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00:00 Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? by Robert Sheckley 03:22 The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 08:38 The Last Castle by Jack Vance 12:00 Backstory of the Move
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00:00 Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? by Robert Sheckley 03:22 The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 08:38 The Last Castle by Jack Vance 12:00 Backstory of the MoveI Bought 3,000 Science Fiction BooksBookpilled2024-08-12 | These books will be auctioned this coming Tuesday the 13th at 6pm Pacific time. All books start at $3. Signing up for a Whatnot account with this link gets you $15 free credit to use anytime: whatnot.com/invite/thriftalife
00:00 Intro 02:14 HaulThe 5 Worst Books Ive Read This YearBookpilled2024-08-11 | Patreon ($5 for longform review vids of each book I read, plus extras): http://www.patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 02:22 Strange Relations by Philip José Farmer 04:51 The Third Eye by Cyril 07:01 The Philosopher's Stone by Colin Wilson 11:44 The Last Hurrah of the Golden Horde by Norman SpinradThe 5 Best Books Ive Read This YearBookpilled2024-08-08 | Patreon ($5 for longform review vids of each book I read, plus extras): http://www.patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 He Died with His Eyes Open by Derek Raymond 02:50 The Female Man by Joanna Russ 06:50 Moderan by David R. Bunch 10:35 The Unsleeping Eye / The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe by D.G. Compton 13:41 Inverted World by Christopher Priest 17:05 Next VideoI Went Rummaging for Masterpieces in History’s Discard Pile [4 Books Reviewed]Bookpilled2024-08-02 | Reviewing two sci-fi book, a history of sci-fi books and a collection of prose poetry.
00:00 A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction 04:03 Soviet Science Fiction by Isaac Asimov et al 07:57 The Unsleeping Eye / The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe by D.G. Compton 12:49 In Quest of Candlelighters by Kenneth Patchen 16:59 Upcoming VideosRanking the 21 Books I Just Read (Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Lit Fic)Bookpilled2024-07-08 | Patreon ($5 for longform review vids of each book I read, plus extras): http://www.patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 The Female Man by Joanna Russ 01:37 The Third Eye by T. Lobsang Rampa 03:25 He Died With His Eyes Open by Derek Raymond 04:54 Fury by Henry Kuttner 06:05 Eric John Stark: Outlaw of Mars by Leigh Brackett 07:34 Change the Sky and Other Stories by Margaret St. Clair 09:28 The Snail on the Slope by the Strugatsky Brothers 12:22 The Compleat Traveller in Black by John Brunner 13:51 The Garments of Caen by Barrington J. Bayley 15:00 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 16:43 The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh 18:42 The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien 19:52 Conan Stories by Robert E. Howard 21:57 Lilith by George MacDonald 23:10 Gypsy by Carter Scholz 24:42 The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts 26:34 Amerika by Franz Kafka 28:15 Moderan by David R. Bunch 30:30 We Can Build You by Philip K. Dick 31:37 Eden by Stanislaw Lem 32:44 Midworld by Alan Dean Foster 34:18 Wrap-upThe Best Sci-Fi Haul Ive Ever Gotten From One BookstoreBookpilled2024-06-29 | The books will be up for auction on Sunday, June 30 at 5pm Pacific time. All books will start at $3. Signing up with this link will get you $15 in free credit to spend anywhere on Whatnot (shipping is not free, but is cheap). whatnot.com/invite/thriftalife
My other YouTube channel, about reselling things online: youtube.com/c/thriftalifeI Ordered Hundreds of Sci-Fi Books While I Was Traveling (Again)Bookpilled2024-06-10 | The auction is scheduled for tomorrow, June 11 at 6pm Pacific. If you sign up for an account with this link, you get $15 free credit towards anything on the platform. Pretty sure you still have to pay for shipping.
