by Jeffrey A. Rothermel Captain's Log August 15-16, 2026 Seminole Valley Farm Museum One weekend a year, I close my environmentally controlled and comfortable showroom and travel north to the humid and misty riverbanks of the Cedar Rapids. This was my fifth year of selling books from a tent in harmony with mother nature and her occasional outbursts. Why dare the misfortune of damaged paper from moisture? Believe it or not... nothing better than a rainy outdoor weekend of a

Bookstores deal in obvious secrets. Some mysteries are not easily solved. The secrets of solving book mysteries.

As the armies established their bivouac on Friday night, a wicked storm swept in with wind gusts reported at 71 mph. One of the vehicles zipping around the Captain's Book Shoppe bookselling tent was a Kübelwagen.

This Captain's Log entry highlights what can go wrong when no one opts to scrutinize what they have.

Wise book dragons enjoy flirting with the dangers of collecting but avoid being consumed by their treasures.

Bookstores deal in obvious secrets. Cookbooks [food & drink] along with sci-fi/fantasy are some of the books that people hunt and trade.

Factors determining book values.

Dealing in recycled thought, occasionally the rare - original thought.