I'll have trio #3 with a side order of books, please!

So I went out for lunch with a friend and knew I wanted to stop off at the small bookstore at the same time to renew my discount card which expires this month. I should have know that was a dangerous thing to do. I ended up getting books in hard cover no less. Didn't even renew my card, since my coupon is apparently valid until November 15th and I was told to renew it in November because that gives me an extra month out of my card. Woo.I picked up from the bargain table:The Foretelling - by Alice Hoffman (I have never read her before and I don't know what to expect, but it was only $4.99 so you know, why not?)And then I was bullied into buying the new Gregory Maguire novel, A Lion Among Men by the manager of the store (who is also a friend of mine.) I didn't want to buy it in hardcover, but it was on the Bestseller list for %30 off and then I had an additional %10 off and THEN I also had a coupon for an additional %20 off. And even if I had waited for it to come out in Trade format next year, it would still be in the low $20s when I bought it. So ultimately I got it for %50 off. Woot!And I broke down and bought Graceling by Kristin Cashore EVEN though it is in hardcover. But then I saw it was only $18 and for a hardcover that isn't bad. And it's such a nice looking book I wanted it in hardcover for my collection. Some books just LOOK better in hard cover, I think.I am trying to find Madapple by Christina Meldrum in the stores I go in, but so far no one has had a copy. Argh! And I see it's on the finalist list for the Cybils as well. I want to read this one very much. I'll keep looking, because this is another book I think looks nice in hardcover. So maybe I can convince Santa to get me a copy - if he can find one!!