Book orders and more fun

[trystinn]

As folks can imagine, the bookstore has been inundated with customers during the holiday time - all folks looking for books, CDs, anything that can be crammed into a stocking and literally, just about anything not nailed down. I've gotten three folks interested in buying our holiday train, for Gods' sake! Not to mention our totem pole (two requests) and our store bird, Poomba!

So to amuse myself during the slow periods, I've been wracking my brain for new and highly recommended occult texts to order for our own library. Now, obviously, I'm not going to post the contents of our library - but what's on your "must buy" list that you'd recommend to me?

Comments

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

Only sorta new (it came out in 2004), but I really want a copy of Citizen Bacchae: Women's Ritual Practice in Ancient Greece by Barbara Goff.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Wowsa ... $60 hardcover!

Dang girl!

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

I know! Unfortunately, it's not the kind of thing work is likely to buy...

[dbmyrrha.livejournal.com]

Even though Capall Bann is becoming the Llewellyn of Britain, it's always nice to have a healthy selection of their stuff in your collection (at least it's different fluff.) They have a few good Ogham books, plus Call of the Horned Piper, Masks of Misrule (both by Nigel Aldcroft Jackson), plus the Cochrane stuff. It's useful to have that around. Of course, you'll already have Gardner's books available. I also enjoy reading Patricia Crowther's books. She honestly cracks me up. Philip Heselton is enjoyable, too, although some Gards are starting to grumble that he reveals too much.

Of course, young Tradder, I'm sure there's nothing on my list you haven't thought of.

*hugs*

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Very cool - well, honestly, I don't believe I have any Capall Bann, but I'd like to. Yep, I have all the published Gardner books, including the one we don't talk about! *WEG*

And yes, Crowther is a hoot! Heselton is fabulous, we're reviewing his "Wiccan Roots" over on Wi_LD. Can't remember if you're on Wi_LD or not, sorry!

Thank you - *zen hugs*

[wild-heart.livejournal.com]

Well, while not precisely occult, my two recommendations would be:

"Illusions: the adventures of a reluctant messiah" by Richard Bach
"Time Enough For Love" by Robert Heinlein

These are on my "must read" list.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Bach is fabulous, "Illusions" is definately already on my shelves and favorite lists.

Have you seen the re-publishing of his "Curious Lives: Adventures from the Ferret Chronicles"? We received an ad for it in the store, ordered one and are waiting.

I'll definately check into the Heinlein, thank you.

[wild-heart.livejournal.com]

I've yet to read "Curious Lives." Is it good?

I received a first edition copy of "Illusions" when it came out, a gift from a dear friend who was probably one of the strongest influences on my life. He's been dead since late '78. I still miss him.

The Heinlein book is my "if I could only take one book to a desert island" choice. I've read it once/year for the last 30 years or so. It absolutely shaped my world view.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Sounds wonderful.

I've ordered "Curious Lives". Will let you know what I think when I get a chance to read it, once it comes in.