January 5th, 2010 / 7:34 pm
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It took Sean McCarthy from Popmatters seven years to sell his copy of REM’s Monster to a used record store because a ton of people bought it and then half that ton tried to sell the damn thing back. I asked one of our used book buyers what the Seattle used book equivalent was. Care to try to guess what title every person with a box of books tries to sell to us? An envelope full of galleys to anyone who can nail it before I update this post with the answer at 7pm Eastern Pacific Standard Time. ANSWER (guessed by Lance and Jack at pretty much the same time): SEABISCUIT.

416 Comments

  1. jh

      I’d say the Corrections, but that’s such a Status-y book (and how thick!) that it seems like people would leave it on their bookshelves.

      So I’ll say the Five People You Meet in Heaven.

  2. jh

      I’d say the Corrections, but that’s such a Status-y book (and how thick!) that it seems like people would leave it on their bookshelves.

      So I’ll say the Five People You Meet in Heaven.

  3. dan

      da vinci code

  4. dan

      da vinci code

  5. Lincoln

      A million little pieces?

  6. Lincoln

      A million little pieces?

  7. jh

      Ah, yeah. This must be it.

      Matthew Simmons did not clarify if he meant people who read HTML giant or normal type Americans.

  8. jh

      Ah, yeah. This must be it.

      Matthew Simmons did not clarify if he meant people who read HTML giant or normal type Americans.

  9. Matthew Simmons

      Actually, I mean folks who have tried to sell books to a used book store in Seattle. So, normal type Northwestern Americans.

  10. Matthew Simmons

      Actually, I mean folks who have tried to sell books to a used book store in Seattle. So, normal type Northwestern Americans.

  11. Lincoln

      So does that mean it isn’t AMLP? That book’s gotta be up there!

  12. jensen

      Jurassic Park? the firm? the pelican brief? this is hard.

  13. Lincoln

      So does that mean it isn’t AMLP? That book’s gotta be up there!

  14. jensen

      Jurassic Park? the firm? the pelican brief? this is hard.

  15. Dan

      To Kill a Mockingbird? Something that everyone reads in school?

  16. Dan

      To Kill a Mockingbird? Something that everyone reads in school?

  17. darby

      catcher in the rye

  18. darby

      catcher in the rye

  19. Lincoln

      Roget’s Thesaurus

  20. Lincoln

      Roget’s Thesaurus

  21. JT

      Naked Lunch

  22. JT

      Naked Lunch

  23. darby

      slaughterhouse five

  24. darby

      slaughterhouse five

  25. Matthew Simmons

      A hint, maybe?

  26. darby

      ulysses

  27. Matthew Simmons

      A hint, maybe?

  28. darby

      ulysses

  29. Stu

      King James Bible

  30. Stu

      King James Bible

  31. Lincoln

      harry Potter

  32. Lincoln

      1984

  33. Lincoln

      harry Potter

  34. Lincoln

      1984

  35. darby

      the audacity of hope

  36. darby

      the audacity of hope

  37. Jack Boettcher

      Who Moved My Cheese?

  38. Matthew Simmons

      I’ll drop a hint at 5pm EST.

  39. V

      It has to be the Frey book. Maybe it’s My Friend Leonard.

      Oh, wait…

      I Am Charlotte Simmons?

  40. Jack Boettcher

      Who Moved My Cheese?

  41. Matthew Simmons

      I’ll drop a hint at 5pm EST.

  42. V

      It has to be the Frey book. Maybe it’s My Friend Leonard.

      Oh, wait…

      I Am Charlotte Simmons?

  43. darby

      gravity’s rainbow

  44. darby

      gravity’s rainbow

  45. davidpeak

      the devil in the white city

      atlas shrugged

  46. darby

      south beach diet

  47. davidpeak

      the devil in the white city

      atlas shrugged

  48. darby

      south beach diet

  49. Jack Boettcher

      A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

  50. Jack Boettcher

      A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

  51. darby

      the south beach diet

  52. darby

      the south beach diet

  53. Mike Meginnis

      I wouldn’t be shocked if it were Infinite Jest, which seems to defeat a lot of people.

  54. Mike Meginnis

      I wouldn’t be shocked if it were Infinite Jest, which seems to defeat a lot of people.

  55. davidpeak

      a confederacy of dunces

  56. davidpeak

      a confederacy of dunces

  57. darby

      zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance

  58. Lincoln

      It is already 7PM EST?