00:00 Salt by Adam Roberts 04:35 The Abominable Snowmen by Eric Norman 06:30 Red As Blood by Tanith Lee 08:29 The Space Merchants by Pohl & Kornbluth 13:05 The Stone Gods by Jeanette WintersonAlien Pleasures and Earthly Hells [5 Books Reviewed]Bookpilled2024-05-11 | Patreon ($5 for longform review vids of each book I read, plus extras): http://www.patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 Echo Round His Bones by Thomas M. Disch 02:27 The Puppies of Terra by Thomas M. Disch 04:03 A Wreath of Stars by Bob Shaw 06:54 Mama Black Widow by Iceberg Slim 10:44 Super-Cannes by J.G. BallardHow to Buy Tons of Books Without Losing Money or Feeling Guilty (and Actually Read Them)Bookpilled2024-03-26 | MORE IMPORTANT INFO, PLEASE READ: do not become a hoarder or a shopping addict. It's easy to get swept up in the thrill of the hunt and stop paying attention to how much you're spending or how many turns the labyrinth leading from your bedroom to the fridge has. If you're regularly spending a lot of money on books, you can get yourself in trouble.
Making these huge purchases should probably be an occasional indulgence for most people, or a way to jumpstart a collection. I did it all the time because I was a full-time reseller and it paid my rent.
If you can't scan books or don't want to, searching them manually on Ebay will also tell you a lot. Look at how many of that title have sold. The more the better. Judge the book's value based on the prices of the sold listings, not what people are asking for unsold copies. Always keep in mind that it is NOT GUARANTEED that someone will buy the books you're selling. Also, you are supposed to report online marketplace sales on your taxes. Especially if you plan to scale reselling up to a side business, look into local, state and federal laws about registering as a business and getting resale permits.
00:00 The pleasures of buying too many books 00:30 Buy books from these sources 02:02 Offset the costs by reselling 04:54 Store the books 05:40 Read the books 06:22 Just don't get carried away
00:00 Hard to Be a God by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky 03:54 The Philosopher's Stone by Colin Wilson 09:27 Inverted World by Christopher PriestMy Book Troupe Meeting With a Bunch of Macaques [3 Books Reviewed]Bookpilled2024-03-02 | Book reviews of a famous piece of literary fiction and two autobiographies. Shot in Hua Hin, Thailand.
00:00 Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo 03:56 Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny by Limmy 08:08 Every Man for Himself and God Against All by Werner HerzogThe Thailand Book Haul So Good It Changed My Travel PlansBookpilled2024-02-28 | Patreon ($5 for longform review vids of each book I read, plus extras): http://www.patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 1-25 06:53 25-50 14:49 50-75 23:04 75-100 32:28 The Hundred Book ChallengeI Found My Holy Grail in Thailand [Book Haul]Bookpilled2024-02-07 | Patreon ($5 for longform review vids of each book I read, plus extras): http://www.patreon.com/bookpilled
My other YouTube channel, about reselling things online: youtube.com/c/thriftalifeIs This Really the Best Sci-Fi Book Ever Written? [100 Book Challenge #100]Bookpilled2024-02-03 | Reviewing Gene Wolfe's "The Book of the New Sun" and its coda "The Urth of the New Sun."
Atlantis by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0The Good, the Insufferable and the Whatever [100 Book Challenge #97-99]Bookpilled2024-01-28 | Three sci-fi books reviewed. Filmed in Bangkok, Thailand.
