Used book stores mentioned in the video: Cover to Cover www.covertocoverbookshelf.com/ Poor Michael's Emporium www.poormichaels.ca/ George Strange Bookmart georgestrange.net/ Channels mentioned @outlawbookselleroriginal @kennyrh9269
Used bookstores are fantastic. I prefer them to the usual chain bookstores. I remember watching The Invaders TV series as a teenager, pure nostalgia. Feliz aniversario 🎉
Congrats on your anniversary! I have that same edition of Machines and Men. I've only read one of his books but enjoyed his writing style. I need to read some more. That Eyes of Fire cover is fabulous! Nice holiday haul Richard. 👍📚🚀👽🔫
The Shrinking Man is one of my favourite books and films. Armor by Steakley got some positive reviews. But I have not read it yet. John Carpenter’s Vampire film is based on the second novel by John Steakley.
Congratulations on your anniversary!Manitoba does look lovely! I haven’t seen The Invaders but I am a big Larry Cohen fan. (Q the winged serpent, The Stuff). What a great find! I’ve read two of the Keith Roberts stories in other books, those being Boultar’s canaries and Manscarer. Great stories. Good luck on getting those gains from the “heavy lifting”😂 and I agree, finding Michael Bishop now is like hen’s teeth.
Happy anniversary Mr and Mrs Vintage SF. I love traveling and would love to make it to more Canadian National Parks. Wow, I love that old Ballantine copy of Space Merchants. I hope you like Michael Bishop, he's one of my favorite newly discovered authors.
@@sfwordsofwonder Thanks Ira! We love many of the National Parks your way too. Some of the ones in Utah and Nevada have truly alien landscapes, at least to this prairie lad.
I have such good memories of watching TV shows like 'The Wild, WIld West' or 'The Invaders' or 'Space 1999' which I know will not hold up to rewatching. The right shows at the right age at the right time in history.
Blaming the missus on your anniversary - whatever next. Seriously though some great books in there that have a nostalgic resonance for me also. I absolutely loved The Invaders, still my favourite US short run series ever. Never seen the book but now you've shown it I must find a copy. I loved that Michael Bishop book as well. Can't believe I shifted it in one of my purges. The Keith Roberts an excellent find. A small but perfectly formed book haul. Thanks for the plug - DAW percentage now at 95 with a lot of expensive ones to get.
I'm presently reading Michael Bishop's Transfigurations. Good so far. Worth looking out for. Michael Coney is also on my TBR for the coming months, most likely Hello Summer, Goodbye.
Thank you for taking us on vacation. It's great fun when a new random sample provides hits in the world of used book shopping. (it's part of what I hunt for.) I'm a little jealous: It feels like you are more likely to get a mix of both British AND US SF books. Bishop and Coney and Roberts, Oh My!!
@@vintagesf Ah yes, NAFTA, Hegemony, and all that. Still, I feel like I'm never finding as many Panther, Mayflower or Granada editions as you do now; perhaps it's other variables and I shouldn't fill your comments with stuff like this. Thank you.
@@vintagesf OK, I think I was worried I'd go off in a political direction & who needs that today? But on the bookish end of the topic; I'm always curious about what books are where & why. I used to *love* Bay Area used book shopping. I'd find such a diversity of books, and a thriving selection of SF, in part b/c of dreamers & in part because there's been a soild core of Science and tech jobs here since the 50s, so as those folks would age out they would refresh the stock for the area, which also had a strong "reuse" and "value books" mentality. Now, there's less of that, and a lot of the 2nd hand bookstores are gone. People donate to charities, and the folks running the shops and collection centers are VERY interested in how clean everything looks. SF collectables and classics are routinely getting recycled b/c the books *look * like they are 50 years old. A British author from the 60s getting judged by those metrics are even MORE likely to get tossed, leading to more and more homogeneity in what remains.
@@vintagesf I did. I did a stand alone review. And then reviewed it in a ranking of top Mil-SF novels. It has it's good points and unfortunately, it's bad points as well. I would very much like to hear what you think of it though!