  59. darby

      zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance

  60. Lincoln

      It is already 7PM EST?

  61. davidpeak

      the world according to garp

  62. Lincoln

      a defeat people keep on their shelves though

  63. darby

      lotr

  64. davidpeak

      the world according to garp

  65. Lincoln

      a defeat people keep on their shelves though

  66. darby

      lotr

  67. Jack Boettcher

      Guinness Book of World Records

  68. darby

      the hobbit
      the salmarillion

  69. Jack Boettcher

      Guinness Book of World Records

  70. darby

      the hobbit
      the salmarillion

  71. darby

      goodnight moon

  72. Lincoln

      The Christian Guide to Abstinence

  73. darby

      goodnight moon

  74. Lincoln

      The Christian Guide to Abstinence

  75. darby

      where the wild things are

  76. danny b

      On The Road.

  77. darby

      where the wild things are

  78. danny b

      On The Road.

  79. davidpeak

      fight club

  80. darby

      blink

  81. Matthew Simmons

      HAH! Whoops. I meant PST. Pacific Standard Time.

      I’m an idiot.

  82. davidpeak

      fight club

  83. darby

      blink

  84. Matthew Simmons

      HAH! Whoops. I meant PST. Pacific Standard Time.

      I’m an idiot.

  85. darby

      everything is illuminated

  86. darby

      everything is illuminated

  87. darby

      romeo and juliet

  88. rachel y.

      A MILLION LITTLE PIECES. I’ll eat my shoe if it’s not.

  89. darby

      romeo and juliet

  90. rachel y.

      A MILLION LITTLE PIECES. I’ll eat my shoe if it’s not.

  91. mimi

      Tuesdays with Morrie

  92. mimi

      Tuesdays with Morrie

  93. darby

      my life (bill clinton), living history (hilary clinton)

  94. davidpeak

      middlesex

      twilight (did someone already say this?)

      life of pi

  95. darby

      my life (bill clinton), living history (hilary clinton)

  96. davidpeak

      middlesex

      twilight (did someone already say this?)

      life of pi

  97. darby

      i’m not completely sure what we’re looking for. Is it most sold back of all time, or only during the last year, or five years? it seems like something that might change from year to year unless there is a constant that is older that continues to be sold back, in which case its got to be a bit older and is why i said catcher in the rye first. maybe dickens like tale of two cities or something kind of shakespeare

  98. Jack Boettcher

      The Joy of Cooking

  99. Ken Baumann

      really hoping it’s atlas shrugged

  100. darby

      i’m not completely sure what we’re looking for. Is it most sold back of all time, or only during the last year, or five years? it seems like something that might change from year to year unless there is a constant that is older that continues to be sold back, in which case its got to be a bit older and is why i said catcher in the rye first. maybe dickens like tale of two cities or something kind of shakespeare

  101. Jack Boettcher

      The Joy of Cooking

  102. Ken Baumann

      really hoping it’s atlas shrugged

  103. darby

      how to win friends and influence people

  104. davidpeak

      i’m just naming things i most often see in the salvation army

  105. darby

      how to win friends and influence people

  106. davidpeak

      i’m just naming things i most often see in the salvation army

  107. Jack Boettcher

      Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary

  108. darby

      joy of sex

  109. darby

      kama sutra

  110. Jack Boettcher

      Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary

  111. darby

      joy of sex

  112. darby

      kama sutra

  113. Jack Boettcher

      The Kite Runner

  114. Jack Boettcher

      The Kite Runner

  115. Matthew Simmons

      Not being sure what you’re looking for, you’ve still managed to guess in the right direction.

      This is anything but scientific. We have been buying used books for the last three or so years. In that time, one book more than any other has seemed to be included in a huge number of piles brought in to us for sale.

      The hint should help you with some of your other questions, Darby. Twenty minutes from now.

  116. Matthew Simmons

      Not being sure what you’re looking for, you’ve still managed to guess in the right direction.

      This is anything but scientific. We have been buying used books for the last three or so years. In that time, one book more than any other has seemed to be included in a huge number of piles brought in to us for sale.

      The hint should help you with some of your other questions, Darby. Twenty minutes from now.