00:00 The Instrumentality of Mankind by Cordwainer Smith 05:03 The Gray Prince by Jack Vance 10:24 Titan's Daughter by James BlishThe 15 Best Sci-Fi Books Ive Ever Read [Updated Again]Bookpilled2024-01-11 | Patreon ($5 gets you hours of content): http://www.patreon.com/bookpilled
A viewer has also decided to manually type Star of the Unborn into a text-to-speech program and is uploading the results as an audiobook to YouTube: youtu.be/-_1fU1OzJwM?si=iJeqC8YhpG5TSER7
End music is "Beginnings (Intro)" by The Tower of Light Thumbnail Image by 18796645 from Pixabay
00:00 Hothouse by Brian Aldiss 02:10 The Palace of Eternity by Bob Shaw 04:10 Downward to the Earth by Robert Silverberg 05:51 Star of the Unborn by Franz Werfel 08:13 Farewell Earth's Bliss by D.G. Compton 09:18 A Case of Conscience by James Blish 10:51 Beyond Apollo by Barry N. Malzberg 12:52 We Who Are About To... by Joanna Russ 15:09 Ice by Anna Kavan 16:51 A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge 19:13 The Dying Earth by Jack Vance 21:18 Neuromancer by William Gibson 22:33 Blindsight by Peter Watts 24:48 Solaris by Stanislaw Lem 26:59 Roadside Picnic by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky 30:37 No Dune?!!!!!!!?!?!!!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1Ranking Every Book I Read in 2023Bookpilled2024-01-10 | Patreon ($5 for longform review vids of each book I read, plus extras): http://www.patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 The Overlords of War by Gerard Klein 02:58 VOR by James Blish 05:34 What Strange Stars and Skies by Avram DavidsonI Have a New Favorite Science Fiction Author [100 Book Challenge #91-93]Bookpilled2023-12-28 | Patreon ($5 for longform review vids of each book I read, plus extras): http://www.patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 The Gamesman by Barry Malzberg 03:17 Overlay by Barry Malzberg 07:06 One On Me by Tim HuntleyI Cannot Believe This Forgotten Science-Fantasy Epic Exists [100 Book Challenge #87-90]Bookpilled2023-12-08 | Patreon ($5 for longform review vids of each book I read, plus extras): http://www.patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 Rork! by Avram Davidson 02:15 The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson 05:49 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson 09:44 Night's Master by Tanith LeeSci-Fi & Fantasy Paperbacks Ruthlessly Plundered From Used BookstoresBookpilled2023-11-23 | Sign up for Whatnot here and get $15 free credit: whatnot.com/invite/thriftalife
My other YouTube channel, about reselling things online: youtube.com/c/thriftalifeI Tried The Deep End of Horror Fiction [100 Book Challenge #83-86]Bookpilled2023-11-12 | Patreon ($5 for longform review vids of each book I read, plus extras): http://www.patreon.com/bookpilled
I forgot to mention in the video that my copy of The Sluts was a gift from Sean of SFUltra, my personal favorite lit podcast. If you're not listening already, I entreat you to start: www.patreon.com/SFULTRA (the main podcast is free to the public).
00:00 The Sluts by Dennis Cooper 03:29 Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, Jr 05:52 Negative Space by B.R. Yeager 07:10 The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonKnee Deep in Sci-Fi BooksBookpilled2023-11-10 | Sign up for Whatnot here and get $15 free credit: whatnot.com/invite/thriftalife
00:00 The Word For World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin 03:40 Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon 08:44 The Drowned World by J.G. BallardThis Book Has Sold 8 Million Copies - Is It Good? [100 Book Challenge #77-79]Bookpilled2023-10-04 | $5 gets you longform videos about every book I read, recorded right after I finish them so my reactions are fresh. I also go into much greater depth and the content restrictions over there are more lax so therefore I am more lax: http://www.patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu 06:38 Electric Forest by Tanith Lee 10:53 The Book of Skulls by Robert SilverbergWhich Of These Sci-Fi Classics Is Overrated? [100 Book Challenge #74-76]Bookpilled2023-09-21 | Patreon (Scroll down to Dune Messiah and you'll be able to play the whole vid for free. Note, some NSFW language in it): http://www.patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert 04:04 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick 07:22 Kindred by Octavia ButlerThis Soviet Sci-Fi Opus Belongs in the Canon - 3 Books Reviewed [100 Book