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Someone at work gave me a 20% off coupon for Borders yesterday, so I thought I’d use it to buy a new book to read at Borders. When I got there, I spent 30 minutes of my lunch looking for a book, finally deciding on a book of collected plays by Chekov. $12 was one of the least expensive books there, and 20% would have taken it down to under $10 … not terrible, I thought, so I went to the counter to pay. In getting there, the line was wrapped around the store, almost 30 people waiting to pay for books!

So now I remember why I always go to Half.com or Amazon.com to buy books and music … high prices and long waits aren’t worth saving 80% on the average by ordering from home. So, instead of paying $10 for one book, I spent around $45 for 12. Pretty good deal, I must say.

After I finish The Art of Happiness at Work, I’ll pick up one of these and start reading it. I’m looking forward to reading Jung, as I’ve only heard how good of a psychiatrist he was. You’ll also notice a few books on there by The Dalai Lama. Those should be interesting … I’m impressed so far by Howard Cutler’s description of someone so in touch with being happy that I got a few of the other books he put out.

  • Chekhov: The Major Plays (Signet Classics) Mass Market Paperback…
  • The Portable Jung (Viking Portable Library) by Jung, Carl G…
  • Man and His Symbols by Jung, Carl Gustav
  • The Undiscovered Self by Jung, C. G.
  • The Stranger (Vintage International) by Albert Camus
  • Words (Vintage) by Jean-Paul Sartre
  • Modern Man in Search of a Soul (Harvest Book) by Jung, C. G.
  • Existentialism and Human Emotions (A Philosophical Library Book)
  • An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life by The Dalai
  • The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by Dalai Lama; Howard
  • The Art of Happiness at Work by The Dalai Lama; Cutler, Howard C.
  • How to Practice : The Way to a Meaningful Life by Dalai Lama, His