Dumpster Diving
More Sidewalk Finds
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008I had my best sidewalk find yet yesterday.
I was walking home from the gym and came across another big box of books that someone was throwing away — mostly law school textbooks published within the past 3 years. I have found that recent textbooks sell for good money on the internet, and […]
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Book Scavenging
Thursday, January 31st, 2008I thought this article in the New York Times was interesting. It’s about two homeless guys who find books on the streets of Manhattan and sell them to the Strand Bookstore, a huge used bookstore on Broadway and 12th Street. Each guy finds several boxes worth of books overnight, and then bring them […]
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More Sidewalk Finds and Some Blog Posts that Caught My Eye
Saturday, January 12th, 2008I had another good find today — was walking along the street and came upon a box of books someone was throwing away. It had obviously been rummaged through, and lots of books had been taken, but there were still a few left, including a copy of Jessica Simpson’s wedding book, called “I Do,” and […]
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