The book exchange had slipped my mind. I sent my package away and between work, school, and a paper on Edgar Allan Poe, I forgot that I had something coming to me. Today when I got home, my roommate handed me the box and it contained the following.

The first book, "Travel in the Mouth of the Wolf" by Paul Fattaruso I have heard of by various professors of mine, but I always forget to put it on any sort of actual reading list. Now, here it is before me!

But wait, there's more!

Underneath it was this old, worn thing that I almost shit myself when I read the cover. "Deutsch für Anfänger" or "German for Beginners" is an amazing find, published in 1930 and complete with the original German "lettering" sheet which I am planning on getting framed.

Why is this so awesome? Because I COLLECT old German/English lesson books. Including on this newest addition, I have 6 in my collection so far. They are hard things to find, but this one is pretty much the neatest I have so far.

Thank you so much for the nice letter that accompanied it, and yes, this book will inspire much writing!