The book, sure. The folded personal note that fell out of it, however, isn't something one would donate, and may still have been wanted.

Likewise bookstores. Clean and sturdy (built to hold books!) and, depending on the bookstore, often in a few standard sizes. Barnes & Noble in our town happily gives away as many as people want, already flattened for easy transport; a friend got about a hundred for his move. Call ahead to make sure they still have some on hand that day before you stop by.

Thanks!

Looks like removing the "uk." from the URL gives a non-UK-specific site:
https://buymeonce.com/

Same here. I decided I was sick of being cold in winter, so checked the Land's End site and found a long down coat that was rated to forty degrees below zero. Zipped and buttoned and with the hood up and fully snapped, it has indeed kept me warm with a wind chill at that level and an actual temp of around 20 below (it's never hit 40 below here, thankfully); with varyingly less fastening, it's comfortable to around 35 above. I got it in 2006 and it still looks essentially new. Mind you, I've never done anything like chopping wood in it; for that I might investigate something work-durable like Carhartt.

[Edit: I think my partner has had his Carhartt winter jacket for over 20 years. It's battered and frayed, but he's done railway-museum volunteer work in it most of that time, everything from hauling/replacing railroad ties to fixing boilers to building signal systems.]