KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore
@kncbooks.bsky.social
Unrepentant bibliophile - collect them, sell them, review them, ceaselessly acquire them.
Reader. Writer. Researcher. Retired.
Hopeful, human, humane, hippie.
No automatic follow back.
Reader. Writer. Researcher. Retired.
Hopeful, human, humane, hippie.
No automatic follow back.
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The Door In the Wall by De Angeli, Marguerite. Newbery Medal story of Robin, the crippled son of a nobleman, and his journey to find a place in the world. Scholastic Books, 9th printing, no date....
www.biblio.com
We are an independent used bookstore specializing in out-of-print and hard to find vintage books. Emphasis on 20th century American works, across genres.
Online sales only. Look for us on Biblio, the world's largest independent book marketplace.
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#indiebookstore
Online sales only. Look for us on Biblio, the world's largest independent book marketplace.
www.biblio.com/search.php?d...
#indiebookstore
Indigenous people continue to resist settler-colonial domination, extraction, and exploitation of their land and communities.
We center these traditions of anti-colonial struggle in this reading list of books about or related to colonialism and anti-colonial resistance movements and lineages.
We center these traditions of anti-colonial struggle in this reading list of books about or related to colonialism and anti-colonial resistance movements and lineages.
Against Settler Colonialism: A Reading List
Against Settler Colonialism: A Reading List
From Turtle Island to Palestine, Indigenous people across the world continue to resist settler-colonial domination, extraction, and exploitation of their land and communities.
We center these tradi...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Indigenous people continue to resist settler-colonial domination, extraction, and exploitation of their land and communities.
We center these traditions of anti-colonial struggle in this reading list of books about or related to colonialism and anti-colonial resistance movements and lineages.
We center these traditions of anti-colonial struggle in this reading list of books about or related to colonialism and anti-colonial resistance movements and lineages.
Help support independent bookstores and the freedom to read.
Bookshop life is a kind of paradise. Hard work, but pure and good. Independent, cash- poor, soul-rich. I'm so lucky, everyday, to work in it. Yes that's a mummy case stood up in the background. 😁
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Help support independent bookstores and the freedom to read.
I like it! Thinking I need to add a "Banned" category for my listings
Question: I have looked for a list of historically banned books. What I find are 'top ten' type lists with famous BB like "Ulysses" or lists of current BB. Looking for something comprehensive and extensive. Any ideas?
Question: I have looked for a list of historically banned books. What I find are 'top ten' type lists with famous BB like "Ulysses" or lists of current BB. Looking for something comprehensive and extensive. Any ideas?
I think you are right and your idea is awesome.
So - I made this bluesky feed "Read Banned Books"
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Add posts by using phrases like “read banned books" or use hashtags such as #bannedbooks, #readbannedbooks,
#booksellersforbannedbooks
or #bookbans.
#booksky
So - I made this bluesky feed "Read Banned Books"
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Add posts by using phrases like “read banned books" or use hashtags such as #bannedbooks, #readbannedbooks,
#booksellersforbannedbooks
or #bookbans.
#booksky
November 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I like it! Thinking I need to add a "Banned" category for my listings
Question: I have looked for a list of historically banned books. What I find are 'top ten' type lists with famous BB like "Ulysses" or lists of current BB. Looking for something comprehensive and extensive. Any ideas?
Question: I have looked for a list of historically banned books. What I find are 'top ten' type lists with famous BB like "Ulysses" or lists of current BB. Looking for something comprehensive and extensive. Any ideas?
"The story begins with Benjamin Franklin’s first bookstore in Philadelphia and takes us to a range of booksellers ... 'The Bookshop' is also a history of the leading figures in American bookselling, often impassioned eccentrics, and a history of how books have been marketed and sold"
#indiebookstore
#indiebookstore
Today, on my blog, I review The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore.
