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Eat Like a Gilmore: The Unofficial Cookbook for Fans of Gilmore Girls

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I'm now watching the "Gilmore Girls" on Netflix and I would love to buy this cookbook.  But I had made a vow that I will only buy another book if only I'm able to get rid of these books that I have....

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel

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The Summer House

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I'm thankful that I can read, because whatever I can't afford in real life, I dream of having it by escaping into a book.  The fact that my local library actually has this book waiting for me to check it out, makes me feel less bitter towards my landlord when he tells me that he needs to raise my rent because the government raises his property taxes.

Lonely Planet's Ultimate Eats

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This book is recommended by the magazine that I'm currently reading , and my local libarary has it, yay!

White Rose Black Forest

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My local library doesn't have this book, so I will have to buy it.  But if any of you have this book and want to give it to me to make space, please let me know , and thank you very much!

84, Charing Cross Road

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Here's another book that I plan on borrowing from my local library...

Next Year in Havana

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I had never borrowed one book from any library in my entire life, so I'm going to borrow my first book (see the picture above)  from my local library.  I don't even have a library card.  I'm one of the many people who rarely stepped inside my local library; rarely in my case  means never.  The last time when I was in a library was when I was in college. I visited my college's beautiful library  may be  for about 4-5 times.  Except for the one time when  I attempted to go there to study, the rest of my visits were for some group projects for which my groups wanted to meet in the library.   I only tried to study once in my college library because I couldn't sit still there. I found the library too distracting for me to study in. I ended up wandering in the huge beautiful library, from floor to floor, people watching and  snooping on books and magazines, when I wasn't internet surfing on the library computers. I never checked...