  117. Lincoln

      Dow 30,000: Why It’s Different This Time by Robert Zuccaro

  118. darby

      don quixote

  119. darby

      count of monte cristo

  120. Lincoln

      Guiness Book of World Records

  121. Lincoln

      Dow 30,000: Why It’s Different This Time by Robert Zuccaro

  122. darby

      don quixote

  123. darby

      count of monte cristo

  124. Lincoln

      Guiness Book of World Records

  125. darby

      dracula

  126. darby

      dracula

  127. Raffi

      I second the Kite Runner. My original thought though.

  128. Jack Boettcher

      The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

  129. Lincoln

      Mao’s Little Red Book

  130. darby

      pride and prejudice

  131. darby

      great gatsby

  132. Raffi

      I second the Kite Runner. My original thought though.

  133. Jack Boettcher

      The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

  134. Lincoln

      Mao’s Little Red Book

  135. darby

      pride and prejudice

  136. darby

      great gatsby

  137. Jack Boettcher

      The Time Traveler’s Wife

  138. Jack Boettcher

      The Time Traveler’s Wife

  139. darby

      grapes of wrath

  140. TJ

      The Great Gatsby

      maybe Beloved

  141. darby

      grapes of wrath

  142. TJ

      The Great Gatsby

      maybe Beloved

  143. Jack Boettcher

      Haha, I think Lincoln and I are doing some of the same out-of-context research.

      The Secret Life of Bees

  144. Jack Boettcher

      Haha, I think Lincoln and I are doing some of the same out-of-context research.

      The Secret Life of Bees

  145. Lincoln

      Bright Shiny Morning

  146. Lincoln

      Bright Shiny Morning

  147. darby

      odyssey or iliad

  148. Lincoln

      REM’s Monster: The Novelization

  149. darby

      moby dick

  150. darby

      huckleberry finn

  151. darby

      odyssey or iliad

  152. Lincoln

      REM’s Monster: The Novelization

  153. darby

      moby dick

  154. darby

      huckleberry finn

  155. Lincoln

      Tropic of Cancer: The Censored Version

  156. darby

      beowulf

  157. Mike Meginnis

      Oh man it’s probably Middlesex. That book sucked so hard.

  158. Lincoln

      Tropic of Cancer: The Censored Version

  159. darby

      beowulf

  160. Mike Meginnis

      Oh man it’s probably Middlesex. That book sucked so hard.

  161. darby

      mother goose

  162. darby

      mother goose

  163. darby

      the night before christmas

  164. darby

      the night before christmas

  165. darby

      christmas carol

  166. darby

      treasure island

  167. darby

      christmas carol

  168. darby

      treasure island

  169. darby

      robinson crusoe

  170. darby

      robinson crusoe

  171. darby

      hamlet

  172. darby

      divine comedy

  173. darby

      hamlet

  174. darby

      divine comedy

  175. darby

      alice’s adventures in wonderland

  176. Stu

      I see this one in EVERY used book store.

  177. darby

      aesops fables

  178. mimi

      The Pilot’s Wife
      Moo
      Dr. Phil’s Weight Loss Solution
      The Road Less Traveled

  179. darby

      alice’s adventures in wonderland

  180. Stu

      I see this one in EVERY used book store.

  181. darby

      aesops fables

  182. mimi

      The Pilot’s Wife
      Moo
      Dr. Phil’s Weight Loss Solution
      The Road Less Traveled

  183. darby

      gulliver’s travels

  184. darby

      arabian nights

  185. darby

      gulliver’s travels

  186. darby

      arabian nights

  187. darby

      scarlet letter

  188. Jack Boettcher

      Atonement

      (Sorry if I’m stepping on anyone’s guesses, it’s hard to keep up at this point)

  189. Jack Boettcher

      Atonement

      (Sorry if I’m stepping on anyone’s guesses, it’s hard to keep up at this point)

  190. Stu

      Night by Elie Wiesel. It is required reading at many colleges around here… I can’t see anyone keeping it.

  191. Stu

      Night by Elie Wiesel. It is required reading at many colleges around here… I can’t see anyone keeping it.

  192. Jack Boettcher

      One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

  193. Jack Boettcher

      One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

  194. darby

      grimm’s fairy tales

  195. darby

      grimm’s fairy tales

  196. darby

      scarlet letter

  197. Jack Boettcher

      Atonement

      (Sorry if I’m stepping on anyone’s guesses, it’s hard to keep up at this point)

  198. Stu

      Night by Elie Wiesel. It is required reading at many colleges around here… I can’t see anyone keeping it.

