I have a list, the purpose of which is to avoid what happened today: I purchased a book I have already. The line was long, and I just saw the book over the counter, so I bought it because: The title is generic, (World War II: A Photographic History) and the cover was totally different from the book I knew I had at home. However, they were the same size. I had to trek back to the thrift store to exchange it for a book I had my eye on, (Smithsonian: History) but wasn’t half off. Always consult The List.

