When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes. — Erasmus of Rotterdam Used bookstores are my arch nemesis. I have two such stores in disturbingly close proximity to me. The first is Boomerang Books—within a short walk of my house and right next to Burgers Supreme (almost as dangerous)—and they carry textbooks at a fifth of the original price. Last time I went there I walked out with a book on graph theory I most certainly don’t need. The second is Pi...
