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I'm planning on walking cross-country and would like to stop in used bookstores along the way. What would be the best way to locate the stores that will be along my route?
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I have tried to research if there is a website that has lists of bookstores all over the country and this is the one I have come up so far which I think would help you as you travel.
The file can be download but they charge $40 for it. The title is "Top 700 Independent Bookstores Data Files"---This list started out as 500, then 600, then 700, and now almost 800 top general bookstores. It includes names of the book buyers and event coordinators, address, phone, fax, email, website, and other information about each bookstore. You will be able to download six different formats (your choice of one or all) as well as an information sheet to let you know what is contained in the various data files (Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, comma-delimited ASCII, tab-delimited ASCII, dBase, and rich text format). Data file download, $40.00. If you find any errors in any listing, we guarantee to hunt down the error and correct it for you immediately.
*** But this list below are for free and will be useful too.
Barbara's Bookstore, 1218 S Halstead Street, Chicago IL 60607; Phone: 312-666-3161; Fax: 312-666-3255. Barbara's Bookstore at Navy Pier, 700 East Grand Avenue, Chicago IL 60611; 312-222-0890. Barbara's Bookstore, 1100 Lake Street, Oak Park IL 60301; 708-848-9140. Plus five Barbara's Bestsellers in Chicago and at airports in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York.
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Boulevard, Corte Madera CA 94925; Phone: 415-927-0960; Fax: 415-924-3838; 800-999-7909; A great general bookstore with a national reputation for travel books.
Books & Books, 296 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables FL 33134-5009; Phone: 305-442-4408; Fax: 305-444-9751. Second location: 933 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach FL 33139.
Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz CA 95060; Phone: 831-423-0900; Fax: 831-423-8371. This is a âcool independent in a university town ... with a strong, loyal customer base.â
City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco CA 94133-4586; Phone: 415-362-8193; Fax: 415-362-4921. A classic independent store that carries lots of poetry, literary fiction, and alternative topics.
Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main Street, Seattle WA 98104; Phone: 206-624-6600; Fax: 206-343-9558.
Haslam's Book Store, 2025 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg FL 33713-8896; Phone: 813-822-8616; Fax: 813-822-7416. Florida's largest new and used bookstore.
Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Main Offices, 1727 Eastern Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45202-1710; Phone: 513-396-8960; Fax: 513-396-8975. They have stores in Cincinnati, Lexington, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Charlotte. They also own the Davis-Kidd stores in Tennessee (Memphis, Knoxville, and Nashville).
Page One Bookstore, 11200 Montgomery Boulevard NE, Albuquerque NM 87111-3962; Phone: 505-294-2026; Fax: 505-294-9849.
Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington DC 20008-2024; Phone: 202-364-1919; Fax: 202-966-7532.
Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, Portland OR 97209-3114; Phone: 503-228-4651; Fax: 503-228-4631. They have several specialty stores as well as several general stores in the Portland area. Powell's is one of the world's largest bookstores (possibly the largest carrying both new and used titles). Its flagship store, The City of Books, is being expanded to 73,000 square feet of retail space. More than 3,000 people walk through its doors every day. Their stores feature more than 1.5 million books, of which 65% are used (they buy 5,000 used books each day). Note that they also offer an associates program for online web sites to sell books (pays 10% of all sales). If you want to support independent bookstores, you might want to link with Powell's.
Prairie Lights Books, 15 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City IA 52240-3950; Phone: 319-337-2681; Fax: 319-337-2056. Prairie Lights has a reading series in which they bring in authors that are also often featured on public radio in Iowa.
The Regulator Bookshop, 720 Ninth Street, Durham NC 27705-4803; Phone: 919-286-2700; Fax: 919-286-6063.
Harry W Schwartz Bookshop, 219 N Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee WI 53202; Phone: 414-270-3434; Fax: 414-274-8685. Wisconsin's independent since 1927, they operate four general stores in the Milwaukee area: Milwaukee, Shorewood, Brookfield, and Mequon.
Square Books, 160 Courthouse Square, Oxford MS 38655-3914; Phone: 662-236-2262; 662-2234-9630.
The Tattered Cover Bookstore, Cherry Creek Store, 2955 East First Avenue, Denver CO 80206-5609; Phone: 303-322-7727; Fax: 303-399-2279. Second Store (and buying offices): 1628 16th Street, Denver CO 80202-1308; 303-322-1965; Fax: 303-629-1704. This has to be the top independent bookstore in the country.
Vroman's, 695 E Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena CA 91109-0217; 626-449-5320; Fax: 626-792-7308. Opened in 1894, it bills itself as âSouthern California's oldest and largest independent bookstore.â PW called it âone of the best independents in the country.â
I have tried to research if there is a website that has lists of bookstores all over the country and this is the one I have come up so far which I think would help you as you travel.
The file can be download but they charge $40 for it. The title is "Top 700 Independent Bookstores Data Files"---This list started out as 500, then 600, then 700, and now almost 800 top general bookstores. It includes names of the book buyers and event coordinators, address, phone, fax, email, website, and other information about each bookstore. You will be able to download six different formats (your choice of one or all) as well as an information sheet to let you know what is contained in the various data files (Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, comma-delimited ASCII, tab-delimited ASCII, dBase, and rich text format). Data file download, $40.00. If you find any errors in any listing, we guarantee to hunt down the error and correct it for you immediately.
*** But this list below are for free and will be useful too.
Barbara's Bookstore, 1218 S Halstead Street, Chicago IL 60607; Phone: 312-666-3161; Fax: 312-666-3255. Barbara's Bookstore at Navy Pier, 700 East Grand Avenue, Chicago IL 60611; 312-222-0890. Barbara's Bookstore, 1100 Lake Street, Oak Park IL 60301; 708-848-9140. Plus five Barbara's Bestsellers in Chicago and at airports in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York.