Congratulations on your 37th anniversary. That's quite an achievement. I'm surprised that you found a copy of 'The Space Merchants' with 35¢ cover price. On the other hand, finding it in a place like Poor Michael's Emporium seems so fitting. In 1975, I found an Ace double of 'The Search for Zei'/'The Hand of Zie' by L. Sprague de Camp, also with a cover price of 35¢. (The going price for a paperback at the time was $1.35. It had never occurred to me that books had ever sold that cheaply.) I was visiting my grandfather in the upper lower peninsula of Michigan and found it in a bait and tackle shop that had small used book collection. You never can tell where something special will fall into you lap. Your find is even more unlikely.
I do remenber The Invaders in late 60s or early 70s, in Argentina the tittle translated was "Los Invasores". Paticularly I remenber the way of to die of the aliens.-
Keith Laumer wrote several Invaders novels. The Star's surname, Thinnes was pronounced like thinest, without the final t. The invaders was not well done. Neither frightening or interesting. Thinnes did what he could with what he was given, but there wasn't much material, and mercifully, the program was short-lived! I liked the SF program ABC had the year before. The Outer Limits had a memorable opening and some good episodes, but the monster of the week format couldn't match the superior writing and acting of the Twilight Zone.
'The Outer Limits' and the original 'Twilight Zone' are some of my favourites from the 1960s. Like reading an anthology. They also stand up well to rewatching, more so 'Twilight Zone' for me.
Used book stores mentioned in the video:
Cover to Cover
www.covertocoverbookshelf.com/
Poor Michael's Emporium
www.poormichaels.ca/
George Strange Bookmart
georgestrange.net/
Channels mentioned
@outlawbookselleroriginal
@kennyrh9269
Yeah baby, happy 37; Goin' the distance!!
Used bookstores are fantastic. I prefer them to the usual chain bookstores. I remember watching The Invaders TV series as a teenager, pure nostalgia. Feliz aniversario 🎉
Congrats on your anniversary! I have that same edition of Machines and Men. I've only read one of his books but enjoyed his writing style. I need to read some more. That Eyes of Fire cover is fabulous! Nice holiday haul Richard.
👍📚🚀👽🔫
Congratulations on your 37th wedding anniversary.
@@Yellowblam Thank you.
The Shrinking Man is one of my favourite books and films.
Armor by Steakley got some positive reviews. But I have not read it yet.
John Carpenter’s Vampire film is based on the second novel by John Steakley.
Do you recall the name of that second novel?
Vampire$. Roc Books, 1990
@@UlrichBlode-vu7vt Thank you.
Congratulations on your anniversary!Manitoba does look lovely! I haven’t seen The Invaders but I am a big Larry Cohen fan. (Q the winged serpent, The Stuff). What a great find! I’ve read two of the Keith Roberts stories in other books, those being Boultar’s canaries and Manscarer. Great stories. Good luck on getting those gains from the “heavy lifting”😂 and I agree, finding Michael Bishop now is like hen’s teeth.
@@TauZeroSF Need to find some heavier books!
Happy anniversary Mr and Mrs Vintage SF. I love traveling and would love to make it to more Canadian National Parks. Wow, I love that old Ballantine copy of Space Merchants. I hope you like Michael Bishop, he's one of my favorite newly discovered authors.
@@sfwordsofwonder Thanks Ira! We love many of the National Parks your way too. Some of the ones in Utah and Nevada have truly alien landscapes, at least to this prairie lad.
Congratulations on 37 years together!
Jack London also did nonfiction. My favorite is People of the Abyss, his observations and experience with the poor of London!
Want to look into his more obscure books.
totally Awesome Thumbnail!
Another big object, this time in Wasagaming a large Adirondack chair.
Nice haul Richard. I loved The Invaders! I'm sure if I watched it now, it would really seem hokey but at the time I thought it was wonderful.
I have such good memories of watching TV shows like 'The Wild, WIld West' or 'The Invaders' or 'Space 1999' which I know will not hold up to rewatching. The right shows at the right age at the right time in history.
37 Years 😮😮😮
Blaming the missus on your anniversary - whatever next. Seriously though some great books in there that have a nostalgic resonance for me also. I absolutely loved The Invaders, still my favourite US short run series ever. Never seen the book but now you've shown it I must find a copy. I loved that Michael Bishop book as well. Can't believe I shifted it in one of my purges. The Keith Roberts an excellent find. A small but perfectly formed book haul.
Thanks for the plug - DAW percentage now at 95 with a lot of expensive ones to get.
