Posts Tagged ‘anna likes books

Hidden Perks

In: Workin'

19 Apr 2012

A quick google search on tips for commuters turned up a really interesting Lifehacker post, that claims the average US commute is 50 minutes. Having never commuted more than 30 minutes in my life (unless you count the “commute” from Waco to Houston and back each weekend), it’s been hard to get used to “losing” [...]

I ran across a really interesting book/website yesterday when a customer asked for it (we didn’t have a copy, sadly). Forgotten Bookmarks is a collection of things found or used as pagemarkers in old and used books. The author is a bookseller, and I can definitely relate to the sheer curiosity of things found in [...]

One of the most frequent questions I get as a bookseller is a variation on “What should I read next?” (It’s not the top question. That’s “Do you have a book?” followed by “Where’s the bathroom?”) It’s actually a fun part of bookselling, helping someone who knows they love a certain book or kind of [...]

UNLESS

In: soapbox

22 Apr 2011

*crossposted from Seven Deadly Divas* Forty-ish years ago, a senator by the name of Gaylord Nelson (Wisconsin) organized a nationwide environmental teach-in to help educate children and the population about environmental concerns. This was called Earth Day, and the first year saw about 20 million people participating. Now, around 500 million people will “participate” in [...]


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