Free! Real law books from a real law firm!

Sweetpea May 19, 2010 16 Comments

Did you like Ally McBeal when it was on the air? Are you devastated that Law and Order is getting the axe after almost twenty years? Isn’t the law totally rad? Do you think books add ambiance to a room? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, then here’s a deal for you:

I have to get rid of over 1,500 law books — American Law Reports (ALR), Supreme Court Reporters and Federal Reporters (and their supplements). The Federal Reporters are not a complete set, but the ALR and the Supreme Court Reporters should be.

They need to go and they need to go by the end of summer (preferably mid-to-late July). Use them as paperweights, make a coffee table out of them, stack them against your wall as a sound barrier for your noisy next door neighbor, make secret hidey holes for your flask — the possibilities are endless! Come grab some books and get creative!

You must pick up, I will not deliver. Take as many or as few as you want. Businesses are welcome! Reply to me at eutyro @ lasnem.org and I will email you back and give you a time and location to pick up your new treasure!

Thanks for looking!

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16 Comments

heysme

about 15 years ago 

If you want them gone real fast and don't mind the idea of the books getting recycled, email me and I can have a crew take them off your hands in a reasonable amount of time (hoping you are in the proximity of Duluth). 

The incentive is you would have good karma and be putting many people to work!

dbrewing

about 15 years ago 

Marge: So, Mr. Hutz, does my husband have a case?
Hutz: I'm sorry, Mrs. Simpson, but you can't copyright a drink.
Homer: [whines] Oh!
Hutz: This all goes back to the Frank Wallbanger case of '78. How about that! I looked something up! These books behind me don't just make the office look good, they're filled with useful legal tidbits just like that!

Sweetpea

about 15 years ago 

@ Heysme Yep- I might just take you up on that. The only issue with recycling them is that all of the covers have to be removed first. Sounds easy but I tried it yesterday and I don't feel like doing that to 1500 books :)

@dbrewing- Lawyers only use 1/16 of the books in their office- the rest are for photo backdrops. I tried to explain that we could just paint a wall that *looked* like we had books, but I guess nothing beats the real thing. :)

Claire

about 15 years ago 

Heysme-- you recycle books? I too have a ton of books that I would love to be recyled! Some are books that were canceled before pub (long story), and others books that are out of print. Can you help me here? I am *drowning* in books.

Claire

about 15 years ago 

PS -- Heysme, how can I get in touch with you???

huitz

about 15 years ago 

Sell them to inmates for cigarettes or other unmentionable favors.

edgeways

about 15 years ago 

Claire, heysme works up at the Knife river DAC. I hesitate to give her real name, without permission, online here, but the phone number for the DAC is 834-5767.

If you send me an email I could be more specfic:

edgeways at the gmail dot comm

Claire

about 15 years ago 

Good enough, thanks, and I will send you an email edgeways, I think heysme may have solved a very longstanding problem for me, as I can't get rid of books fast enough and I am not allowed to sell them.

JB

about 15 years ago 

I don't want any books but your post was super-fabulous!

Sweetpea

about 15 years ago 

@JB well lucky day for you- compliments get you two FREE books!

heysme

about 15 years ago 

Heysme = [email protected]
We would gladly rip off covers too!
Anyone can email me with your book pickup location.
If calling is easier then call 834-5767. There is no answering machine so call M-F 8-3:30pm.

heysme

about 15 years ago 

By the way, we also work with confidential shredding and can shred your secret documents or office paper for .17 a pound.

Marta

about 15 years ago 

I would love to take all of your books. Please don't destroy them. I will pay for shipping the books directly to me and have FedEx pick up if that is not a problem for you. I await your reply.

Marta

about 15 years ago 

BTW the books are needed for nonprofit school for disadvantaged students.

Claire

about 15 years ago 

give me more info Marta, where you be and what is name of school, how old are the students? thanks

The Big E

about 15 years ago 

Noting the unfortunate incarceration of our most prominent local fake attorney, I would think these books could be an excellent resource for someone trying to fill that niche.

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