Gene Roddenberry's WWII Books

I was recently given an opportunity to own a set of books from Gene Roddenberry’s library, and that opportunity came from none other than Rod, his son. (For those who may not know, Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek.) A few weeks ago, I was sitting on Twitter just browsing, when a new tweet popped up from Rod (who I only recently started following). It said:

“Gene Roddenberry’s entire Time Life WWII Series. 23 books. Excellent condition. FREE – Up for grabs to War Buffs. Just need to pay shipping.”

I responded within 60 seconds of his post. You see, my significant other, Dan, is not only a Trekkie like me, but also a huge WWII history buff. I sat there in agony for nearly 7 minutes, waiting for Rod to tell us who was going to get them. I was reasonably certain that I had been first, but didn’t want to get my hopes up…

-> Read More: How I Came to Own Books from Gene Roddenberry’s Personal Library <-

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The founder and creator of The Convention Fans Blog is Kelly Rowles. She created the blog back in the fall of 2008, and has been working on it ever since. She started attending fandom conventions back in Orlando, Florida when she was just a teenager. Now based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she’s exploring all the tri-state area has to offer. While she’ll attend just about any convention out of sheer curiosity, at heart she’s mostly a Star Trek fan looking to meet every major cast member from each series. She’s getting closer to that goal than she ever thought possible.

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