What Became of Sir Charles’ Book (January 15, 2019)

Today we stopped by Biblio (The Purveyors of Pre-Owned Books) latest branch in Alabang Town Center for a quick look-see.

We just had to.

Aside from conservative selection of second-hand books, the quaint bookstore also had a selection of journals, notebooks, and decorative knickknacks on sale.

But it was this hardbound book (right) that really caught my eye: the controversial bestseller entitled, “Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man?” (2005) by National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Famer Charles Wade Barkley.

After flipping through the first few pages, the rest of the book was–for lack of a better word–repurposed into a secret compartment book.  Yep!  Just like those fake bibles that house a liquor flask within them.

Come to think of it, I do remember seeing a similarly repurposed book in a Booksale branch that I once visited–no doubt it was once used to hide contraband.

However, that is just speculation on my end.