Challenge #71-73]Bookpilled2023-09-06 | Patreon ($5 gets you longform videos about each book that I read plus occasional exclusive non-review vids): http://www.patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany 02:32 The Doomed City by Boris & Arkady Strugatsky 05:28 The Voyage of the Space Beagle by A.E. van VogtA Cold Blooded Anti-SF Masterpiece [100 Book Challenge #68-70]Bookpilled2023-08-29 | $5 gets you everything: http://www.patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 The Doomsters by Ross MacDonald 02:29 On the Beach by Nevil Shute 06:00 We Who Are About To... by Joanna Russ 09:45 Covid UpdateThe 5 Best Science Fiction Short Stories Out of the 46 I Just Read [100 Book Challenge #65-67]Bookpilled2023-08-10 | Patreon ($5 gets you everything): http://patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 Intro 00:17 5,271,009 by Alfred Bester 02:52 Adam and No Eve by Alfred Bester 03:51 The Night Wind by Edgar Pangborn 05:21 Short in the Chest by Idris Seabright (Margaret St. Clair) 06:44 The Machine Stops by E.M. ForsterThe 5 Worst Books Ive Read This Year, So FarBookpilled2023-08-05 | $5 gets you access to in-depth review videos for every book I read, as I read them (plus the back catalog of vids): http://patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein 01:46 The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 03:49 Nightflyers by George R.R. Martin 04:40 River of Gods by Ian McDonald 06:11 The Goat Without Horns by Thomas Burnett SwannThe 12 Best Books Ive Read This Year, So Far (Science Fiction & Literary Fiction)Bookpilled2023-07-31 | $5 gets you access to my entire back catalog of book review videos and new reviews, shot and uploaded as soon as I finish reading: http://patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick 01:02 Star of the Unborn by Franz Werfel 02:50 Burning Chrome by William Gibson 03:52 Other Days, Other Eyes by Bob Shaw 04:54 Dawn by Octavia Butler 05:47 The Final Circle of Paradise by Boris & Arkady Strugatsky 06:50 Farewell, Earth's Bliss by D.G. Compton 07:58 The Last Castle by Jack Vance 08:41 Ice by Anna Kavan 10:25 The Decay of the Angel by Yukio Mishima 11:13 Beyond Apollo by Barry N. Malzberg 12:51 Bad Brains by Kathe KojaThis Novel Turned Me Into a Horror Reader [100 Book Challenge #62-64]Bookpilled2023-07-28 | $5 gets you longform videos on each of these books, plus a back catalog, plus reviews as I finish books so you get my fresh thoughts and don't have to wait for these summary vids: http://patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 Bad Brains by Kathe Koja 04:44 God's Demon by Wayne Barlowe 08:53 The Chrysalids by John WyndhamHunting For Sci-Fi Books In My Airbnbs Huge Library (Surprisingly Good Finds)Bookpilled2023-07-22 | $5 gets you access to 100% of my Patreon content: http://patreon.com/bookpilled
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/tres-french License code: LCEANNCD0GBOXVMMWhy Is Fantasy So Often A Crucible Of Literary Sorrows? [100 Book Challenge #59-61]Bookpilled2023-07-13 | Witness the full carnage on Patreon ($5 gets you access to all individual book review videos): patreon.com/bookpilled
00:00 Ubik by Philip K. Dick 04:08 The Goat Without Horns by Thomas Burnett Swann 09:00 The Midwich CuckoosThe Best Book Haul Of The Trip So Far [Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Finds In Mexico City]Bookpilled2023-07-10 | $5 gets you access to a stockpile of book review videos (the review for Midwich Cuckoos is already up): patreon.com/bookpilled
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): uppbeat.io/t/giulio-fazio/dance-of-gypsy-monkey License code: 9QIKSDEIZLVJB7WASamurai Nihilism, Broken Astronauts and Frankenstein [100 Book Challenge #56-58]Bookpilled2023-07-07 | $5 gets you access to individual review videos for each book that I read (already 5 videos posted): patreon.com/Bookpilled
00:00 The Decay of the Angel by Yukio Mishima 04:54 Beyond Apollo by Barry N. Malzberg 09:34 Frankenstein Unbound by Brian Aldiss 12:34 AnnouncementRanking Every 500+ Page Science Fiction Book Ive ReadBookpilled2023-07-02 | Star of the Unborn ebook (I haven't tested it, please let me know if it doesn't work): archive.org/details/starofunborn00werf
If you would like to see in-depth reviews of single books, where I am able to share my thoughts in greater detail and care less about YouTube content restrictions, please visit my Patreon. $5 gets you everything. patreon.com/Bookpilled