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Boulevard, Corte Madera CA 94925; Phone: 415-927-0960; Fax: 415-924-3838; 800-999-7909; A great general bookstore with a national reputation for travel books.
Books & Books, 296 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables FL 33134-5009; Phone: 305-442-4408; Fax: 305-444-9751. Second location: 933 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach FL 33139.
Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz CA 95060; Phone: 831-423-0900; Fax: 831-423-8371. This is a âcool independent in a university town ... with a strong, loyal customer base.â
City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco CA 94133-4586; Phone: 415-362-8193; Fax: 415-362-4921. A classic independent store that carries lots of poetry, literary fiction, and alternative topics.
Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main Street, Seattle WA 98104; Phone: 206-624-6600; Fax: 206-343-9558.
Haslam's Book Store, 2025 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg FL 33713-8896; Phone: 813-822-8616; Fax: 813-822-7416. Florida's largest new and used bookstore.
Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Main Offices, 1727 Eastern Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45202-1710; Phone: 513-396-8960; Fax: 513-396-8975. They have stores in Cincinnati, Lexington, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Charlotte. They also own the Davis-Kidd stores in Tennessee (Memphis, Knoxville, and Nashville).
Page One Bookstore, 11200 Montgomery Boulevard NE, Albuquerque NM 87111-3962; Phone: 505-294-2026; Fax: 505-294-9849.
Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington DC 20008-2024; Phone: 202-364-1919; Fax: 202-966-7532.
Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, Portland OR 97209-3114; Phone: 503-228-4651; Fax: 503-228-4631. They have several specialty stores as well as several general stores in the Portland area. Powell's is one of the world's largest bookstores (possibly the largest carrying both new and used titles). Its flagship store, The City of Books, is being expanded to 73,000 square feet of retail space. More than 3,000 people walk through its doors every day. Their stores feature more than 1.5 million books, of which 65% are used (they buy 5,000 used books each day). Note that they also offer an associates program for online web sites to sell books (pays 10% of all sales). If you want to support independent bookstores, you might want to link with Powell's.
Prairie Lights Books, 15 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City IA 52240-3950; Phone: 319-337-2681; Fax: 319-337-2056. Prairie Lights has a reading series in which they bring in authors that are also often featured on public radio in Iowa.
The Regulator Bookshop, 720 Ninth Street, Durham NC 27705-4803; Phone: 919-286-2700; Fax: 919-286-6063.
Harry W Schwartz Bookshop, 219 N Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee WI 53202; Phone: 414-270-3434; Fax: 414-274-8685. Wisconsin's independent since 1927, they operate four general stores in the Milwaukee area: Milwaukee, Shorewood, Brookfield, and Mequon.
Square Books, 160 Courthouse Square, Oxford MS 38655-3914; Phone: 662-236-2262; 662-2234-9630.
The Tattered Cover Bookstore, Cherry Creek Store, 2955 East First Avenue, Denver CO 80206-5609; Phone: 303-322-7727; Fax: 303-399-2279. Second Store (and buying offices): 1628 16th Street, Denver CO 80202-1308; 303-322-1965; Fax: 303-629-1704. This has to be the top independent bookstore in the country.
Vroman's, 695 E Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena CA 91109-0217; 626-449-5320; Fax: 626-792-7308. Opened in 1894, it bills itself as âSouthern California's oldest and largest independent bookstore.â PW called it âone of the best independents in the country.â
What are some relevant Philosophy books?
manguy
I am considering majoring in philosophy for pure interest. I own a few philosophy books, but I am looking for book recommendations that will sort of give me an idea of the material and the difficulty of studying philosophy. For instance, someone recommended that I pick up 'Being and Nothingness', which is at the more difficult side of philosophy.
I'm planning on going to the bookstore today, so any suggestions?
Answer
I would advise against reading Being and Nothingness at the beginner stage. He is dense, and presupposes knowledge of Heidegger, Nietzsche, and Kant, which in turn presupposes knowledge of Aristotle and Plato.
My suggestion: Get a good overview of the history of philosophy and its problems, then start reading Plato and Aristotle. Reading and understanding Aristotle is something even advanced academical philosophers struggle with, but it really pays off. Aristotle is philosophical strength training.
Suggested reading:
These books introduces a lot of the problems essential to contemporary english/american philosophy:
Thomas Nagel - What Does It All Mean?: A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy
Bertrand Russell - The Problems of Philosophy
These are good introductions to the history of philosophy:
Will Durant - The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
Anthony Kenny - A New History of Western Philosophy
This is a good, but slightly more advanced introduction to the philosophical tradition in which Sartre belong (the continental european one):
Andrew Cutrofello - Continental Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction
And at last, some essential philosophical works that
I would advise against reading Being and Nothingness at the beginner stage. He is dense, and presupposes knowledge of Heidegger, Nietzsche, and Kant, which in turn presupposes knowledge of Aristotle and Plato.
My suggestion: Get a good overview of the history of philosophy and its problems, then start reading Plato and Aristotle. Reading and understanding Aristotle is something even advanced academical philosophers struggle with, but it really pays off. Aristotle is philosophical strength training.
Suggested reading:
These books introduces a lot of the problems essential to contemporary english/american philosophy:
Thomas Nagel - What Does It All Mean?: A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy
Bertrand Russell - The Problems of Philosophy
These are good introductions to the history of philosophy:
Will Durant - The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
Anthony Kenny - A New History of Western Philosophy
This is a good, but slightly more advanced introduction to the philosophical tradition in which Sartre belong (the continental european one):
Andrew Cutrofello - Continental Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction
And at last, some essential philosophical works that
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