#booksky #bookblogger #nonfiction #booksaboutbooks
#booksky #bookblogger #nonfiction #booksaboutbooks
Book Review: The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss
Bookstores have always been unlike any other kind of store, shaping readers and writers, and influencing our tastes, thoughts, and politics. They nurture local communities while creating new ones o…
wittyandsarcasticbookclub.home.blog
November 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"The story begins with Benjamin Franklin’s first bookstore in Philadelphia and takes us to a range of booksellers ... 'The Bookshop' is also a history of the leading figures in American bookselling, often impassioned eccentrics, and a history of how books have been marketed and sold"
#indiebookstore
#indiebookstore
Saturday Miscellany—11/22/25: Book Clubs on the Rise; Don't Believe Cover Blurbs; Self-Pub Trends; a Couple of New Releases and more!
irresponsiblereader.com/2025/11/22/s...
irresponsiblereader.com/2025/11/22/s...
November 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In the past few days I've made similar posts about how reading affects the reader, beyond the story.📖
"What makes a reader feel deeply? ... science shows that stories don’t just entertain; we simulate experiences in the brain."
#bibliophile #books #authors #readers
#libraries #indiebookstores
"What makes a reader feel deeply? ... science shows that stories don’t just entertain; we simulate experiences in the brain."
#bibliophile #books #authors #readers
#libraries #indiebookstores
Why do certain stories move us so deeply that we cry, laugh, or immediately re-read them?
In our newest analysis, we explore the neuroscience of emotional storytelling:
If you love craft + data, this one’s for you: writestats.com/why-readers-...
#WritingCommunity
In our newest analysis, we explore the neuroscience of emotional storytelling:
If you love craft + data, this one’s for you: writestats.com/why-readers-...
#WritingCommunity
Why Readers Cry, Laugh, and Re-Read: The Brain Science Behind Emotional Stories
Discover why readers cry, laugh, and re-read. Explore emotional storytelling and neuroscience with practical tips authors can use to craft unforgettable stories.
writestats.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In the past few days I've made similar posts about how reading affects the reader, beyond the story.📖
"What makes a reader feel deeply? ... science shows that stories don’t just entertain; we simulate experiences in the brain."
#bibliophile #books #authors #readers
#libraries #indiebookstores
"What makes a reader feel deeply? ... science shows that stories don’t just entertain; we simulate experiences in the brain."
#bibliophile #books #authors #readers
#libraries #indiebookstores
You are welcome here if you say the right words, think the right thoughts, and have the right values.
This country was founded and populated by people fleeing that sort of government thought policing.
This country was founded and populated by people fleeing that sort of government thought policing.
In an op-ed in the Kansas City Star, Amanda Wells and @refugees.org's Alexia Gardner explain how new policy to vet immigrant's social media accounts for "anti-American" content will undercut free expression and chill the speech of immigrant writers and artists. www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...
Targeting ‘anti-American’ speech hurts freedom in Kansas, Missouri, beyond | Opinion
Rejecting immigrants because of their opinions in social media is a slap in the face to the ideals of free expression. | Opinion
www.kansascity.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
You are welcome here if you say the right words, think the right thoughts, and have the right values.
This country was founded and populated by people fleeing that sort of government thought policing.
This country was founded and populated by people fleeing that sort of government thought policing.
Reading books tends to involve two cognitive processes that could create a survival advantage. First, it promotes cognitive engagement as the reader connects to the material.
Second, books promote empathy, social perception, and emotional intelligence, processes promoting greater survival.
Second, books promote empathy, social perception, and emotional intelligence, processes promoting greater survival.
Book/science fact Fridays! Reading can help you live longer. Studies have shown this as one of the few sedentary activities with benefits. (I suspect writing reduces life span lol)
-Tony
💙📚 🐑 📖 🩸📚 🪐📚
#booksky
#tonytravis
#blog
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
-Tony
💙📚 🐑 📖 🩸📚 🪐📚
#booksky
#tonytravis
#blog
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
A Chapter a Day – Association of Book Reading with Longevity
Although books can expose people to new people and places, whether books also have health benefits beyond other types of reading materials is not known. This study examined whether those who read books have a survival advantage over those who do not ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Reading books tends to involve two cognitive processes that could create a survival advantage. First, it promotes cognitive engagement as the reader connects to the material.
