Shelf Shift

The shelf shift slowly rumbles along. The Nora Roberts/JD Robb section has been done & is in much better order then previously. I started the shift at the end of the alphabet and am now into the "P's".

One Job Done!

I finished getting the new-to-the-store Sci Fi & Fantasy onto the shelves. Well, not all of them on the shelves. The shelves are full with no room for shifting. So some authors are residing in boxes on the floor. Not the best answer, but will do for now. With luck, enough books will sell that I can move them onto the shelves or they will sell from the boxes and I won't have to do a thing.

Sickened by Julie Gregory

The subtitle is "The True Story of a Lost Childhood". From the back cover--"From early childhood, Julie Gregory was continually x-rayed, medicated and operated on in the vain pursuit of an illness that was created in her mother's mind: Munchausen by Proxy, the world's most hidden and dangerous form of child abuse."
The book is as horrifying as one might imagine. But it is also a triumph of the human spirit and one woman's redemption. It is not an easy read, but is a compelling read.

Sci Fi & Fantasy new to the store

Earlier this week, I bought a lot of books new to the store and am slowly getting them up on the shelves. Some of the authors are:
Marion Zimmer Bradley --(just a few)
David Farland--4 of them
Terry Brooks--stacks
Piers Anthony--stacks
Robert Asprin--lots
Dave Duncan--lots
Sharon Green--lots
Tanya Huff--lots
John D. Chancie--6 or so
Vonda McIntyre--some
and a few of some others

The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein

I do not want to tell anything about this story as the reader needs to go into this book not knowing what to expect. I liked the book from the first paragraph, even when it got difficult in the last 1/3; and then, the ending was wonderful.
From the back cover--"A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope--a captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life...as only a dog could tell it."
From the front cover--"This old soul of a dog has much to teach us about being human. I loved this book.--Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants."
I highly recommend this book. There is not a copy in the store as I am keeping this copy for myself so that I can read it again and again.
Get this book and read it.