00:00 The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 00:58 Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton 01:35 River of Gods by Ian McDonald 02:17 The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks 02:58 Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds 03:51 The Boat of a Million Years by Poul Anderson 04:46 Eon by Greg Bear 05:44 Hyperion by Dan Simmons 07:07 Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner 08:15 Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson 09:21 Dune by Frank Herbert 10:08 The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle 10:57 A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge 12:26 Star of the Unborn by Franz Werfel 15:18 A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge 17:01 What's worth skipping?Unexpectedly Good Vintage Science Fiction Finds in Mexico City [Book Haul]Bookpilled2023-06-27 | Under the Volcano: facebook.com/underthevolcanobooks
If you would like to see in-depth reviews of single books, where I am able to share my thoughts in greater detail and care less about YouTube content restrictions, please visit my Patreon. $5 gets you everything. patreon.com/Bookpilled
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): uppbeat.io/t/night-drift/shuffle License code: ADAI9WCE8FEWP3RZWhy Are Science Fiction Writers So Inept On This Front? [100 Book Challenge #53-55]Bookpilled2023-06-24 | If you would like to see in-depth reviews of single books, where I am able to share my thoughts in greater detail and care less about YouTube content restrictions, please visit my Patreon. $5 gets you everything. patreon.com/Bookpilled
00:00 River of Gods by Ian McDonald 06:28 Ice by Anna Kavan 12:03 The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke 16:17 What I'm Reading NextHunting My Next Science Fiction Book In Mexico CityBookpilled2023-06-15 | The bookstore: Libreria Jorge Cuesta Liverpool 12, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Ciudad de México, CDMX
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Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): uppbeat.io/t/night-drift/the-horseman License code: T2VURY0OQZLFZAUMReading the Apocalypse in Paradise [100 Book Challenge #50-52]Bookpilled2023-05-25 | If you would like to see in-depth reviews of single books, where I am able to share my thoughts in greater detail and care less about YouTube content restrictions, please visit my Patreon. $5 gets you everything. patreon.com/Bookpilled
00:00 The Disaster Area by J.G. Ballard 04:32 The Doloriad by Missouri Williams 12:30 Nightflyers by George R.R. Martin
Sound Effect by SamuelFrancisJohnson from PixabayThe First Book Haul of My Trip Around the World [Puerto Vallarta, Mexico]Bookpilled2023-05-19 | If you would like to see in-depth reviews of single books, where I am able to share my thoughts in greater detail and care less about YouTube content restrictions, please visit my Patreon. $5 gets you everything. patreon.com/Bookpilled
SFUltra: patreon.com/SFULTRABidding the Sci-Fireplace Farewell [Every Book]Bookpilled2023-04-21 | If you would like to see in-depth reviews of single books, where I am able to share my thoughts in greater detail and care less about YouTube content restrictions, please visit my Patreon. $5 gets you everything. patreon.com/Bookpilled
My other YouTube channel, about reselling things online: youtube.com/c/thriftalifeMy Science Fiction & Fantasy Books: Whats Worth Keeping?Bookpilled2023-04-18 | If you would like to see in-depth reviews of single books, where I am able to share my thoughts in greater detail and care less about YouTube content restrictions, please visit my Patreon. $5 gets you everything. patreon.com/Bookpilled
My other YouTube channel, about reselling things online: youtube.com/c/thriftalifeA Free Box Of Sci-Fi Books, Full Of Splendors [Haul]Bookpilled2023-04-15 | If you would like to see in-depth reviews of single books, where I am able to share my thoughts in greater detail and care less about YouTube content restrictions, please visit my Patreon. $5 gets you everything. patreon.com/Bookpilled
My other YouTube channel, about reselling things online: youtube.com/c/thriftalifeWhich Of My Books Will Survive The Move?Bookpilled2023-04-10 | If you would like to see in-depth reviews of single books, where I am able to share my thoughts in greater detail and care less about YouTube content restrictions, please visit my Patreon. $5 gets you everything. patreon.com/Bookpilled