Second, books promote empathy, social perception, and emotional intelligence, processes promoting greater survival.
Second, books promote empathy, social perception, and emotional intelligence, processes promoting greater survival.
"The change ... mandates public libraries to relocate or fully remove 'any materials regarding transgender procedures, gender ideology, or the concept of more than two biological genders' on the basis that they are 'inappropriate' for children and teens."
#libraries #FreedomToRead #bannedbooks
#libraries #FreedomToRead #bannedbooks
PEN America has joined @readfreelyal.bsky.social and 6 other library and LGBTQ advocacy groups in expressing alarm at new anti-trans book ban policy in Alabama. pen.org/press-releas...
Advocates Alarmed Over New Alabama Ban On Youth Access To Trans Books In Libraries
Read Freely Alabama, Alabama Transgender Rights Action Coalition, PEN America, EveryLibrary, Authors Against Book Bans, National Coalition Against Censorship, American Booksellers for Free Expression,...
pen.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"The change ... mandates public libraries to relocate or fully remove 'any materials regarding transgender procedures, gender ideology, or the concept of more than two biological genders' on the basis that they are 'inappropriate' for children and teens."
#libraries #FreedomToRead #bannedbooks
#libraries #FreedomToRead #bannedbooks
"When you read an engaging book, your brain doesn’t just process words; it simulates the experiences they evoke ... That’s why reading about a chase scene can make your heart race, or why a well-written love story can feel physically warm." 📖
#reading #books #indiebookstores #libraries
#reading #books #indiebookstores #libraries
A great story doesn’t just entertain, it rewires your neural pathways.
In our deep-dive feature, we unpack why some books are addictive, from dopamine spikes to emotional synchronization with characters.
📖 Read it here → writestats.com/why-some-boo...
#BookSky#WritingScience #Readingcommunity
In our deep-dive feature, we unpack why some books are addictive, from dopamine spikes to emotional synchronization with characters.
📖 Read it here → writestats.com/why-some-boo...
#BookSky#WritingScience #Readingcommunity
Why Some Books Are Addictive (And Others Aren’t): The Neuroscience Explained
Discover why some books are addictive. Explore the neuroscience behind page-turners and emotional storytelling that keeps readers hooked.
writestats.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"When you read an engaging book, your brain doesn’t just process words; it simulates the experiences they evoke ... That’s why reading about a chase scene can make your heart race, or why a well-written love story can feel physically warm." 📖
#reading #books #indiebookstores #libraries
#reading #books #indiebookstores #libraries
As a former "Semi-Native" Coloradan (Jeffco, 18 years), I'm always happy to give Summit County Libraries a nod.
Proving there's more to a library than books.
#libraries #librarians
Proving there's more to a library than books.
#libraries #librarians
No snow?! No problem. Learn a new skill at the library!
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
As a former "Semi-Native" Coloradan (Jeffco, 18 years), I'm always happy to give Summit County Libraries a nod.
Proving there's more to a library than books.
#libraries #librarians
Proving there's more to a library than books.
#libraries #librarians
Passing this on to sci-fi and fantasy readers:
In case you missed the live event, there's an archive of previous events (link below)👇
#SciFiReaders #FantasyReaders #indiebookstores
#libraries
In case you missed the live event, there's an archive of previous events (link below)👇
#SciFiReaders #FantasyReaders #indiebookstores
#libraries
Last night's virtual science fiction and fantasy book recommendations event video can be found here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1Yc...
More links and info on upcoming events is here:
www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/nove...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1Yc...
More links and info on upcoming events is here:
www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/nove...
