I did something sentimental this week. Over the years I had been thinking about the first book I had ever read when I was a child. It was a little book entitled, 'The Mystery of the Great Swamp'. I recalled details about the book all these years and have always wondered what it would be like to read it again. The only problem was that the book, first published in 1967, had been out of print for some time. Then I recalled that on Amazon it's possible to buy not only new but used books and I've done so on several occasions because people are often willing to part with a book for much less than the cost of a new one. It's just about as convenient as buying new books because Amazon handles the financial part of it even though you buy the book from an individual. I did a search and found that there were literally dozens of copies of the book for sale, some for as little as $.30. Imagine that, an out of print book that I had figured I'd never be able to find, available for virtually the cost of shipping it to me! So I ordered a hard cover version in good condition for $1.00 + shipping and handling and was able to experience the pleasure of re-reading my very first book. I credit that book with sparking my initial interest in reading and was gratified to find that it was very well written, even from the perspective of an adult reading a child's book.