I’m a reader. I like reading for pleasure, but I hate reading for study. I keep buying books, so I have loads at home but nowhere to put them. My bookcases are full, so I decided to make room.
Yesterday, I walked to this second-hand bookshop near where I live.
I asked them if they wanted some of my old books, and they said they were interested. These are the books I want them to take.
If they take your books, they don’t give you money; instead, they give you a token or a ticket so you can “buy” books from their shop. I’m happy with that.
On my way home, I walked past another bookshop, but this one sells new books. About two weeks ago, I ordered two books from this shop online. Usually, you have to wait from 7 to 10 days before the books arrive.
Yesterday before I left the house, I checked my e-mail to see if the books had arrived, but there was no e-mail from Paper Plus. As I was walking past the shop, I stopped. I didn’t know if I should just go in and ask if the books had arrived. I decided against it, and just walked home.
When I got home, I checked my e-mail again, and there was one from Paper Plus saying that I could collect my books! If I had gone in and asked, I could have picked them up there and then. That’s why I could kick myself. I was too tired to walk all the way back to the shop again yesterday, so I waited until today to go back and pick them up.
Now all I have to do is find the time to read the books. These are some of the ones I still have to read.
Now Hear this. 