  199. Jack Boettcher

      One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

  200. darby

      grimm’s fairy tales

  201. Jack Boettcher

      Midnight’s Children

  202. Jack Boettcher

      Midnight’s Children

  203. darby

      leaves of grass

  204. darby

      leaves of grass

  205. darby

      great expectations

  206. darby

      great expectations

  207. Lincoln

      Leaves of Gas

  208. Lincoln

      Leaves of Gas

  209. Jack Boettcher

      Midnight’s Children

  210. darby

      leaves of grass

  211. darby

      great expectations

  212. Lincoln

      Leaves of Gas

  213. darby

      uncle tom’s cabin

  214. darby

      uncle tom’s cabin

  215. darby

      uncle tom’s cabin

  216. darby

      war and peace

  217. darby

      war and peace

  218. Matthew Simmons

      Best guess yet!

  219. Matthew Simmons

      Best guess yet!

  220. Lincoln

      Huckleberry Finn

  221. Lincoln

      Huckleberry Finn

  222. darby

      war and peace

  223. Matthew Simmons

      Best guess yet!

  224. Lincoln

      Huckleberry Finn

  225. darby

      secret garden

  226. darby

      secret garden

  227. darby

      secret garden

  228. darby

      origin of the species

  229. darby

      origin of the species

  230. Jack Boettcher

      The Omnivore’s Dilemma

  231. Jack Boettcher

      The Omnivore’s Dilemma

  232. darby

      communist manifesto

  233. darby

      communist manifesto

  234. darby

      origin of the species

  235. Jack Boettcher

      The Omnivore’s Dilemma

  236. darby

      communist manifesto

  237. darby

      tom sawyer

  238. darby

      tom sawyer

  239. darby

      tom sawyer

  240. mark

      is this still going? celestine prophecy?

  241. mark

      is this still going? celestine prophecy?

  242. darby

      walden

  243. darby

      walden

  244. perry

      clarke’s 2001 or skinner’s walden two

  245. perry

      clarke’s 2001 or skinner’s walden two

  246. mark

      is this still going? celestine prophecy?

  247. darby

      walden

  248. perry

      clarke’s 2001 or skinner’s walden two

  249. darby

      oliver twist

  250. darby

      oliver twist

  251. Matthew Simmons

      Here are some hints. The book was published in the early part of the Aughts. It’s nonfiction. It was huge when it came out, inspired a bunch of imitators, and yet, when they told me the name of the book, I had completely forgotten that it existed.

      I bought a copy for my dad.

  252. Matthew Simmons

      Here are some hints. The book was published in the early part of the Aughts. It’s nonfiction. It was huge when it came out, inspired a bunch of imitators, and yet, when they told me the name of the book, I had completely forgotten that it existed.

      I bought a copy for my dad.

  253. darby

      wind in the willows

  254. darby

      wind in the willows

  255. John

      Running with Scissors
      Lovely Bones
      The bible!

  256. John

      Running with Scissors
      Lovely Bones
      The bible!

  257. mimi

      The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer

  258. mimi

      The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer

  259. darby

      oliver twist

  260. Matthew Simmons

      Here are some hints. The book was published in the early part of the Aughts. It’s nonfiction. It was huge when it came out, inspired a bunch of imitators, and yet, when they told me the name of the book, I had completely forgotten that it existed.

      I bought a copy for my dad.

  261. darby

      wind in the willows

  262. John

      Running with Scissors
      Lovely Bones
      The bible!

  263. mimi

      The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer

  264. Lincoln

      a brief history of nearly everythingg

  265. Lincoln

      a brief history of nearly everythingg

  266. Lincoln

      a brief history of nearly everythingg

  267. mimi

      Freakonomics

  268. mimi

      Freakonomics

  269. mark

      i know i couldn’t sell my white teeth, though i’m glad cos i would have felt guilty. the book i see multiple copies of in every used bookstore, ever, is the ian hamilton robert lowell bio, but that is not the answer yr looking for.

      i totally remember the monster phenomenon from my used cd days, btw. every cheapo in the twin cities had like 20 copies.

  270. mark

      i know i couldn’t sell my white teeth, though i’m glad cos i would have felt guilty. the book i see multiple copies of in every used bookstore, ever, is the ian hamilton robert lowell bio, but that is not the answer yr looking for.

      i totally remember the monster phenomenon from my used cd days, btw. every cheapo in the twin cities had like 20 copies.

