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Tim Burton animated feature film heroine.
How do you pronounce chernasardo? It's spelled 'Chernasardo,' but it's pronounced 'Throat warbler mangrove.'
Interesting thread, with a lot of interesting points of view. The only thing that I'll add is a bit of historical perspective. The ONLY modern presidential candidate to succeed a two-term president from his own party is George H. W. Bush. Fact is, the whole "third term" thing is exceedingly rare in modern times (post-FDR / Truman). There were a lot of mistakes in the 2016 Democratic campaign, as there are a lot of mistakes in every campaign, but perhaps the biggest strike against Democrats last year is that they were swimming against the tide of history. Obamacare rate increases in late October 2016 didn't help much, either. My take, for whatever it's worth. That may not be much, but it's still my take. :)
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I just did a large (for me) order from this scratch & dent sale, picking up 8 softcover titles and one hardback copy of the Bestiary 3. Anyway, I'd like to second what others have said-- upon delivery, the condition of these books impressed me. The Bestiary's spine had minor dings on all four corners, both at the top and at the bottom, but was otherwise in perfect condition. One of the softcover titles had a chipped spine, where about 1/4" of the glossy printed part of the spine had chipped away, and another softcover title had a 1/8" tear on the front cover. These are all very minor condition issues and nothing that you'd expect to get worse with normal wear or impact the books' usability-- in fact, I've seen books in worse condition on store shelves, and although I wouldn't have paid full price for them, I wouldn't necessarily have expected a 50% discount, either. The other six softcover titles that I purchased were so close to being in mint condition that I really had to inspect them carefully to locate any defects at all. You should have seen me, holding them at an angle in front of a light source and peering across the cover like I was appraising a rare artifact at a museum! Anyway, I was very pleased with this purchase and am looking at possibly buying more scratch & dent titles. |