In Praise of Good Bookstores Deutsch Jeff
In Praise of Good Bookstores Deutsch Jeff From a devoted reader and lifelong bookseller, an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstoresDo we need bookstores in the…
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In Praise of Good Bookstores Deutsch Jeff
From a devoted reader and lifelong bookseller, an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstoresDo we need bookstores in the twenty-first century? In this beautifully written book, Jeff Deutsch--the director of Chicago's Seminary Co-op Bookstores, one of the finest bookstores in the world--pays loving tribute to one of our most important and endangered civic institutions. If so, what makes a good one?
Along the way, he also predicts--perhaps audaciously--a future in which the bookstore not only endures, but realizes its highest aspirations.In exploring why good bookstores matter, Deutsch draws on his lifelong experience as a bookseller, but also his upbringing as an Orthodox Jew. He considers how qualities like space, time, abundance, and community find expression in a good bookstore. This spiritual and cultural heritage instilled in him a