# Need To Find Book! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 31, 2000, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-book/27489 "2000-07-31T00:04:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-book/27489/1 "2000-07-31T00:04:35Z")
I am looking for an out-of-print book titled **Science Made Stupid** by a Mr. Weller. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I’ve tried eBay, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilgore_Trout_1)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-book/27489/2 "2000-07-31T00:06:52Z")
have a look here: [http://www.moonboy.com/sms](http://www.moonboy.com/sms) ---
**Author:** ![Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilgore_Trout_1)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-book/27489/3 "2000-07-31T00:08:35Z")
mr. weller’s page can be found here: [http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/tweller](http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/tweller) maybe you could contact him. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-book/27489/4 "2000-07-31T00:25:14Z")
One site has exerpts from the book, and the other lists it as out of print. What I need is an actual copy of the book for a friend’s birthday present. Thanks for the search, though. I could download what is on the site, but I have too much respect for the rights of stuggling authors to start _that_ bad habit. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-book/27489/5 "2000-07-31T01:04:00Z")
How much time do you have before the birthday? If it’s day after tomorrow, oops. OTOH I’ve bought out of print books from Amazon. Since they’re dealing with independants who may have out-of-date lists this may take a few weeks, but IN MOST CASES they’ve been able to come through. ---
**Author:** ![aseymayo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@aseymayo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aseymayo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-book/27489/6 "2000-07-31T02:50:11Z")
Dang, normally I’d recommend a trip to [Alibris.com](http://Alibris.com), but I checked and all they have is a copy of _Minims_ (also by Tom Weller - now if you wanted a copy of _that_, you could have mine cheap!). I did find CVLTVRE MADE STVPID using [Bibliofind](http://www.bibliofind.com). You can sign up to be notified if the title you’re looking for comes in. Have you considered giving it as a Christmas present instead? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-book/27489/7 "2000-07-31T04:09:49Z")
It’s o.k., I’ve still got a couple of months to find it. I haven’t had this much fun since trying to fing a copy of Allan Sherman’s _The Rape Of The A.P.E._! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-book/27489/8 "2000-07-31T05:00:57Z")
You could try [Half.com](http://www.half.com). They don’t have a current listing for it, but if you put it on your wish list, they’ll let you know when/if a copy becomes available. They will also search online retailers for it if you request. > [@](#): > > **What if no one is selling the items that I want at [Half.com](http://Half.com)?** > > If the item is not in our inventory, you have two fantastic options! > First, you can add it to your Wish List. The Wish List allows you to specify the price and quality for the item you are looking for. We will send you an email as soon as the item becomes available. > > You can also shop for a new copy of the item you want. We search leading online retailers to find out what they are charging for the item. We also provide you with a direct link to buy it. Check out the “Buy It New On The Web” box on each product page. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-book/27489/9 "2000-07-31T05:06:01Z")
Thanks, Kat! I’ll do that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tygre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@tygre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tygre)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-book/27489/10 "2000-07-31T14:36:54Z")
I’ve had very good luck with [http://www.bibliofind.com](http://www.bibliofind.com) and no luck at all with amazon’s out of print service. Did you try looking on Ebay too? –tygre ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-book/27489/11 "2000-07-31T16:26:30Z")
Try [http://www.frugalfinder.com](http://www.frugalfinder.com) I’ve had good success with them recently. ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-find-book/27489/12 "2000-08-01T00:02:40Z")
See also [www.powells.com](http://www.powells.com). They don’t have it now, but have lots of stock and keep turning it over.