Another title related to Rosa Parks, who died on Monday:
Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the events it covers, The Thunder of Angels: The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the People Who Broke the Back of Jim Crow by Donnie Williams and Wayne Greenhaw (Lawrence Hill Books/Chicago Review Press, distributed by IPG, $24.95, 1556525907) discusses the legacy of Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and others who were involved in the bus boycott, which brought the civil rights struggle to national attention. Parks started the boycott when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.
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The vacant lot in downtown Santa Cruz, Calif., that had been home to Bookshop Santa Cruz before the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake will finally be developed, according to the Associated Press. Facing city seizure of his lot, the owner sold the space to a developer for $1.9 million.
After the earthquake, Bookshop Santa Cruz operated in tents in a parking lot and then relocated across the street from its earlier location.
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An Arizona Republic columnist sings the praises of Thrifty Joe's Books & Music, Glendale, Ariz., a 12-year-old bookstore that sells used and collectible books, music, DVDs and video games. One customer said, "Everybody is really nice and friendly. It feels kind of old-fashioned, kind of like a little library." The store is setting up a Postal Service outlet.
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The House of Books is a new bookstore in Fishers, Ind., that sells new, used and collectible books, the Indianapolis Star reported. Owners Derrick and Vicki Allison offer about 30,000 titles in 1,700 square feet of space.
House of Books is located at 11680 Commercial Dr., Fishers, Ind. 46038.
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Magic Door IV in Pomona, Calif., was opened recently by Dwain Kaiser, who has run three other Magic Door stores over the past 40 years, according to the Ontario Daily Bulletin. This one stocks 10,000 used books in 700 square feet of space.
Kaiser said approvingly that many younger customers buy Blake, Hesse, Castaneda and Nietzsche, whose works he read when he was a teenager.
Magic Door IV is located at 155 W. 2nd St., Pomona, Calif. 91766.
Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the events it covers, The Thunder of Angels: The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the People Who Broke the Back of Jim Crow by Donnie Williams and Wayne Greenhaw (Lawrence Hill Books/Chicago Review Press, distributed by IPG, $24.95, 1556525907) discusses the legacy of Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and others who were involved in the bus boycott, which brought the civil rights struggle to national attention. Parks started the boycott when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.
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The vacant lot in downtown Santa Cruz, Calif., that had been home to Bookshop Santa Cruz before the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake will finally be developed, according to the Associated Press. Facing city seizure of his lot, the owner sold the space to a developer for $1.9 million.
After the earthquake, Bookshop Santa Cruz operated in tents in a parking lot and then relocated across the street from its earlier location.
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An Arizona Republic columnist sings the praises of Thrifty Joe's Books & Music, Glendale, Ariz., a 12-year-old bookstore that sells used and collectible books, music, DVDs and video games. One customer said, "Everybody is really nice and friendly. It feels kind of old-fashioned, kind of like a little library." The store is setting up a Postal Service outlet.
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The House of Books is a new bookstore in Fishers, Ind., that sells new, used and collectible books, the Indianapolis Star reported. Owners Derrick and Vicki Allison offer about 30,000 titles in 1,700 square feet of space.
House of Books is located at 11680 Commercial Dr., Fishers, Ind. 46038.
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Magic Door IV in Pomona, Calif., was opened recently by Dwain Kaiser, who has run three other Magic Door stores over the past 40 years, according to the Ontario Daily Bulletin. This one stocks 10,000 used books in 700 square feet of space.
Kaiser said approvingly that many younger customers buy Blake, Hesse, Castaneda and Nietzsche, whose works he read when he was a teenager.
Magic Door IV is located at 155 W. 2nd St., Pomona, Calif. 91766.