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When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries of life disappear... (Mark Twain)

About Me



What are you reading right now? Yes, we really are curious.
Need that special read and appreciate personal service? Tired of the chains? Then contact us!
The Book Bin has been selling used & rare books (some rarely used) on the Jersey Shore since 1978, and in the ether since 2001. We have a wide selection of rarities, as well as your favorite bestselling authors' titles.
We're constantly updating our inventory, so if you don't see what you're looking for ... please check back later ~ or drop us an email with your want list! Our homepage can be found at www.bookbinnj.com , where we feature many books by NJ writers and our ever-expanding on-line inventory.
We also gladly order new books for you! Thanks for asking...

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My Interests

Books (!); music; people; pets; climatology; balneology; bread and chocolate; the beach; botany; biryani; bird song: cosmos; Macs; The Marble Tea; meliorism; and world peace

Music:


Yes, please
If music be the food of love, play on (WS, Twelfth Night)
The Marble Tea; Harold Arlen; Louis Armstrong; Kevin Ayers; Aztec Camera; B-52's; Beach Boys: Beatles; Blond Popsicle; Luka Bloom; Billy Bragg: Kate Bush; Buzzcocks; David Byrne; John Cale; Peter Case; Cellartime; Chieftains; Alex Chilton; Church; Lloyd Cole; Edwyn Collins; Elvis Costello; Marshall Crenshaw; Cucumbers; Ray Davies; dB's; Dean & Britta; Death Valley Strays; Mitch Easter; Max Eider; Brian Eno; Feelies; Pat Fish; Richard Formby; Freelovebabies; Robert Fripp; Peter Gabriel; Galaxie 500; Gang of Four; Gordon Lightfoot; Vince Guaraldi; John Wesley Harding; John Hiatt; Robyn Hitchcock; Billie Holiday; Hoodoo Gurus; Housemartins; Jam; Jazz Butcher Conspiracy; Curtis E. Johnson; Nic Jones; Tim Keegan; Dylan Kight; Luna; Marconi Union; Syd Meats; The Monochrome Set; Peter Murphy; The New Moon; The Nines; Open Air Surgery; Graham Parker; The Pixies; Plasticsoul; Poi Dog Pondering; Lou Reed, Reivers; R.E.M.; Jonathan Richman; Johnny Roulette; Erik Satie; Pete Shelley; Smiths; Split Enz; Sunburst Carrier; The The; They Might Be Giants; Transgressors; Velvet Underground; Wall of Voodoo; Waterboys; Winter Hours; Woodentops; XTC; Yo La Tengo; Neil Young

Movies:

Perhaps after reading the book

Just viewed:
Magnolia
Lathe of Heaven (both)
Moog
Horse's Mouth
Omega Man

Television:


Arrested Development; Black Books; Curb Your Enthusiasm: Dr. Who (classic); Entourage; The Office (both); Local on the Eights: Seinfeld; The Simpsons; South Park; Twin Peaks; X-Files. More to follow, perhaps...

Books:

Some... Douglas Adams; Richard Adams; Martin Amis; Ray Bradbury; Dave Coverly; Umberto Eco; Mark Haddon; O. Henry; Brad Listi; Cameron Lockwood; Joey Madia; Vaud Massarsky; Vladimir Nabokov: Thomas Pynchon; Johnny Roulette; Carl Sagan; J.D. Salinger; William Shakespeare; Wesley Stace; Lewis Thomas; William Trevor; Kurt Vonnegut
An arrival: (Buy this book ~ you'll laugh your.. er.. socks off!)
Another ~
Book Bin 2-Minute Tour Nov 2006
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My Blog

How can you tell...

Hello folks ~Have been busy doing some Spring cleaning at the shop - which means that you'll see many new specials on the front book carts.Even with all this hustle & bustle, I still had time to make ...
Posted by Book Bin on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:18:00 PST

Book Signing - Saturday ~ 1 March... and the shops Birthday!

Hi folks ~Know we've been a little silent of late, but we're here to crow a little about our book signing on Saturday, March 1st Noon to 2 pm... and to ask you to join us in celebrating our 30th Ann...
Posted by Book Bin on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:53:00 PST

May I?

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May...(Wm Shakespeare)Today, someone from a town called Utopia ordered a book called Checklist For Survival.Should we be concerned?Hoping everyone has a fine M...
Posted by Book Bin on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:47:00 PST

Here comes... [Easter 2007]

Here comes Peter Cottontail,Hoppin' down the bunny trail.Hippity Hoppity,Easter's on its way. (Traditional Easter tune)Has anyone been credited with coining the term hip hop?A H...
Posted by Book Bin on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 07:00:00 PST

Letting Pliny down, or The Oldest Story in the World

You say that there is nothing to write about.Then write to me that there is nothing to write about. (Pliny the Younger)Ah... I'm almost certain that I had a high school English teacher that was a rei...
Posted by Book Bin on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 07:20:00 PST

Magic and Loss

I visited our friend Alison's page recently and was struck by her choice of lead quote.there is a hole inside of me,and it's about the size of you.if you don't come & fill it soon,my flesh will cave r...
Posted by Book Bin on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 06:36:00 PST

Road Trippin'/ Roadrunner

What was the furthest you've ever traveled to see a show??December puts me in mind of the fledgling days of the Jersey Posse setting out for Atlanta to see the Jazz Butcher Conspiracy. Was it a fifte...
Posted by Book Bin on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 06:51:00 PST

Raking Up the Leaves

"Wake up, slow down"Great advice for this time of year. You know you've done this all beforeyou're pulled into the holiday vortex...you're pulled in twenty-three directions...you're pulling out you...
Posted by Book Bin on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 08:15:00 PST

Who's been in your dreams?

Yeah, okay. There's no doubt that I'm biased this go 'round. That said,Direct you cursor to check out the latest by the Marble Tea. Then, if you like what you hear there, have some more 'tea' by get...
Posted by Book Bin on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 06:46:00 PST