Lincoln and Gore

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There's a pretty cool used book store within walking distance of where I work called the Boston Book Annex. One of the neatest things about them is that they have a room where the books are three for a dollar (or fifty cents each). At that price you can afford to try all sorts of stuff that you normally wouldn't take a chance on.

A few days ago I went and spent two dollars for six books. One of them is missing, I think, but here are five of them:

• Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny (I have two or three copies, but this is one of those books that's worth having extra copies of)
  
• The End of All Songs by Michael Moorcock (I have a copy in storage, but an extra copy won't hurt - it's a good book)
  
• The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (haven't read it, but I've heard of it)
  
• How to Talk Dirty and Influence People by Lenny Bruce (his autobiography - I hadn't known he'd written one)
  

Lastly, I picked up Lincoln by Gore Vidal. It was a sort of wild pick for me, because 90% of what I read is science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. I haven't read anything by Gore Vidal before, although of course I've heard of him. But I must say, the book is surprisingly readable. I'm about halfway through, and I'm thoroughly engrossed.

By coincidence, it's Gore Vidal's birthday today.