  271. Matthew Simmons

      This recent round of aughts, I mean. The Twenty Aughts.

  272. Matthew Simmons

      This recent round of aughts, I mean. The Twenty Aughts.

  273. Lincoln

      TIPPING POINT!

  274. Lincoln

      TIPPING POINT!

  275. Lincoln

      sex drugs and cocoa puffs!

  276. Lincoln

      sex drugs and cocoa puffs!

  277. mimi

      Freakonomics

  278. mark

      i know i couldn’t sell my white teeth, though i’m glad cos i would have felt guilty. the book i see multiple copies of in every used bookstore, ever, is the ian hamilton robert lowell bio, but that is not the answer yr looking for.

      i totally remember the monster phenomenon from my used cd days, btw. every cheapo in the twin cities had like 20 copies.

  279. Matthew Simmons

      This recent round of aughts, I mean. The Twenty Aughts.

  280. Lincoln

      TIPPING POINT!

  281. Lincoln

      sex drugs and cocoa puffs!

  282. mark

      bridges of madison county. slow waltz in cedar bend. a dance to the music of time.

  283. mark

      bridges of madison county. slow waltz in cedar bend. a dance to the music of time.

  284. Lincoln

      I hope they serve beer in hell

  285. Lincoln

      I hope they serve beer in hell

  286. mark

      bridges of madison county. slow waltz in cedar bend. a dance to the music of time.

  287. Lincoln

      I hope they serve beer in hell

  288. Lincoln

      Stupid White Men

  289. Lincoln

      Stupid White Men

  290. darby

      purpose driven life

  291. darby

      purpose driven life

  292. mark

      divine secrets of the ya ya sisterhood. sisterhood of the travelling pants.

  293. mark

      divine secrets of the ya ya sisterhood. sisterhood of the travelling pants.

  294. Lincoln

      Stupid White Men

  295. darby

      purpose driven life

  296. mark

      divine secrets of the ya ya sisterhood. sisterhood of the travelling pants.

  297. Lincoln

      blink

  298. Lincoln

      blink

  299. mark

      snow falling on cedars.

  300. mark

      snow falling on cedars.

  301. Lincoln

      In Defense of Food

  302. Lincoln

      In Defense of Food

  303. Lincoln

      blink

  304. mark

      snow falling on cedars.

  305. Lincoln

      In Defense of Food

  306. Lincoln

      Hot, Flat, and Crowded

  307. Lincoln

      Hot, Flat, and Crowded

  308. Jack Boettcher

      Reading Lolita in Tehran

  309. Jack Boettcher

      Reading Lolita in Tehran

  310. Lincoln

      Hot, Flat, and Crowded

  311. Jack Boettcher

      Reading Lolita in Tehran

  312. Lincoln

      actually I meant The World is Flat

  313. Lincoln

      actually I meant The World is Flat

  314. mark

      waiting to exhale. breath, eyes, memory. worstward ho.

  315. mark

      waiting to exhale. breath, eyes, memory. worstward ho.

  316. Jack Boettcher

      Mountains Beyond Mountains

  317. Jack Boettcher

      Mountains Beyond Mountains

  318. Lincoln

      actually I meant The World is Flat

  319. mark

      waiting to exhale. breath, eyes, memory. worstward ho.

  320. Jack Boettcher

      Mountains Beyond Mountains

  321. mimi

      This is great. I have to teach a class tonight and you are going to make me late!

  322. mimi

      This is great. I have to teach a class tonight and you are going to make me late!

  323. mark

      she’s come undone. i know this much is true. house rules.

  324. mark

      she’s come undone. i know this much is true. house rules.

  325. mimi

      This is great. I have to teach a class tonight and you are going to make me late!

  326. mark

      she’s come undone. i know this much is true. house rules.

  327. darby

      one nation

  328. darby

      one nation

  329. mark

      ellen foster. foucault’s pendulum or name of the rose.

  330. mark

      ellen foster. foucault’s pendulum or name of the rose.

  331. darby

      one nation

  332. mark

      ellen foster. foucault’s pendulum or name of the rose.

