We recommend supporting “Perfect Eloquence: An Appreciation of Vin Scully” through these outlets:

= University of Nebraska Press. The publisher often has season sales from 40 to 50 percent off the cover price. Join its email alerts as well as check the website for discount codes to plug in at the point of sale.

= {pages: a bookstore} in Manhattan Beach (my hometown supporter)

= Vromans Bookstore in Pasadena (the all-time classic place in SoCal)

= Village Well Books and Coffee in Culver City (and walk over to join the audience for “Jeopardy!” at Sony studios

= Powell’s City of Books in Portland, Ore. (Our personal Disneyland)

= The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles (fantastic place to get lost when in DTLA and need to hide out)

= Skylight Books in Los Angeles (when you’re on the way to the Greek)

= Tecolote Book Shop in Santa Barbara (since 1925 … it defines “quaint”)

= Bookshop.org (helping local independent bookstores in your area, including Chevalier’s, L.A.’s oldest indy bookstore since 1940)

= Barnes & Noble (especially support in the branches in Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Marina del Rey and can’t wait to go to Santa Monica again)

= Amazon.com. And thank you for all the lovely ratings. Even this (which we hope got a full refund):