An educational book with a scooter on it? I’m so on it! Just $22.79 at Amazon:

“Renowned author and journalist Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos uses her talent for investigative reporting to take us deep into the poorest villages in India. Yet, far from being passive victims of their circumstances, the women who live there-often illiterate, yet possessing outstanding leadership skills-have joined forces and are making astute use of microcredit to break the cycle of poverty. Microcredit was launched by Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus (for which he won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize), and consists of very small loans made primarily to women for the production of essential commodities or to start small businesses. Based on a number of trips to India between 2001 and 2008, Arnopoulos shows her sense of solidarity and desire for authenticity by sharing the daily life of these villagers of all different ages. However, the first-person account of her extensive travels-on foot, in a rickshaw, by bus or train-focuses primarily on these women’s inspiring success stories.”

Thanks to Cassie for this find!

Saris on Scooters

Found in a Dollar Store a few years ago, this little play set has an unusual combination of items — but if you want the perfect mod doll with a cleaning OCD — this may be it.

Thanks to Glen B. for this find!

Kurt Adler’s newest collection has a gorgeous scooter ornament. It’s 3.75″ tall and $18.96 and available from Amazon:

Scooter Ornament on Amazon.com

Yay! Calendars.com finally has a scooter calendar. It’s $13.99 and for 16 months.

calendars.com

Or maybe she was the dumper. In either case, this book has a cute scooter on the cover.

Thanks to Julie G. for this find!

Rebound Rituals: 50 Ways to Bounce Back After Breaking Up

Spotted on eBay recently. I believe this is like a mobile music box! Cassie gave me one of these but it no longer plays a tune.

Having trouble finding the exact right scooter coin bank? Need to find a scooter book that even Amazon doesn’t have? Both Mini Mod Designs and Scooter Products Co. have a long list of swag scores. Check ‘em out.

Thanks to Glen B. and Julie G. for cluing me in on these sites.

Minimoddesigns.co.uk

Scooterproducts.com

Monica S. found this Vespa iPhone case for her 3G phone in Venice. Lucky girl!

Geoff Rowley is a famous (and cute!) UK skateboarder who has developed several mod designs for his boards in his Flip! line. This one’s a couple years old so may be hard to come by. Thanks to Scoot Magazine for the photos.

(Yes April, I’m that far behind in my reading ; )

American Greetings has a new scooter card with a neat twist – each comes with a special code good for one song download from iTunes. So rather than get blasted by a sound chip when you open the card, you can blast whatever you want at a time of your choosing. Hurry though, apparently these are only available until September 20!

Thanks to Karla R. for this find.