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In Praise of Bookstores

 ~~This is a re-post from 2013, when Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA, was voted best bookstore in Boston in the A-list of Boston.  This morning, by chance, I found out that Harvard Book Store was voted best bookstore for 2017.  … Continue reading

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In Praise of Harvard Bookstore

~~I posted this originally in February, propelled by a sense of resistance to buying books on-line.  I am happy to report that I have kept my vow, and not bought a single book that way, though I have slipped and … Continue reading

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In praise of bookstores…

This is a post to promote bookstores.  Yes, yes, we’ve done it before, talked about the vanishing bookstore and how it is so difficult nowadays to get up, go to a good bookstore (if you can find one anymore), browse … Continue reading

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