Bookshops : a reader's history
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Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis, [2017].
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Published
Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis, [2017].
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Book
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296 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English

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First published in the Spanish language as Librerâias by Editions Anagrama, Barcelona in 2013.
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Includes filmography (page 286) and bibliographical references (pages 285-296).
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Bookshops is the best kind of biblio-mystery, in which a cultivated and civilized detective guides us through the labyrinth of the world's stores, stopping to talk for a while, before plunging off on the next fascinating diversion. Jorge Carrion brings page-turning excitement to the extended essay form." -Iain Sinclair Jorge Carrion collects bookshops: from Gotham Book Mart and the Strand Bookstore in New York City to City Lights Bookshop and Green Apple Books in San Francisco and all the bright spots in between (Prairie Lights, Tattered Cover, and countless others). In this thought-provoking, vivid, and entertaining essay, Carrion meditates on the importance of the bookshop as a cultural and intellectual space. Filled with anecdotes from the histories of some of the famous (and not-so-famous) shops he visits on his travels, thoughtful considerations of challenges faced by bookstores, and fascinating digressions on their political and social impact, Bookshops is both a manifesto and a love letter to these spaces that transform readers' lives.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Carrión, J., & Bush, P. (2017). Bookshops: a reader's history . Biblioasis.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Carrión, Jorge, 1976- and Peter. Bush. 2017. Bookshops: A Reader's History. Biblioasis.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Carrión, Jorge, 1976- and Peter. Bush. Bookshops: A Reader's History Biblioasis, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Carrión, Jorge, and Peter Bush. Bookshops: A Reader's History Biblioasis, 2017.

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