Friday, June 12, 2009

An incomplete nitwit's guide to buying a book

1. Never buy a book that claims things like "Everything you need to know about _____" if you see its sequel on the same shelf next to it. If the book tells everything, then why the need for a sequel?

2. Never buy a book that says "Discover the secrets behind many everyday enigmas". You've thought of a thing, it made you wonder, you couldn't find the answer, and life would still go on. Surely you could live without knowing things like "Why is milk sold in rectangular cartons while soft drinks are sold in cylindrical cans?"

3. The fact that you've read a book and found it a good read, does not make the title placed next to it in the bookstore as good.

4. Don't buy books for tax purposes.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dude, ppl buy book for to claim tax relief. Give me your receipts if you don't need them.

penglipurlapar said...

i said, dont buy books just for tax purposes. i didnt say i wont use the receipt.