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Every Book Deserves a Good Home!

Since my cancer diagnosis arrived and upended my plans, I have been donating some of my books, movies and music to the VA and to Goodwill. As the end draws near, I hope to broaden my efforts by offering a large chunk of my library to family and friends and adding the Portland Public Library and the Salvation Army to the recipient list. It is quite a challenge to decide which books I may still have time to read before it's too late, but radical acceptance of my situation requires that I accept that I cannot read (or re-read) them all before the end, alas.

This is an idealized view of what my beloved books might look like in my 'man-cave' if I were a lot more organized [this is just a picture I found somewhere on the internet but it gives you some idea of how many books want to find a new home - LOL].

During the month of April 2025 I started to make some/many of my books available to family, friends and acquaintances at no cost (except for postage). I organized the books into rough categories (see Book Categories links). In some cases, I listed books which I am keeping for sentimental purposes for the time being (as "My Copy") until I go into hospice, at which point they will become available to you.

The books are from my personal library; you might be able to deduce their condition from the images. You can Google the title or ISBN to learn more about each title. Some books were gifts, some were purchased for study or for enjoyment. Some go together as sets. I have run out of time to read every book [my eyes are bigger than my stomach, as my grandmother used to say], but I hope someone will be able to appreciate them. I am keeping some of them for purely nostalgic reasons (for now). You can arrange a visit to look them over (with some coffee or tea) if that will help you to decide.

On May 5th, any remaining books from the first set were boxed up to be donated to the Portland Public Library (and to the VA). I am still hard at work identifying which of my remaining books to keep for the time being, so I will update the offerings as time goes on. Obviously my original plan to include the ISBN for every book did not happen, but I will add the ISBN as time allows; I still have a few more categories to complete.