*Stacking the Shelves* 8 July 2017

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Stacking The Shelves is a feature/weekly meme created by Tynga’s Reviews in which you share the books you are adding to your shelves, both physical and virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical stores or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Now, I already have a monthly post I do featuring the books I get in the mail (and it's a lot because I have a serious Goodreads First Reads giveaway addiction), and I'm going to try to start posting my monthly Read-A-Thon posts again too (even if none of the Platypires will be joining me), which will cover the books I receive through Netgalley. But I also go to my thrift store at least once a week, and often leave with a bag full of books. It's such a common occurrence that I'm known as The Book Lady to the frequent volunteers (and I suspect that they've started scheduling their $1 bag of books sales for Thursdays simply because that is the day I usually visit.) So my Stacking the Shelves posts are going to focus on my thrift store hauls, because this is my blog and I do what I want. 

On that note, here are the books I picked up this week.

The Rijksmuseum of Amsterdam and Its Paintings edited by Paolo Lecaldano - I've actually been to the Rijksmuseum myself and thought this book would be a good educational resource for my children (they were not in Amsterdam with me) at some point. I didn't realize that this specific book was a gift to someone in 1974 until I opened the cover just now and saw the inscription. That makes it an even better find in my opinion. 
Summer Bridge Activities Grades 2-3 by Rainbow Bridge Publishing - Sure, summer is like halfway over now, but I homeschool anyway, so this is still a valuable resource for some education for my son who will be starting 3rd grade in the fall. 
Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman by Dav Pilkey - My son likes Captain Underpants, and I'm a fan of buying any book that he will read. 
Pandora Gets Heart by Carolyn Hennesy - This appears to be basically a mythologically inspired YA romance, maybe. 
Magic Kitten: Star Dreams by Sue Bentley - This book has a very pink cover and my 6 year old LOVES pink, so she wanted it. I imagine it's something she'll read in a year or two when she gets a bit more proficient. 
Winter of the World by Ken Follett - I'm pretty sure I own the first book in this trilogy (but it's possible that this is the book I already had from this trilogy. I'll have to check my bookshelves. 
Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big or Why Pie is Not the Answer by Jen Lancaster - When a book has a subtitle like that, buying it is an absolute necessity. 
Tar Baby by Toni Morrison - I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't actually read anything by Toni Morrison yet, but I try to buy her books when I see them at the thrift store so that I can in the future. 
Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull - I think I may have some of the books from this series already, but I'm not sure. It appears to be middle grade fantasy, which tends to be fun to read. 
Myths From Mesopotamia translated by Stephanie Dalley - I like learning about mythology from all different cultures. 
The One & Only by Emily Giffin - I feel like at least one of my blogger friends likes Emily Giffin books, so I buy them when I see them. 
Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham - You might know Lauren Graham better as Lorelai Gilmore. I remember her talking about this book in Talking As Fast as I Can, so when I saw it at the thrift store, I snatched it right up. 
After You by Jojo Moyes - I don't know why I bought this book. I mean, when I finished reading Me Before You, I told Ms. Moyes to go to hell in my initial review (that was the entirety of my initial review). Why would I want to subject myself to those kinds of feelings again?
1001 Dreams by Jack Altman - I've pretty much always believed that our dreams can tell us things about ourselves that we're not consciously aware of, if we know what to pay attention to when we're dreaming. This believe was confirmed for me when a dream led me to believe I was pregnant with my youngest before I was even late. It's a topic that I still find fascinating. 
Network Security Fundamentals by Gert De Laet and Gert Schauwers - I bought this book for my husband, because I think it's something he may be interested in actually reading (because he's weird and only wants to read non-fiction books about computers and stuff). Since it was just one book in my bag of books, I got a great bargain on it considering that the ebook version goes for $52. 

So that's all the books I picked up this week. This haul cost me a whopping $3 because the Summer Bridge Activities book was $2, and the rest of the books went into a bag for $1. It's a pretty decent haul with some good variety that should keep me reading for a while. 

What books did you add to your shelves this week? - Katie