November 2025 Virtual Book Recommendations Event Video | Fantasy Cafe
Link to the video to watch the November 2025 Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Recommendations Event with the Ashland Public Library with a list of books discussed.
www.fantasybookcafe.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Passing this on to sci-fi and fantasy readers:
In case you missed the live event, there's an archive of previous events (link below)👇
#SciFiReaders #FantasyReaders #indiebookstores
#libraries
In case you missed the live event, there's an archive of previous events (link below)👇
#SciFiReaders #FantasyReaders #indiebookstores
#libraries
PSA - just passin' it on ... #libraries #librarians
(no affiliation)
In case you needed one, another reason to visit your local library - they do events like this.
This is a virtual event - follow the link for more info and links to previous event (Youtube) 👇
(no affiliation)
In case you needed one, another reason to visit your local library - they do events like this.
This is a virtual event - follow the link for more info and links to previous event (Youtube) 👇
I'll be sharing more sci-fi/fantasy book recommendations with the Ashland Public Library tomorrow evening! This virtual event is from 6:30-7:00PM ET on November 20.
Sign up here: tinyurl.com/apl-fantasy-...
More info: www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/nove...
Sign up here: tinyurl.com/apl-fantasy-...
More info: www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/nove...
November Virtual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Recommendations Event | Fantasy Cafe
Information on joining the third quarterly virtual sci-fi/fantasy book recommendations event with the Ashland Public Library for November 2025.
www.fantasybookcafe.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
PSA - just passin' it on ... #libraries #librarians
(no affiliation)
In case you needed one, another reason to visit your local library - they do events like this.
This is a virtual event - follow the link for more info and links to previous event (Youtube) 👇
(no affiliation)
In case you needed one, another reason to visit your local library - they do events like this.
This is a virtual event - follow the link for more info and links to previous event (Youtube) 👇
"A Jackson County Circuit Court judge struck down a state law criminalizing school employees for supplying “sexually explicit material” to students, ruling it unconstitutionally vague and overbroad ..."
#FreedomToRead #libraries #librarians
#FreedomToRead #libraries #librarians
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"A Jackson County Circuit Court judge struck down a state law criminalizing school employees for supplying “sexually explicit material” to students, ruling it unconstitutionally vague and overbroad ..."
#FreedomToRead #libraries #librarians
#FreedomToRead #libraries #librarians
Passing this along ...
(no affiliation)
I took a peek and found it quite good; I'll have a block of time later today to read it through.
(no affiliation)
I took a peek and found it quite good; I'll have a block of time later today to read it through.
If you'd like to read my World Fantasy Award shortlisted story Godskin, then amble on over to @strangehorizons.bsky.social ...
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
Godskin
Sometimes among the fish and crabs, we trawl squid and octopus, or little sharks, all added to the pots. Sometimes it’s a fish person, a thing we cut free and do not talk of, pretend we never saw. …
strangehorizons.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Passing this along ...
(no affiliation)
I took a peek and found it quite good; I'll have a block of time later today to read it through.
(no affiliation)
I took a peek and found it quite good; I'll have a block of time later today to read it through.
The Administration keeps chipping away at public lands (that belong to you and me) in order to monetize and privatize them to feed corporate greed.
#SavePublicLands #SaveOurParks
#SavePublicLands #SaveOurParks
The Trump Administration is preparing to potentially revoke a protective land order around Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico. 😡
New Mexico’s Ancient National Park Site Could Open To Oil Drilling Under Trump Administration Proposal
Chaco Culture National Historical Park's buffer zone against oil drilling may disappear under a new Trump Administration proposal.
www.thetravel.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Administration keeps chipping away at public lands (that belong to you and me) in order to monetize and privatize them to feed corporate greed.
#SavePublicLands #SaveOurParks
#SavePublicLands #SaveOurParks
The freedom to read includes the freedom to choose which medium(s) you prefer. I read physical books - that's my personal choice, my wife uses a Kindle. I read books, magazines, and the fine print on cereal boxes.