Thought I was underestimating your DAW percentage.
I'm presently reading Michael Bishop's Transfigurations. Good so far. Worth looking out for. Michael Coney is also on my TBR for the coming months, most likely Hello Summer, Goodbye.
Don't know when I will get to some books. I am a mood reader with several publisher series on the go.
Thank you for taking us on vacation. It's great fun when a new random sample provides hits in the world of used book shopping. (it's part of what I hunt for.)
I'm a little jealous: It feels like you are more likely to get a mix of both British AND US SF books. Bishop and Coney and Roberts, Oh My!!
In the 1960s, 70s and 80s it seemed like we had an even split of US and UK publications in our bookstores. Now it is primarily US.
@@vintagesf Ah yes, NAFTA, Hegemony, and all that. Still, I feel like I'm never finding as many Panther, Mayflower or Granada editions as you do now; perhaps it's other variables and I shouldn't fill your comments with stuff like this. Thank you.
@@salty-walt Don’t mind chatting about all things book related.
@@vintagesf OK,
I think I was worried I'd go off in a political direction & who needs that today? But on the bookish end of the topic; I'm always curious about what books are where & why. I used to *love* Bay Area used book shopping. I'd find such a diversity of books, and a thriving selection of SF, in part b/c of dreamers & in part because there's been a soild core of Science and tech jobs here since the 50s, so as those folks would age out they would refresh the stock for the area, which also had a strong "reuse" and "value books" mentality. Now, there's less of that, and a lot of the 2nd hand bookstores are gone. People donate to charities, and the folks running the shops and collection centers are VERY interested in how clean everything looks. SF collectables and classics are routinely getting recycled b/c the books *look * like they are 50 years old. A British author from the 60s getting judged by those metrics are even MORE likely to get tossed, leading to more and more homogeneity in what remains.
@@salty-walt I notice homogeneity mostly in graphic design and art. Looks too much like AI designed covers from prompts.
Picked up some nice titles there, Richard! Best wishes to you both on your anniversary.
Thank you Stephen. Hope you are back in good health soon!
@@vintagesf Thanks Richard.
I did not know Jack London wrote SF! Great book haul and great info Richard! Also, love that vintage Armor cover.
@@GrammaticusBooks Did you review ‘Armor’?
@@vintagesf I did. I did a stand alone review. And then reviewed it in a ranking of top Mil-SF novels. It has it's good points and unfortunately, it's bad points as well. I would very much like to hear what you think of it though!
@@GrammaticusBooks I thought so. Probably watched it at the time and unconsciously was influenced. 🙂
Congratulations on your 37th anniversary. That's quite an achievement. I'm surprised that you found a copy of 'The Space Merchants' with 35¢ cover price. On the other hand, finding it in a place like Poor Michael's Emporium seems so fitting. In 1975, I found an Ace double of 'The Search for Zei'/'The Hand of Zie' by L. Sprague de Camp, also with a cover price of 35¢. (The going price for a paperback at the time was $1.35. It had never occurred to me that books had ever sold that cheaply.) I was visiting my grandfather in the upper lower peninsula of Michigan and found it in a bait and tackle shop that had small used book collection. You never can tell where something special will fall into you lap. Your find is even more unlikely.
@@paulcooper3611 Do love finding 35 cent books. There is something about 1950s paperbacks that is beautiful and timeless.
I do remenber The Invaders in late 60s or early 70s, in Argentina the tittle translated was "Los Invasores". Paticularly I remenber the way of to die of the aliens.-
@@sergiorenatti2964 Yes. If I remember correctly they glowed white hot and there were only a few ashes left. No proof.
Keith Laumer wrote several Invaders novels. The Star's surname, Thinnes was pronounced like thinest, without the final t. The invaders was not well done. Neither frightening or interesting. Thinnes did what he could with what he was given, but there wasn't much material, and mercifully, the program was short-lived!
I liked the SF program ABC had the year before. The Outer Limits had a memorable opening and some good episodes, but the monster of the week format couldn't match the superior writing and acting of the Twilight Zone.
'The Outer Limits' and the original 'Twilight Zone' are some of my favourites from the 1960s. Like reading an anthology. They also stand up well to rewatching, more so 'Twilight Zone' for me.