  333. Lincoln

      we’ve done like 150 books. this is sad. I give up :(

  334. Lincoln

      we’ve done like 150 books. this is sad. I give up :(

  335. darby

      flags of our fathers

  336. darby

      flags of our fathers

  337. Lincoln

      we’ve done like 150 books. this is sad. I give up :(

  338. darby

      flags of our fathers

  339. darby

      eats, shoots and leaves

  340. darby

      eats, shoots and leaves

  341. darby

      eats, shoots and leaves

  342. Ben White

      ditto

  343. Ben White

      ditto

  344. Jack Boettcher

      It’s Not About the Bike

  345. Jack Boettcher

      It’s Not About the Bike

  346. Ben White

      ditto

  347. Jack Boettcher

      It’s Not About the Bike

  348. jensen

      perfect storm?

  349. jensen

      perfect storm?

  350. Tanya

      The Audacity of Hope and/or Dreams From My Father?
      Eat, Pray, Love?
      The Secret?
      Blink?

  351. Tanya

      The Audacity of Hope and/or Dreams From My Father?
      Eat, Pray, Love?
      The Secret?
      Blink?

  352. darby

      the savage nation

  353. darby

      the savage nation

  354. jensen

      perfect storm?

  355. Tanya

      The Audacity of Hope and/or Dreams From My Father?
      Eat, Pray, Love?
      The Secret?
      Blink?

  356. darby

      the savage nation

  357. Jack Boettcher

      Fast Food Nation

  358. Jack Boettcher

      Fast Food Nation

  359. Jack Boettcher

      Fast Food Nation

  360. mimi

      Chicken Soup for the Soul

  361. mimi

      Chicken Soup for the Soul

  362. mimi

      Chicken Soup for the Soul

  363. Tanya

      I think Lincoln may be right with The Tipping Point. When I worked at a bookstore we had so many copies it was ridiculous.

  364. Tanya

      I think Lincoln may be right with The Tipping Point. When I worked at a bookstore we had so many copies it was ridiculous.

  365. V

      Let’s have the fucking answer already.

  366. V

      Let’s have the fucking answer already.

  367. Tanya

      I think Lincoln may be right with The Tipping Point. When I worked at a bookstore we had so many copies it was ridiculous.

  368. V

      Let’s have the fucking answer already.

  369. Lance

      Seabiscuit

  370. Lance

      Seabiscuit

  371. Lance

      Seabiscuit

  372. Jack Boettcher

      Seabiscuit

  373. Jack Boettcher

      Seabiscuit

  374. Jack Boettcher

      Seabiscuit

  375. Matthew Simmons

      SEA-Muthafuckin’-Biscuit!

  376. Matthew Simmons

      SEA-Muthafuckin’-Biscuit!

  377. Matthew Simmons

      SEA-Muthafuckin’-Biscuit!

  378. Caleb J Ross

      the secret

  379. Caleb J Ross

      the secret

  380. Caleb J Ross

      or, a new earth

  381. Caleb J Ross

      or, a new earth

  382. Caleb J Ross

      the secret

  383. Caleb J Ross

      or, a new earth

  384. Lincoln

      Seamuffin!

  385. Lincoln

      Seamuffin!

  386. darby

      seriously? my perception of humanity is now reorganized.

  387. darby

      seriously? my perception of humanity is now reorganized.

  388. Lincoln

      Seamuffin!

  389. darby

      seriously? my perception of humanity is now reorganized.

  390. Jack Boettcher

      so close….nice one, Lance

  391. Jack Boettcher

      so close….nice one, Lance

  392. Jack Boettcher

      so close….nice one, Lance

  393. Amber

      Oh my god. I forgot all about that book. I’m sure the book was good, but that was so fucking stupid when all of the sudden everyone cared about horses for like five minutes.

  394. Amber

      Oh my god. I forgot all about that book. I’m sure the book was good, but that was so fucking stupid when all of the sudden everyone cared about horses for like five minutes.

  395. Amber

      Oh my god. I forgot all about that book. I’m sure the book was good, but that was so fucking stupid when all of the sudden everyone cared about horses for like five minutes.

  396. Matthew Simmons

      Yes, indeed. The answer is Seabiscuit. We sold a huge number of that book. Other racehorse biographies followed. Someone made a movie. There was an illustrated edition. Readers bought it. Readers read it. Readers recommended it to their friends. Readers gave it as a Christmas gift.

      And then readers realized they never wanted to read it again, put it in a box with The Tipping Point, The Perfect Storm, Flags of Our Fathers, The Kite Runner, and a bunch of other books, and tried to sell it back to us. We have five used copies on hand right now.