Some people are just unhappy trolls trying to drag anyone else down. Be you.
🌎☮️
Some people are just unhappy trolls trying to drag anyone else down. Be you.
🌎☮️
November 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The freedom to read includes the freedom to choose which medium(s) you prefer. I read physical books - that's my personal choice, my wife uses a Kindle. I read books, magazines, and the fine print on cereal boxes.
Some people are just unhappy trolls trying to drag anyone else down. Be you.
🌎☮️
Some people are just unhappy trolls trying to drag anyone else down. Be you.
🌎☮️
Just passing this along ...
(not affiliated)
"Gabrielle Mullarkey has just released her fourth novel, 'The Ones Who Never Left', a gothic chiller to read with the lights on."
(not affiliated)
"Gabrielle Mullarkey has just released her fourth novel, 'The Ones Who Never Left', a gothic chiller to read with the lights on."
Pull up a chair by a roaring fire and allow a delicious chill to steal through you that has nothing to do with the weather outside...
www.amazon.co.uk/Ones-Who-Nev...
www.amazon.co.uk/Ones-Who-Nev...
November 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Just passing this along ...
(not affiliated)
"Gabrielle Mullarkey has just released her fourth novel, 'The Ones Who Never Left', a gothic chiller to read with the lights on."
(not affiliated)
"Gabrielle Mullarkey has just released her fourth novel, 'The Ones Who Never Left', a gothic chiller to read with the lights on."
I did manage to do the last item (personal library).
November 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I did manage to do the last item (personal library).
You don't have to be a writer to enjoy these teasing tidbits, these tiny tales.
All you need is a little imagination. You remember imagination, don't you? Or did you burn it on the way to adulthood?
Follow the flame.
All you need is a little imagination. You remember imagination, don't you? Or did you burn it on the way to adulthood?
Follow the flame.
November 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
You don't have to be a writer to enjoy these teasing tidbits, these tiny tales.
All you need is a little imagination. You remember imagination, don't you? Or did you burn it on the way to adulthood?
Follow the flame.
All you need is a little imagination. You remember imagination, don't you? Or did you burn it on the way to adulthood?
Follow the flame.
Book Review: "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It" by Cory Doctorow
Part book review, part social commentary. As a bookseller and retired software engineer, this seemed a cogent combination to me.
A lengthy but worthwhile read
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
Part book review, part social commentary. As a bookseller and retired software engineer, this seemed a cogent combination to me.
A lengthy but worthwhile read
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
How Much Worse Could the Internet Get?
Cory Doctorow’s “Enshittification” is premised on the idea that we created a technological marvel and then corporate greed ruined it. But what if that is not the case?
newrepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Book Review: "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It" by Cory Doctorow
Part book review, part social commentary. As a bookseller and retired software engineer, this seemed a cogent combination to me.
A lengthy but worthwhile read
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
Part book review, part social commentary. As a bookseller and retired software engineer, this seemed a cogent combination to me.
A lengthy but worthwhile read
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
Just passing this along for the Mystery buffs in the crowd:
Mysterious Bookshop Highlights & Shoutouts
(follow the link) 👇
Happy reading!
#indiebookstores #FreedomToRead
Mysterious Bookshop Highlights & Shoutouts
(follow the link) 👇
Happy reading!
#indiebookstores #FreedomToRead
Here’s what’s new at the shop this week: mailchi.mp/mysteriousbo...
November 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Just passing this along for the Mystery buffs in the crowd:
Mysterious Bookshop Highlights & Shoutouts
(follow the link) 👇
Happy reading!
#indiebookstores #FreedomToRead
Mysterious Bookshop Highlights & Shoutouts
(follow the link) 👇
Happy reading!
