14th Annual BookFinder.com Report
Out-of-print and in demand

Millions tuned in to watch the 2016 reboot of Crichton's story of amusement park shenanigans and thousands wanted to read more. This is the companion book published after the release of the 1973 movie - there is no novelization of the Westworld story.

Published in 1992, Sex is never going to be republished. It's rude but harmless. Madonna flaunts herself across a multitude of erotic scenarios. Sex has sturdy aluminum covers which makes it rather durable, and also means that this book won't rust.

Permaculture is agriculture that works in harmony with ecosystems. Sustainable farming in other words. Surely, there's a market for this book?

A thinly disguised novel promoting gun culture and gun rights that includes fictionalized accounts of historical events.

Crafting books often don't stay in print for long. This one from 1993 was published by the American Quilters Society. Brackman is a quilting historian.

Biography of three-time Super Bowl winning coach of the San Francisco 49ers. Walsh took a struggling 49ers team and turned them into a dynasty in the 1980s earning him a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Zbukvic argues that artists need to use watercolor clocks. A "clock" accompanies every visual example, helping artists anticipate how the condition of the paper will react to various watercolor mixes.

Crowe's 1981 coming-of-age book became a film in 1982 starring Sean Penn and Jennifer Jason Leigh. This book is a collector's item and often carries three-figure price-tags. Fantastic cheerleader cover.

Copies are scarce of this investing manual from 1991. Taking its title from Benjamin Graham's often-repeated mantra, Klarman explains the philosophy of value investing, and the logic behind it.

A beautiful masterpiece for classical painting instruction. Excellent words of wisdom from one of the greatest painters of today.

This novel is a perennial on the BookFinder.com out-of-print list. It describes a school shooting and King will never bring it back into print for obvious reasons.

Published in 2003, this cheerful book, biblical in nature, describes how the world is racing toward Armageddon. After the events of 2016, this might just be true.

USAF pilot Shul fought in Vietnam, where he flew 212 combat missions. He was shot down and so badly burned that he was expected to die. He returned to full flight status and retired as a major.

Published in 1999, English journalist Toby Harnden offers a deep perspective on Northern Ireland's Troubles.

Another football book, this time the autobiography of the former quarterback of the Oakland Raiders, one of the wild men of the sport, who died in 2015.

"Trick or treat or die." Lovely. This is the 1979 novelization of the 1978 horror film that turned Michael Myers into a big name in slasher movies.

A self help book from 2011 that describes our inner psychological world and helps us avoid bad habits.

Love in Paris! An early example of romance from Roberts who swears this one won't be coming back into print.

Cornwell combines 21st century police investigation with forensic techniques undreamed of during the late Victorian era to solve these infamous crimes. A good read.

Shepard, who died in September 2016, was a pioneer for women in country music. The singer-songwriter recorded 24 albums. At the time of her death, she was the longest-running living member of the Grand Ole Opry.

Another great read, this time about marrying for money. One Cushing sister married a Roosevelt, one an Astor and the third married Bill Paley, CEO of CBS.

Amazing story. Very scarce. Buy one if you see it. Popcorn Sutton is a moonshine distiller and a living legend in the mountains of Tennessee. Colorful, obscene - his story in his language.

Amazing story - no copies available. Buy one if you see it. Popcorn Sutton is a moonshine distiller and a living legend in the mountains of Tennessee. Colorful, obscene - his story in his language.

Lovell is the astronaut who said, "Houston, we've got a problem." This 1994 book is a memorable account of NASA's finest hour.

The complete history of the original TV series from conception, design and scripting to how the finished product was produced and sold. Handsome William Shatner, emotionless Leonard Nimoy, young George Takei and the first interracial kiss on US TV.

A cookbook for people with a sweet tooth. Fleming rose to prominence as the pastry chef at the Gramercy Tavern in New York. You can now enjoy her desserts at The North Fork Table & Inn, one of Long Island's finest restaurants.

A memoir about being an aristocrat with a big twist. Lady Colin Campbell was born with mixed gender and later had surgery to become wholly female. A remarkable story.

by Robert Wearing
Last published in 2010. A simple but much in demand woodworking manual.

A big 1,192-page novel that is challenging to read. The plot, which is about families (we think), jumps around in time and features a McGuffin.

Holly Hobbie is an American writer and illustrator, and the name of a fictional character. That character is a little girl who loves cats and wears a patchwork dress. Millions of young girls have enjoyed the Holly Hobbie books, toys, TV series, and movie.