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[mithridates]

We're moving soon and it's time to lighten ship. This thread began mostly with books but now we're adding on more and more household items as moving day approaches. I live in Gangnam near Coex, but closest to Cheongdam Station on line 7.

Books:

Most of these books are about learning other languages or written in other languages, and I've put all the English books on the top. Prices are a quarter of the original price, lower if they are old or really used. We are also selling some other household things that I'll note below:


Regular English books:

* Blink, Malcolm Gladwell. About the instinctual judgment acquired by experts. Hardcover, 4000.
* Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky, 2000.
* The Hobbit, softcover. 1500.
* The Rough Guide to Iceland - 5000.
* The Ayatollah Begs to Differ. 5000. About Iran, new foreword added after the election in 2009.
* Frankenstein, Mary Shelly. 4000.

Language textbooks and dictionaries for English speakers:

* Oxford French Minidictionary - 2000. Small, somewhat old.
* Living Language's Ultimate German Advanced, equivalent to two full years of college-level study. 7000.
* Colloquial Estonian - 4000. Bought this in 1997. I have the tapes for this so if you have a means to turn them into mp3 files I'll give you the book for free in exchange since that lightens the load even further.
* English - Romanian Phrasebook with Useful Wordlist. 1000. Another book I found in Calgary second-hand.
* English - Norwegian - English concise dictionary. 3000.
* Berlitz English - Finnish - English pocket dictionary. - 3000.
* Random House German - English - German dictionary. 3000.
* Latin tiny Ofxord dictionary, like the French one above. 2000.
* Barron's Russian Grammar. 3000.
* A Grammar af the Kabardian Language - 2000.
* Langenscheidt Pocket Turkish - English - Turkish dictionary. 2500 because it's well-used.
* Webster's New World Pocket Spanish Dictionary - plastic-bound Spanish dictionary, small. 2500.

Language textbooks and dictionaries for Korean speakers:

* 페스시아어 강독 (Persian reader) - 1000.
* 불가리아어 입문 (intro to Bulgarian) - 1000.
* 프랑스어 회화 (French textbook, small size) - 3000. No CDs anymore but I think mp3s can be downloaded for free. I'll check up on that if anyone is interested.
* 이탈리아어 회화 - same as the French one but for Italian, 3000. Has CDs.
* 노래로 배우는 러시아어 (learning Russian through music) - 4500, CDs included
* دو زن (Two Women, a textbook for learning Persian through that movie). Dialogue in Persian with Korean translation, 2500.
* 핀란드어 필수문법 - complete Finnish grammar for Koreans. 4500.
* Y.E.S. Chinese textbook for Koreans - 1000. Was 7500 but not all that useful.
* 라틴어입문 - big Latin textbook for Koreans, hardcover. One of the best Latin textbooks for Koreans out there. 6500.
* 터키어 강의 (Turkish textbook for Koreans). 4500. Comes with CD.
* 이란어 문법 (Persian grammar). 3000.
* 스페인역사 - Spanish History, translated into Korean as a Spanish reader. Weirdest history book ever, seems to be half about how the Moops got their asses handed to them by the Spaniards. 2000.
* 베트남어 발음교본 - Vietnamese pronunciation book, with CD. 3000.
* 알기쉬운 포르투갈어 (Portugu�s Para Coreanos) - Portuguese for Koreans, probably the most underrated Portuguese textbook in Korea. 2000.
* 아라비안 나이트 - Spanish translation of Arabian Nights for Koreans learning Spanish. Like that history book above. 2000.
* 터키어 강독 (Readings in Turkish) - 3000.
* 성서 히브리어 입문 - Intro to Biblical Hebrew. 4500.
* 신화로 배우는 중국어 - Chinese through mythological stories. Missing CD so 1000. Might be able to find mp3 for this.
* 이란어 회화 - Persian conversation. 3000.
* 기초인도네시아어 - Basic Indonesian. 3000.
* 노르웨이어 입문 - basic Norwegian. 1000.
* 힌디어입문 (Hindi intro, Korean) - 1000.
* 터키여행 - Travel Turkish, in Korean. Spilled some drink on it, free if you want.
* 영어회화자쥬자재 - English-Korean Practical Conversation Dictionary. More like a pocket phrasebook. 1000.
* 뇌우 - a Chinese textbook for Koreans using dialogue from a movie.
* Caf� Spanish & English - a Spanish/English textbook for Koreans. 4000.
* 꿩먹고 알먹는 스페인어 - Spanish textbook, 3500.
* 우즈벡어 - the only Uzbek textbook in Korean, I think. 4000.
* After 17 - some tiny drama-like story used to learn Chinese, with CD. 2000.

