Politicians, Zombies and Other Treasures

politicians, zombies and other treasures

My first day off in two weeks. I head for the bookstore. I love the bookstore. The one closest to me happens to be Books-a-Million. I can't decide if I like the name or not. What I do enjoy is wandering about hoping to find a treasure. I left with a bag; although I'm not sure any of my choices could be considered treasures. Unless you count the pen with the light up Skull on it. You hit it on the counter and multi-colored lights flash for a minute. It writes and it's fun banging on every hard surface I encounter.

As I was meandering I found myself making mental notes of some of the titles. Did you know there is actually a book called Freemasons for Dummies? True story. And another one called The 48 Laws of Power. You can also get Zen Meditation Balls (complete with chime balls and a pouch. And, while we're in the philosophy section, no  library would be complete without Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

Here's another beauty: If You Meet the Budha on the Road, Kill Him and for some reason Freedom from the Known made me laugh out loud. There's probably some deep seated meaning behind my mirth and I'm fairly certain there's a book ready to explain it fully. I decided to check. I didn't find anything. I did think a book called Questions to Cheer You Up sounded promising. Nothing like being relentlessly grilled to elevate your mood. Then I discovered it actually said "Quotations" rather than "Questions". Not nearly as entertaining so I moved on.

Perhaps the History section would prove interesting. I found World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War. See what you miss when you go to school in a small, southern town?

And who could boast being well read without Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into Ohio, just one in from Uncle John's Bathroom Reader series?

For you self-helpers out there, there's The Four Hour Work Week, How Not to Act Old: 285 Ways to Pass for Phat, Sick, Hot, Dope, Awesome, or at Least Not Totally Lame and People are Idiots and I Can Prove It although I have my doubts about how helpful this last one may be.

I originally went in looking for a book about food. In that aisle I found Soaked, Slathered and Seasoned and looked up to make sure I was still in the cooking section.  There was I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti, that one put a giggle in my grin until I found Babycakes: Vegan, Gluten-Free, and (Mostly) Sugar-Free Recipes.  I didn't even get past the title on that one. To that I say "Why bother?" One, however, that did get my attention was In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto My enthusiastic "RIGHT ON!" caught the attention of a nearby employee so I put the book down and looked around to see who was making all the noise.

On my way to the register I made a cursory run through the politics aisle. Now, there's some entertaining reading. I found What in the World is Going On, Catastrophe, Windy City, (I expected this one to be about Washington, D.C. - it wasn't), The Swamp, Pay to Play, and one I ALMOST bought, Why Women Should Rule the World. Interesting how the titles seem to mimic how I feel about politics and politicians at present.

I bought 5 books.  Tonight I'll be cuddling with Pride and Prejudice and Zombies The Classic Regency Romance - Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!

 And I said I didn't find any treasures.