A rich collection of 50s-60s counterculture: hippie, Yippie, Beat, and bohemian writers just came in. Bukowski, Burroughs, Kerouac, Ferlinghetti, Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Robert Bly, Abbie Hoffman, Tom Wolfe, Richard Brautigan, Ed Sanders, Jerry Garcia, and Ken Kesey. Did I forget someone? Move your feets to snag some of this. This stuff never lasts long. You … Continue reading
Once there were books with bindings which could be considered works of art. In the days before dust jackets became a marketing scheme, and before paperback books were printed in lurid covers, or mysteries in black (with dripping red blood), or thrillers in metallic silver covers as if we are crows or raccoons attracted by … Continue reading
“Amazing, don’t miss it, you’ll be sorry if you did,” Monty says. We’re helping someone downsize their houseplant collection and throwing in a few plants of our own. Plus: all thrillers, all mysteries, all romance, all westerns will be 25% off our half-price prices. Furthermeow – there will be in-store discounts on several CATegories. … Continue reading
Confession: My reading is not limited to classics, literature and deep philosophical tomes. I am an eclectic reader. A compulsive reader. Couldn’t pass up reading the back of a cereal box when I was a kid. Today, I am enchanted by the blurbs in Trader Joe’s Fearless Flyer. The American Science and Surplus catalog has … Continue reading
All the arcane secrets of photography are revealed in this impressive collection of brand new books that has arrived on our doorstep like a gift from the gods. Achieve mastery now! Covers the entire spectrum of subjects from close-ups of honeybees to the expansive vistas of landscape. The startling thing is that although these … Continue reading
The Eclectic Reader 