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Order Climategate from Library.

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I just had an idea. Lots of people only read books from the library. Even if you’ve already bought the book, why don’t some of you consider requesting your library stock Steve and Tom’s Climategate: Crutape letters? The book isn’t being pushed by a publisher, so this might be the only way to bring the book to your local librarian’s attention.

I’m going on line and making an interlibrary loan request now. I’ll see what’s involved in suggesting book purchases at my library too. If you need details on title, ISBN etc. click the Amazon link above and to the right and read them off Amazon.com’s description.

Update 3:46 pm.While you are at it, buy Bishop Hill’s book, The Hockey Stick Illusion: Climategate and the Corruption of Science, and ask your library to order it! I emailed our librarian, and it looks like our library may buy Climategate, next I’ll get them to buy The Hockey Stick Illusion.

6 thoughts on “Order Climategate from Library.”

  1. Lucia,
    I have done that at my library as librarians don’t tend to like the same books I do. It is quite simple: give them the title and author. At my library they include the Amazon page on their own. You can generally also put a reserve on the first copy they purchase.
    There is no guarantee they will purchase the requested book, but if it is topical or receives multiple requests, there is a good chance they will pick up a copy.

  2. Or, if any of us are feeling flush, why not order a copy and donate it to the local library. They always take donations, so that is what I plan to do. I might also donate a copy to my local school district’s high school library.

  3. Tom– That works too! My librarian said she would forward request to the librarian who makes decisions to purchase. I really would like to see this book on the shelf next to Gavin’s book or “Hell and High Water.”

    Now, to work on The Hockey Stick Illusion!

  5. I once tried to donate a book I had written to my local library only to learn that they do not accept everything. It had to be vetted by the PC police…well it was for the kids’ section, but it was an onerous process.

  6. On the other hand, some local libraries (such as my own) will honor almost any request to purchase, even if only from one reader.

    Here’s another strategy (did I say “trick”?): stop by your favorite bookseller and ask if they have it in stock. (Even if it is in stock, be sure to ask a live person to help you find it.) If not in stock, they will usually say they can order it for you: just reply that “I’d like to look at it before I decide.” Even if they don’t volunteer to stock it, raising their awareness can’t hurt, and if more than one potential buyer asks, they may get the message.

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