#indiebookstores #FreedomToRead
A nod to Endless Wonders Books
"We are a trans, queer, and neurodivergent-owned bookshop in Portland, OR. We exclusively feature books by and about people from historically underrepresented communities with a mission to help readers expand their worldviews and increase community engagement."
"We are a trans, queer, and neurodivergent-owned bookshop in Portland, OR. We exclusively feature books by and about people from historically underrepresented communities with a mission to help readers expand their worldviews and increase community engagement."
New Releases for this week!
The White Hot by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Ravishing by Eshani Surya
The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson
#NewReleaseTuesday #ReadDiverseBooks #IndieBookstore #ShopSmall #TransOwned #Fiction #NonFiction #Books
The White Hot by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Ravishing by Eshani Surya
The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson
#NewReleaseTuesday #ReadDiverseBooks #IndieBookstore #ShopSmall #TransOwned #Fiction #NonFiction #Books
November 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A nod to Endless Wonders Books
"We are a trans, queer, and neurodivergent-owned bookshop in Portland, OR. We exclusively feature books by and about people from historically underrepresented communities with a mission to help readers expand their worldviews and increase community engagement."
"We are a trans, queer, and neurodivergent-owned bookshop in Portland, OR. We exclusively feature books by and about people from historically underrepresented communities with a mission to help readers expand their worldviews and increase community engagement."
"A trip to a local bookshop is a present in itself"
I know that shopping at A**zon is a fast and easy way to fund Jeff Bezos' newest yacht.
Your friendly local independent bookstore would welcome the opportunity to serve your shopping needs, and your money would stay in your community #BoycottAmazon
I know that shopping at A**zon is a fast and easy way to fund Jeff Bezos' newest yacht.
Your friendly local independent bookstore would welcome the opportunity to serve your shopping needs, and your money would stay in your community #BoycottAmazon
We're headed into the holiday season, so two things to know:
- The only items in the store that are more expensive due to tariffs are: two leather bookmarks. The other 2,100 gift items and 47,000 books haven't gone up. thehauntedbookshop.com
- A trip to a local bookshop is a present in itself 📚❤️
- The only items in the store that are more expensive due to tariffs are: two leather bookmarks. The other 2,100 gift items and 47,000 books haven't gone up. thehauntedbookshop.com
- A trip to a local bookshop is a present in itself 📚❤️
thehauntedbookshop.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"A trip to a local bookshop is a present in itself"
I know that shopping at A**zon is a fast and easy way to fund Jeff Bezos' newest yacht.
Your friendly local independent bookstore would welcome the opportunity to serve your shopping needs, and your money would stay in your community #BoycottAmazon
I know that shopping at A**zon is a fast and easy way to fund Jeff Bezos' newest yacht.
Your friendly local independent bookstore would welcome the opportunity to serve your shopping needs, and your money would stay in your community #BoycottAmazon
A Sample of Lost Sixties Fiction
(courtesy of Neglected Books)📖
"... a fair number of books that have since been [swept] under the rug and forgotten, and I wanted to take a few minutes to mention some of these, in hopes that one or more will catch the interest of a by-passer and be rediscovered."
(courtesy of Neglected Books)📖
"... a fair number of books that have since been [swept] under the rug and forgotten, and I wanted to take a few minutes to mention some of these, in hopes that one or more will catch the interest of a by-passer and be rediscovered."
On this date in 2014, I gleaned eight lost novels from R. V. Cassill's reviews for the New York Times and Book World between 1961 and 1974.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A Sample of Lost Sixties Fiction
(courtesy of Neglected Books)📖
"... a fair number of books that have since been [swept] under the rug and forgotten, and I wanted to take a few minutes to mention some of these, in hopes that one or more will catch the interest of a by-passer and be rediscovered."
(courtesy of Neglected Books)📖
"... a fair number of books that have since been [swept] under the rug and forgotten, and I wanted to take a few minutes to mention some of these, in hopes that one or more will catch the interest of a by-passer and be rediscovered."