The Powells Doctrine
No, it's not "You break it, you buy it."
Rather: "Buy it when you see it, 'cause it'll be gone next time."
This is my modus operandi (modus vivendi?) when visiting my favorite Chicagoland bookstore, Powells. I got spoiled during grad school by living mere blocks from the Hyde Park outlet, though I've been impressed by the place on Printer's Row. (Can't even contemplate a pilgrimage to the original Portland store; that would be too much.)
It's tough to be a bibliophile on a tight budget, but that's why they sell the t-shirts: discounts on the first of each month. It's even harder now that we live on the otherwise wonderful North Side. So it was a special treat to browse today.
Biggest find:
Sean McCloud. 2004. Making the American Religious Fringe: Exotics, Subversives, and Journalists, 1955-1993. UNC Press.
Yes, I sign things "unrepentant nerd."
Rather: "Buy it when you see it, 'cause it'll be gone next time."
This is my modus operandi (modus vivendi?) when visiting my favorite Chicagoland bookstore, Powells. I got spoiled during grad school by living mere blocks from the Hyde Park outlet, though I've been impressed by the place on Printer's Row. (Can't even contemplate a pilgrimage to the original Portland store; that would be too much.)
It's tough to be a bibliophile on a tight budget, but that's why they sell the t-shirts: discounts on the first of each month. It's even harder now that we live on the otherwise wonderful North Side. So it was a special treat to browse today.
Biggest find:
Sean McCloud. 2004. Making the American Religious Fringe: Exotics, Subversives, and Journalists, 1955-1993. UNC Press.
Yes, I sign things "unrepentant nerd."
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