Thrift Book Store

I'd say there are many paradises on earth. One of it is thrift book store.

Thrift book store often has rare editions of books and limited edition books. When I was in high school, I spent about 3 days going from one book thrift store to another just to find some interesting books to read. One of my most memorable read is Java programming language handbook. I had a laptop then but I was clueless on how to code, let alone know what CLI was. But I read that book and memorized parts of the book. And was it useful? it used to be.

During my school days, whenever I needed some extra pocket money, I went to thrift book stores to sell my school textbooks. School textbooks are less valuable to me because they contain less useful information than a specific book talking about specific subject. Sometimes, in exchange of my old school text-books, I would get some books on programming or a book from advanced classes than mine.

I think that thrift store owner doesn't know how rich he is despite the place looking shabby. I still remember the place was dusty and if the older me went there, I'd probably get sick. Yet when I was younger, that place is one of the places I visited frequently other than the city's library.

As an adult, I have visited some thrift store books in another provinces. However, it does not appeal to me anymore as I would rather go to the normal bookstore. I suppose a lot of me has changed and things I used to love, is no longer something I enjoy. But after taking that picture, once again, I feel curious about the place. Maybe I'll give it a go one more time.