      Lance and Jack, I’m calling it a draw. Drop me a line at

      giant
      blind
      items

      at

      g

      mail

      dot

      com

      (Does that work to keep me from getting spam? I have no idea.)

      and I will send you some books.

  397. Matthew Simmons

      Yes, indeed. The answer is Seabiscuit. We sold a huge number of that book. Other racehorse biographies followed. Someone made a movie. There was an illustrated edition. Readers bought it. Readers read it. Readers recommended it to their friends. Readers gave it as a Christmas gift.

      And then readers realized they never wanted to read it again, put it in a box with The Tipping Point, The Perfect Storm, Flags of Our Fathers, The Kite Runner, and a bunch of other books, and tried to sell it back to us. We have five used copies on hand right now.

      Lance and Jack, I’m calling it a draw. Drop me a line at

      giant
      blind
      items

      at

      g

      mail

      dot

      com

      (Does that work to keep me from getting spam? I have no idea.)

      and I will send you some books.

  398. Matthew Simmons

      Yes, indeed. The answer is Seabiscuit. We sold a huge number of that book. Other racehorse biographies followed. Someone made a movie. There was an illustrated edition. Readers bought it. Readers read it. Readers recommended it to their friends. Readers gave it as a Christmas gift.

      And then readers realized they never wanted to read it again, put it in a box with The Tipping Point, The Perfect Storm, Flags of Our Fathers, The Kite Runner, and a bunch of other books, and tried to sell it back to us. We have five used copies on hand right now.

      Lance and Jack, I’m calling it a draw. Drop me a line at

      giant
      blind
      items

      at

      g

      mail

      dot

      com

      (Does that work to keep me from getting spam? I have no idea.)

      and I will send you some books.

  399. Matthew Simmons

      See comment below. You two basically commented at the same time.

      Which is freaky.

  400. Matthew Simmons

      See comment below. You two basically commented at the same time.

      Which is freaky.

  401. Matthew Simmons

      See comment below. You two basically commented at the same time.

      Which is freaky.

  402. Lance

      Folks, those guesses were terrible (no Thornbirds or Iacocca??), even after the clues they were still bad.

      I’d like to thank Tanya for pointing this post out to me and Ada Books for being the best used bookstore in Providence.

  403. Lance

      Folks, those guesses were terrible (no Thornbirds or Iacocca??), even after the clues they were still bad.

      I’d like to thank Tanya for pointing this post out to me and Ada Books for being the best used bookstore in Providence.

  404. Lance

      Folks, those guesses were terrible (no Thornbirds or Iacocca??), even after the clues they were still bad.

      I’d like to thank Tanya for pointing this post out to me and Ada Books for being the best used bookstore in Providence.

  405. Mike Meginnis

      This is mystifying.

      Seabiscuit?

      I am mystified.

  406. Mike Meginnis

      This is mystifying.

      Seabiscuit?

      I am mystified.

  407. Mike Meginnis

      This is mystifying.

      Seabiscuit?

      I am mystified.

  408. Mike McQuillian

      Hey. I liked Monster.

  409. Mike McQuillian

      Hey. I liked Monster.

  410. Mike McQuillian

      Hey. I liked Monster.

  411. Jack Boettcher

      I’m happy this was called a draw, though I have to say kudos to Lance for getting it on his first (I think?) try, while it clearly took me a while longer.

      And yes, it is entirely freaky that we guessed at the same time.

  412. Jack Boettcher

      I’m happy this was called a draw, though I have to say kudos to Lance for getting it on his first (I think?) try, while it clearly took me a while longer.

      And yes, it is entirely freaky that we guessed at the same time.

  413. Jack Boettcher

      I’m happy this was called a draw, though I have to say kudos to Lance for getting it on his first (I think?) try, while it clearly took me a while longer.

      And yes, it is entirely freaky that we guessed at the same time.

  414. Craig Snyder

      170 comments. That is a lot of comments. Nothing R.E.M. did after ‘Green’ was any good.

      You people probably bought ‘Monster’ o god what is wrong with you people.

  415. Craig Snyder

      170 comments. That is a lot of comments. Nothing R.E.M. did after ‘Green’ was any good.

      You people probably bought ‘Monster’ o god what is wrong with you people.

  416. Craig Snyder

      170 comments. That is a lot of comments. Nothing R.E.M. did after ‘Green’ was any good.

      You people probably bought ‘Monster’ o god what is wrong with you people.