Watching the Olympics is always so inspiring, the hard work and commitment required to pursue a sport that far is mind boggling yet fascinating.  We have so many fascinating sports stories in the store right now, I’ve decided that is the sale category for the month.  We have that interesting selection of vintage football books, plus a slew of basketball and baseball books, golf instruction and memoirs, skiing, kayaking, you will be suprised at the variety.  Come and see what stories will inspire you.

If you are a football fanatic, a coach, or just a student of the game, we have a new collection for you!  We have all types of tactical books, from the likes of Roy Kramer of Central Michigan University and Dee Andros from Oregon State, the Power T formation,  the complete analysis of the I formation, pass defense, you name it!  These are all from the 1960’s and 1970’s , so a period of intense game  development and change.  Or add some new drills to your coaching routine, there will be some here!

Tired of not finding any interesting DVD’s for sale in Bishop?  Well we now have a new program that will bring “waves” of new titles to East Side Books in two categories.  We’ll have 6 new titles every 6 weeks or so in the categories of BBC/PBS, and Children/Family.  Fun stuff!

Here’s our initial selection:

BBC/PBS:  Bertie and Elizabeth;  Certain Justice; Doc Martin Series 5; Macbeth; Charing Cross Road starring Anthony Hopkins; and Tony Hillerman’s Thief of Time.

Children/Family:  Best of Caillou; Charlotte’s Web; Diary of a Wimpy Kid; Horton Hears a Who; Madagascar 2; and Wow Wow Wubbzy – Go For Gold!

For all of you paying attention to our posts and blogs – here’s a news flash!  EVERYTHING will be on sale Saturday June 30!  Believe me, we need to make some room on the shelves before July arrives, so come in and stock up today! 10% off EVERYTHING!

Every year since my children started school, I have ended their school year with a bag of books for summer reading, and maybe a treat or two.  They may or may not like my choices and may not even read them all, some are are books I think they need to read, some are linked to their current interests, and some are purely fun.  It is a reminder that their education is based on reading and ultimately in their own hands not in the schools.  It is also practical since we live a ways from town and may not have a new book handy. 

I am way, way behind this year collecting my three bags of books, but it is a tradition I love and don’t want to give up.  Hmm, do I still give them books when they hit grad school?

In case I can convince you to stock up on your kid’s summer reading as well, I have put all of the children’s and young adult books on sale in June.  Our gently used books are already a bargain price, which is perfect if you are filling a bag with some that may stretch their reading interest!  It always amazed me how often my kids would pick up and read an unusual book if it was there in front of them, and I am happy to say they all still enjoy reading for pleasure. 

We have winners!   Here is your chosen favorite Sci Fi cover for our May cover art contest – Haydyn Of Mars by Al Sarrantonio.  The cover art is by Matt Stawicki.  Although we picked covers for the competition by what made us smile, it was educational to learn more about the world of science fiction artists and their fans.  Very interesting!

The second place winner was the vintage copy of The Monster Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs.  The publisher, Ace, actually points out their choice of high quality artists for their reprints of Burroughs then out-of-print treasures.  The cover artist for this swamp man masterpiece from 1960 was Frank Frazetta.  Frazetta just died in 2010, and was a famous comic book artist as well as fantasy illustrator.  He has been inducted into at least two related artist Halls of Fame.  (Maybe I should up the price on this one!)  Who knew. 

The last three places went to 3rd place: Love Conquers All by Fred Saberhagen and cover art by Bob Adragna (1979).

4th place: Conan and the Sorcerer by Andrew J Offutt and cover art by Sanjulian.  I still think Sanjulian needs anatomy lessons, but it is artistic!

And my favorite, but the customer public’s least favorite was the cat people on Firebird by Charles L. Harness.  No cover art credit was provided.

The winners of the gift certificate drawing were Howard Wu (proving that daily entries really do improve your odds) and Marco Sharpe.  Congratulations!