This might be a bit off-topic, but I find myself wondering what the story is of my book.
All I know is, it had its spine to the sun, and smaller books to one side, for a while - and the previous owner made a few notes on pronunciation in biro.
Do you ever wonder how or why the previous owner parted with their copy? I can't imagine giving mine up, even if it all went pants, so I wondered how do books like this get released into the market?