Regular Korean books:

* 강방천의 투자이야기 - some Korean investment book, small. Free.
* 대망형인간 - some Korean self-help book, don't know much about it. 2000.
* 제주도에 감수꽈? - Korean book about Jeju-do, Jeju dialect section near the end. 2500.
* 리더십 - Leadership, Korean translation of a book by Elizabeth O'Leary. 1500.
* The Answer (Korean translation). 3500.
* 인터넷에서 찾는 틈새시장 - Korean book about finding niche markets on the internet. Free.
* 일제시대, 우리 가족은 - 3000. A book about a family's life during the Japanese occupation.
* Korean translation of Thomas Friedman's The Lexus and the Olive Tree (렉서스와 올리브나무). Hardcover, 7500.
* Korean translation of Thomas Friedman's Code Green (뜨겁고 평평하고 붐비는 세계). Hardcover, 7500.
* 나는 매일 G마켓으로 출근한다 - Korean book about making money through GMarket. 3500.
* CEO의 습관 - CEO habits, another Korean business book. 3000.
* 대학/중역(?)집주 - Confucius in Korean. 2000.
* Korean translation of Barack Obama's Dreams from my Father, hardcover. 5000.
* 논어집주 - Confucius' Analects. 2000.
* Korean translation of What I Learned on the Way to the Top. 1500.
* 두뇌 혁명. Free.
* 장자 (내편) - 3000. Zhuangzi, the Taoist.
* 백제는 일본의 기원인가 - a book about whether Baekje is the origin of modern Japan (but not about a rabid Korean nationalist - he spends as much time shooting down their theories in the book). 3000.

Regular Chinese books:

* 诗经 - Chinese poems, all Chinese. 2000.
* Crayon Shinchan (Chinese) - 1500.
* 魅力名人名言 (Magnetic wisdom) - famous quotes, Chinese. 2500.
* Chinese translation of John Toland's Hitler biography, three softcover volumes. 10000 for all three.
* Chinese book on Mencius (孟子). 2000.
* Chinese book on the wisdom of the Tao de Jing. Just found it buried today, totally should have read some of it. 3000.
* 西遊記 as a hardcover comic book. 3000.
* 台湾 国家之道 - actually written in traditional characters, about Taiwan as a country. 2000.

Textbooks for Japanese speakers:

* 漢字検定試験1級 - Kanken Lv. 1 study guide, 2003. 2000.
* 準1級過去問題集 Kanken Pre-level 1 past test questions from year Heisei 15. 4000.
* 漢検漢字辞典 - kanji dictionary for Japanese students taking the Kanken (Kanji Proficiency Test). 8000.
* 漢字必携 - Another pre-lv. 1 and lv. 1 guide for the Kanken. 3000. Cost 30000 originally but is very well used.
* フィンランド語 - Finnish for Japanese speakers. CD is long gone, 4000.
* はじめてのピジン語 - Tok Pisin textbook for Japanese speakers.

Regular books in other languages:

* Uus Testament, Laulud - Estonian New Testament & Psalms. 1000. Super light.
* Conocer a Dios - Deepak Chopra in Spanish. 2000.



