Lost Book Bleg (UPDATE)

Weeks ago, I lost a copy of John Bolton's Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations--a copy which belongs to the Los Angeles Public Library's Robertson branch.

Now, I'm sure that people who are familiar with the book are wondering how I could misplace such a thick book. Well, it's easy to do after you've sat in an emergency room for seven hours, as I did with my great-aunt. (She had a bad burn, courtesy of an errant cup of microwaved coffee; she's fine). There's no sign of the book at the hospital in question. One hopes that it's being read, at any rate.

I wrote an email to Mr. Bolton's assistant at the American Enterprise Institute to see whether he'd be amenable to replacing the book. However, I know that there are some folks out there reading who have some acquaintance with the former ambassador and who could, perhaps, get his assistant to at least open my email--entitled "Lost Library Copy of 'Surrender is Not an Option.'"

Can't hurt to ask.

UPDATE: I got a swift reply. (Thanks.) Unless one of you fine folks does me a good deed, I'm going to query the publisher.

Comments

[Tully]

Check the policies of the LAPL first. Many libraries will not accept donated replacements. Others will only take them if they're the exact edition/binding being replaced, to avoid re-cataloguing.

[baldilocks]

I received an email from the librarian who said that I had to replace the book plus a five dollar fee, so I assume that means a commercial copy of the book.

[Tully]

That's a seriously Good Deal.