Crafty types near or around Port Moody should check out the city’s public library: many knitting and embroidery guides have been pulled off the shelves and dumped into the sales bin.

At 3 for $5, this is a good time to stock up on how-to guides - how can anyone turn down a copy of Fun with String? Well, um, yes, I know, I did. But I got myself other goodies; the Christmas Crafts Book, Soft Jewelry: Design, Techniques, Materials, and Ribbonwork.

Mind you, if your tastes run towards cooking, there’s Manger Sexy. It’s filled with the sort of pictures that make you say, “Is that a lady’s…nah, it’s just peach butt crack.” You never know, but you might end up with a real winner. My 25-cent The Art of Erotic Seduction turned out to be worth $300.