Not books:

Super basic iron - 3000. Bought for 10000. Used once.

Keyboards - 5000 each. You can see them here: http://imgur.com/a/k6gxC Two pictures of the same keyboard are just two views, not an extra keyboard.

Duoback chair: 30000. Looks like this but blue: http://1004m.co.kr/shop/data/goods/1262654430m0.jpg

Rice maker: 5000. Just a cheap rice maker, though nothing wrong with it.

Water boiler(?): 5000. Put water in and flip the switch and it becomes boiling water.

Electric blanket: 5000. Covers the whole bed, makes it warm. Bought for 35,000.

Mini fridge (46L): 50,000. Bought a year ago new for 105,000, very good condition. Looks like this: http://www.iceboxmart.net/shop/data/goods/1252921415m0.jpg
Info here: http://www.iceboxmart.net/shop/goods/goods_view.php?goodsno=25&category=001001

Cat tower: 30,000, bought for 110,000. 160 cm high, will send pictures if you're interested.

Cat tower picture: http://imgur.com/YTzxn

Free things:

We leave on the 18th and have some free things to give away too:

Wooden boxes: hollow boxes that stack on top of each other and books or other things go inside. Allow Windy the cat to demonstrate how they stack on top of each other:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUXW41VgEYc

That green stuff on the top is just felt we attached to keep them from slipping, so not part of the box.

Electric hot plate: free because the plastic in the front is a bit cracked.

Mugs: five Starbucks mugs of various sizes and designs.

[sadgekeano]

I'm very interested in Beowulf by Seamus Heaney if you can ship. Please e-mail me at [email protected]. I'll pay for the shipping.

[pushpin fantasies]

[mithridates]

[banjois]

I'd be interested in the Teach Yourself Arabic Script, Teach Yourself Modern Persian, the Chinese translation of Paradise Lost, and Cattus Petasatus. I could come pick them up tomorrow, maybe? PM me with contact details....

[mithridates]

Okay, two books have been officially sold and a few others are on their way. In addition to some other household supplies to sell we'll also be giving away some stuff in a few days that will go just a few days before we leave. Probably a bed, sofa, hot plate, that sort of thing. I'll add those once we've finished making a list.

[morrisonhotel]

I'd be interested in buying the following:

Making out in Chinese
Living Language's German Without the Fuss
Shopping Talk - Chinese textbook for English speakers focused on shopping dialogues.

I might be interested in some of the language textbooks that are in Korean (depending on how much Korean is used).

[mithridates]

A good number of books have been sold now though most of the non-English books are still there. I added on a number of household items to the main post, some of which are free. There are a few more things that haven't been added yet so expect another update in a few days.

[JAZZYJJJ]

* Making out in Chinese - 2000.
* 하루 3분, 인생을 바꾸는 영어명언 150 (150 famous quotes in English and Korean, good for a Korean learning English or the other way around). 2500.

Still available? If so, I'll take them.

* Indonesian - Korean - Indonesian dictionary. Small and sturdy, hardly used. 4000.
* 기초인도네시아어 - Basic Indonesian. 3000.
* 엣센스 중국어사전 - huge Chinese - Korean dictionary. 5000.
* 상황 중국어회화 포켓북 - tiny Chinese phrase pocketbook for Koreans. 1500.

I'll take these, too, if they're still around.

[mithridates]

[JAZZYJJJ]

[mithridates]

The TV, washing machine and some other things are sold, about twenty books as well. I added on a few more household items and also if anyone has requests for free stuff I could see if we have anything. Oh, we also have a big sansevieria plant to give away too. It's a bit taller than a chair and for some reason grows really well - plants usually die on me but this one is doing great for nearly a year now. Bought it for 40,000.

[jaybert06]

i'm interested in the cat carrier if it is still available.

[mithridates]

Sorry, that just got sold last night and is going out today.

[metalhead]

I am interested in both the English-Finnish and English-Norwegian dictionaries (3000 each) if they are still available.