Reading the Room: A Bookseller's Tale, Paul Yamazaki

Reading the Room: A Bookseller's Tale, Paul YamazakiNew Paperback Reading the Room is Paul Yamazaki's love letter to the work of bookselling and an engaged life of the mind. Over twenty four hours, Paul Yamazaki leads us through the stacks of storied City Lights Booksellers in San Francisco; the care and prowess of his approach to book buying; his upbringing in a Japanese American family in Southern California and moving to San Francisco at the height of revolutionary foment; working with legendary

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a beautiful addition to any collector's bookshelf and an enchanting way to share this beloved series with a new generation of readers

and how they have fascinated humankind throughout history

Despite originating more than two-and-a-half thousand years ago

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of dreadful injuries bravely borne

ANIMAL HOUSE follows James Brown's remarkable career from a high school drop-out fanzine writer with few qualifications to NME features editor aged 22

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Ancient Rome matters

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preaching a message of justice and dignity for all

Told predominantly through interviews with pioneering female athletes who recount their lives and running careers