On Escaping Bookalanches

The most claustrophobic experience I've had in a bookstore. I had to go sideways through most aisles and the stacks were leaning in at the tops. Here are books I was tempted by but didn't buy. Is it just me or does Waldo sound like the inspiration for Wall-E? (I was later informed that robotic arms in space are called Waldos because of Heinlein.)

New Orleans, French Quarter. Arcadian Books