You must be some kinda saint that your vices are books. LL.

i impulse buy, if it looks appealing i will buy it!

Is one of your books a dictionary? Or didja get two (2) Bibles by mistake instead?! I dunno about your nomenclature, referring to building a personal library as a "vice"?! ;-) - But trying not to 'bend your pages' any further, Autumn, I can now (as a member of 'LA' [literature anonymous]) admit that I'm 'habituated' to buying books too. A life-long 'dependence', as it's become. When I was dirt-poor (the whole of my 20's), their cost comprised (almost) the entirety of my (disposable) entertainment dollar. I was shunned by the disco community as morally and rhythmically bereft. Oh, sure, I'd pay the rent and stock the cupboards with Ramen noodles, cheap Portugese wine and horrible toxic Mexican vegetation 1st. But then it was back downtown to one of several 'dealers' who 'hooked me up' with another 'stash'. It was a 'viscious cycle': I'd buy a book, read it, ask more questions on the topic, then started 'jones-ing' for more answers & hadda run right out and 'cop' another to 'light my fire' (intellectual illumination) some more! When three huge bookshelves became completely full without my 'conscious awareness' despite my best efforts (even hanging out with chronic moviegoers and reality television fans), I realized I needed help. The kind of help not found in any thesuarus. So when I went and purchased a self-help *book* (yet another book!) for resolution, I'd finally had enough! My trusted librarian left me. But the local Border's employees hosted an 'intervention' (even banning me from further promotional author signings) and I began slowly 'detoxing', using magazines and newspapers at 1st, then pamphlets. Now I'm down to cereal boxes and medication labels only. Also, I've just subscribed to cable TV! It's been a long row to hoe but if I can do it.... ;-)