Logiatrix
Well...I went, I saw, I conquered...LOL!
'Tis true, the pickings are slim in the tarot deck department. Even among those few choices, there was a lot of Zerner & Farber items and the standard RWS faire. On the other hand, the general metaphysical book selection was very good, and I found a nice book on meditation there.
Then, I went to the "Bargain Books" section, as I remember someone mentioning that here. There, I found the Nigel Suckling Tarot and Simply Tarot Book & Gift Set. I snapped up each one of those and went over to sit down with them and a latte. After a careful perusal of each, I decided on the New Century reprint in the Simply Tarot kit. Actually, even the book looks good; I'm certainly not above a review of basic card meanings. So, at $6.49 each (I know!), I grabbed two.
Then, my mom came back to the coffee shop with a book, The Complete New Tarot, by the Brothers Docters Van Leeuwen. It was 75% off the cover price! Mom had found another bargain area, where everything is 75% off...I was doomed! Actually, all things considered, I was a good girl. I found only one other tarot book that looked interesting to me (also at 75% off), The Authentic Tarot, by Thomas Saunders. A leather journal finished off my gift card, and thus my Barnes & Noble adventure.
I already like this re-issue of the New Century Tarot. It's a 2003 edition, so it's probably published in Italy or China (the outer box says China, but there's nothing specific about the deck anywhere). However, though it's glossy, it's not plasticky like other recent USG decks. I wanted to point that out before I got caught up in the images and forgot. Further deck observations will go in the appropriate, most recent deck thread. Everyone was right, though; B&N isn't exactly overflowing with tarot decks...but I was still pleasantly surprised.
'Tis true, the pickings are slim in the tarot deck department. Even among those few choices, there was a lot of Zerner & Farber items and the standard RWS faire. On the other hand, the general metaphysical book selection was very good, and I found a nice book on meditation there.
Then, I went to the "Bargain Books" section, as I remember someone mentioning that here. There, I found the Nigel Suckling Tarot and Simply Tarot Book & Gift Set. I snapped up each one of those and went over to sit down with them and a latte. After a careful perusal of each, I decided on the New Century reprint in the Simply Tarot kit. Actually, even the book looks good; I'm certainly not above a review of basic card meanings. So, at $6.49 each (I know!), I grabbed two.
Then, my mom came back to the coffee shop with a book, The Complete New Tarot, by the Brothers Docters Van Leeuwen. It was 75% off the cover price! Mom had found another bargain area, where everything is 75% off...I was doomed! Actually, all things considered, I was a good girl. I found only one other tarot book that looked interesting to me (also at 75% off), The Authentic Tarot, by Thomas Saunders. A leather journal finished off my gift card, and thus my Barnes & Noble adventure.
I already like this re-issue of the New Century Tarot. It's a 2003 edition, so it's probably published in Italy or China (the outer box says China, but there's nothing specific about the deck anywhere). However, though it's glossy, it's not plasticky like other recent USG decks. I wanted to point that out before I got caught up in the images and forgot. Further deck observations will go in the appropriate, most recent deck thread. Everyone was right, though; B&N isn't exactly overflowing with tarot decks...but I was still pleasantly surprised.
