There is a lovely little book exchange in Luang Prabang in Laos. There are some quality books in there and they give you a fair deal. You can also get a lovely coffee and sit outside to watch the Buddhist monks ride by on their bicyles.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

vinyl records and comic books. i bet your apartment kicks ass.

CarrieMpls said:

That would likely be because you have already gathered enough reading material to last the next 5 years!

My town has an excellent book store with used magazines. I stock up on history, WWII, famous military battles, civil war, etc. type of mags only because I love history. If I subscribed to any of the magazines, I probably wouldn't read them as much. This way, I can get the magazine with the subjects and stories I want to read. Even the letters to the editor are interesting. Anecdotes from historians and personal experiences of military personnel add to the knowledge.
When I travel, ALWAYS get local cookbooks in English.
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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I forgot about Dreamhaven! I love Dreamhaven!

New York museum of modern art. The one on Central Park. Has the best collection of Tiffany stained glass books. (who didn't do all his designs, the artisans in his studio did, and he took credit)

CarrieMpls said:

don't forget Uncle Edwards - i think it's called that. a block north of chicago and lake on chicago

my absolute favorite bookstore is powell's city of books in portland oregon

XxAxX said:

I've never been there. I'll have to check it out!

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

I really need to start selling them or line my entire apartment with bookshelves.

my favorite-est bookstores in NYC are

* st. marks bookstore
* shakespeare & co (the one on broadway near astor place)
* see/hear (does it still exist?)
* THE STRAND
* mondo kims (for film/music books)

and i'm sure i'm leaving out one or two good places i used to haunt...

CarrieMpls said:

oooops. sorry! it's called Uncle Edgar, not Edward and it shares space with Uncler Hugo. it's got a huge collection of used books and collectible fiction, as in rare paperbacks etc.

here's a link to the website. http://www.unclehugo.com/prod/



Uncle Edgar's Mystery Bookstore
2864 Chicago Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55407-1320 612-824-9984
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XxAxX said:

Powell's is mindblowing.

And wallet-blowing.

XxAxX said:

i pass by uncle edgar's all the time, but have never been in there. i should pop over there tomorrow and see what they have.

XxAxX said:

Thanks!!
I'll be sure to stop in next time I visit the Global Market. Which I hear isn't doing so well. So I'm trying to remember to go more often.

CarrieMpls said:

yeah, i'd heard about that...sucks too, because the global market is friggin awesome and i'd hate to see it go.

theres a Barnes and Nobles about an hour and a half from me. and they have starbucks!!

HereToRockYourWorld said:

i could live there

XxAxX said:

Yeah, the place is so freakin' huge, you probably COULD and nobody would notice.

fantasyislander said:

I know I'm not supposed to like Borders or Barnes and Noble, but I do. I like the clean, no-nonsense atmosphere. I like the annonymity of shopping there. I like browsing the tables. I know it's all big-chain marketing ploys and publishers probably pay to get their books on end caps and such, but I can't help it.

CarrieMpls said:

yay!

i do too. i like the journals B&N have. not that i actually write anything in them....

CarrieMpls said:

you know what, i do too. i go to borders a lot, actually. if there's some big mainstream book or DVD just being released, i know i can get it on sale there for cheap. plus, yeah, i like getting lost there and being around a staff that doesn't give a crap if i'm there or not, because i'm better at finding what i'm looking for than any of the employees.

i always go back to the indie shops, though, because that's where i discover things.

CarrieMpls said:

I like Barnes and Noble a lot.

Cody's just closed it's doors on Telegraph avenue in Berkeley

I always judge the look by the lover.