Money spent on books and fresh flowers is not wasted

Picked up The Joy Luck Club today. Among a lot of other books. Okay, so I went crazy at Barnes and Noble, but that's why I generally avoid it. I heard somewhere that money spent on books and fresh flowers is not wasted, so at least someone has my back.

The Visual Edition of Phillip Yancey's What's So Amazing About Grace? is excellent and one of the great purchases of today.

Okay, now on to the Fry's...