“Who among us hasn’t got paperbacks that we can’t part with,”
My Louie L’amour paperback collection is gold.
Pull one out (L’Amour)now and then. Most say 95 cents. Rereading them now I realize how much the shaped my view of life.
Been collecting old paperbacks since I was a kid and I am 58 now.
Carter Brown series
Doc Savage series
Michael Shayne series
and many more.
Big fan of old mysteries.
Ahh another aficionado huh? My uncle got me into LL many years ago, and I STILL bring one when I travel to read on the airplane. Especially when my travels bring me to the Great Southwest. LL was a master at painting the "word picture". Even tho the books are all quite similar; ie pretty gal in trouble, farm almost lost, bad guys all around, good guy rides in, kills bad guys and they live happily ever after, I still enjoy them, and have read most more than once, some several times.
Hey, what's wrong with that? I wish life was so uncomplicated right?
BTW, Tom Selleck and that guy from "The Ranch" are the BEST movie cowboys since JW, IMHO.
Ride on, and watch yer back trail my friend...
I have the leather bound Louis Lamour collection. Well over 100 books.