Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Old Home Week
It has been old home week at the bookstore - for the last couple weeks! Leighton, the red-headed New Zealander who worked here for awhile and his family stopped in. It is always fun to see him - he is young and funny!
The previous owner, Steve, stopped in today. He is back from Arizona - taking a break from sunshine and tennis to get the house in Normal ready for sale.
Just now, Tom, who used to live upstairs, next door to the store and worked here years ago is in looking for Steven King books. Tom is a true free spirit - in Bloomington!
I have been working on getting some sections of the store re-inventoried. I started with cookbooks, but got too hungry all the time so I moved to short stories. I have also gotten several big piles of books listed in the inventory lately. Here is a listing of a few titles:
James Patterson - Cross, Step on a Crack and Mary, Mary - hardbacks
Malcolm Gladwell - The Tipping Point, trade paperback; Blink, hardback
Bruce Thomas - Door County, Wisconsin's Peninsular Jewel, hardback
Alfred Lansing - Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, trade paperback
Lt. Col. Jay Kopelman - From Baghdad, With Love, hardback
Stephen Pyles - The New Texas Cuisine, hardback
Joseph Campbell - Oriental Mythology, Primitive Mythology, Occidental Mythology, trade paperbacks
This is just a small sampling of the newer items in the store. I also have several books by local authors and some local history items as well.
Stop by for a good spring read - you need a break from all the spring activities which are currently keeping us all busy and entertained.
About Books Inc
221 E. Front Street
Bloomington, IL 61701
309-829-3999
aboutbooksinc@hotmail.com
www.aboutbooksbloomington.com
Tuesday - Friday: 10:30 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday: 10:30 am - 4 pm
CLOSED SUNDAY & MONDAY
Keep Reading!
The previous owner, Steve, stopped in today. He is back from Arizona - taking a break from sunshine and tennis to get the house in Normal ready for sale.
Just now, Tom, who used to live upstairs, next door to the store and worked here years ago is in looking for Steven King books. Tom is a true free spirit - in Bloomington!
I have been working on getting some sections of the store re-inventoried. I started with cookbooks, but got too hungry all the time so I moved to short stories. I have also gotten several big piles of books listed in the inventory lately. Here is a listing of a few titles:
James Patterson - Cross, Step on a Crack and Mary, Mary - hardbacks
Malcolm Gladwell - The Tipping Point, trade paperback; Blink, hardback
Bruce Thomas - Door County, Wisconsin's Peninsular Jewel, hardback
Alfred Lansing - Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, trade paperback
Lt. Col. Jay Kopelman - From Baghdad, With Love, hardback
Stephen Pyles - The New Texas Cuisine, hardback
Joseph Campbell - Oriental Mythology, Primitive Mythology, Occidental Mythology, trade paperbacks
This is just a small sampling of the newer items in the store. I also have several books by local authors and some local history items as well.
Stop by for a good spring read - you need a break from all the spring activities which are currently keeping us all busy and entertained.
About Books Inc
221 E. Front Street
Bloomington, IL 61701
309-829-3999
aboutbooksinc@hotmail.com
www.aboutbooksbloomington.com
Tuesday - Friday: 10:30 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday: 10:30 am - 4 pm
CLOSED SUNDAY & MONDAY
Keep Reading!
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
WHERE IS SPRING?
The first day of spring has come and gone. Easter has come and gone. It is April - where is SPRING?
We need sunshine and warmer temperatures!
I want to plant flowers! I want to take long walks without wearing my winter coat! I want to move the outdoor furniture outdoors! I want to get the bicycles out of the basement! AAAGGGHHHH!
Anyway, the old bookstore is suffering because of the weather also. Foot traffic is slow - no one wants to wander around downtown - too cold, too windy, no sunshine. If you do venture out and find your way to About Books Inc, mention the blog and I'll give you a 10% discount off your total purchase price.
KEEP READING!
About Books Inc
221 E. Front St.
Bloomington, IL 61701
309-829-3999
Tues-Fri 10:30-5:30
Sat 10:30-4
closed Sunday & Monday
www.aboutbooksbloomington.com
aboutbooksinc@hotmail.com
We need sunshine and warmer temperatures!
I want to plant flowers! I want to take long walks without wearing my winter coat! I want to move the outdoor furniture outdoors! I want to get the bicycles out of the basement! AAAGGGHHHH!
Anyway, the old bookstore is suffering because of the weather also. Foot traffic is slow - no one wants to wander around downtown - too cold, too windy, no sunshine. If you do venture out and find your way to About Books Inc, mention the blog and I'll give you a 10% discount off your total purchase price.
KEEP READING!
About Books Inc
221 E. Front St.
Bloomington, IL 61701
309-829-3999
Tues-Fri 10:30-5:30
Sat 10:30-4
closed Sunday & Monday
www.aboutbooksbloomington.com
aboutbooksinc@hotmail.com
