into the goods of an e-tailer….including Amazon. Now amazon sells everything, so why not go with them.
So I took my voucher for $180.00 last night and went a bit nuts. Here is the product of my mania.
“The Sandman Vol. 7: Brief Lives”
“The Sandman Vol. 8: Worlds’ End”
“The Sandman Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones”
“The Sandman Vol. 10: The Wake”
I already have v.1-6
“Batman: The Dark Knight Returns”
Recommended by The League
“Eddie Izzard - Dress to Kill”
This is so funny it hurts
“Harper’s Magazine” It’s a very smart magazine
“The Prize : The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power”
Trying to understand Dick Cheney
“The Kite Runner”
Trying to understand the Afghan mind
“Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America”
“Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden,
“Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons
“Colossus: The Price of America’s Empire”
“Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror”
“The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Vintage)”
How to undo what 8 years of Bush government will have done
“The Fall of Constantinople 1453 (Canto)”
“The Sicilian Vespers : A History of the Mediterranean World in the Later
“A History of Venice (Vintage)”
“A Short History of Byzantium (Vintage)”
Studying the Fall of other Empires
“The SOVEREIGN INDIVIDUAL: MASTERING THE TRANSITION TO THE INFORMATION
“Revolution in The Valley”
The High Tech Marketplace of the Future, and Past
“The Burial at Thebes : A Version of Sophocles’ Antigone”
Classic Tragedy
“Germany: A New History”
“The Worldly Philosophers : The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great
Miscellany
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:27 pm
Some of those are on my list as well. If you’re ever in the market for pure escapism, try anything by Guy Gavriel Kay, particularly Sailing to Sarantium or The Last Light of the Sun. Very well-researched historical fiction with a little magical realism thrown in. S to S would complement your empires theme.
November 24th, 2005 at 7:26 am
Alas. You did not buy The Clown, by Heinrich Boll, my most recent recommendation.