Horst A. Friedrichs
Autor/a de Bookstores: A Celebration of Independent Booksellers
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- Obres
- 11
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- 112
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- #174,306
- Valoració
- 4.6
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- 1
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- 14
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- 1
+for it being about bookstores (especially independent stores)
+for the photography and the numerous photographs included
+for having a short essay about each included bookstore written by someone involved with that store
I requested this through my local library and was surprised at the size of the book when it came. I'm not sure what criteria were used to select the stores that appear in this book. (If they indicated it, it wasn't in a location I found.) I was a bit disappointed that only about a third of the book features United States bookstores and those were limited to New York City and San Francisco with one lone entry from Pennsylvania.
Hello--the United States is more than just the east and west coasts! I know for a fact their are independent bookstores in areas outside of New York and San Francisco. Ones that might be easier for those who live in the central areas of the United States to reach. I had been wondering if I would find a store to plan to visit--but all the ones here are too far away for me to easily make a plan to go see.
The remaining 2/3 of the book is international bookstores. I do see some of the influence from the decor of one of them in the film versions of Harry Potter.… (més)