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In Praise of Good Bookstores Hardcover Jeff Deutsch
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- Book Title
- In Praise of Good Bookstores Hardcover Jeff Deutsch
- ISBN
- 9780691207766
- Subject Area
- Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections
- Publication Name
- In Praise of Good Bookstores
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Subject
- Communication Studies, Essays, Books & Reading
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Item Weight
- 10.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 216 Pages
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From a devoted reader and lifelong bookseller, an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstores Do we need bookstores in the twenty-first century? If so, what makes a good one? 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. He considers how qualities like space, time, abundance, and community find expression in a good bookstore. 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. This spiritual and cultural heritage instilled in him a reverence for reading, not as a means to a living, but as an essential part of a meaningful life. Central among Deutsch's arguments for the necessity of bookstores is the incalculable value of browsing--since, when we are deep in the act of looking at the shelves, we move through space as though we are inside the mind itself, immersed in self-reflection. In the age of one-click shopping, this is no ordinary defense of bookstores, but rather an urgent account of why they are essential places of discovery, refuge, and fulfillment that enrich the communities that are lucky enough to have them.
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691207763
ISBN-13
9780691207766
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13057245000
Product Key Features
Publication Name
In Praise of Good Bookstores
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Communication Studies, Essays, Books & Reading
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Item Weight
10.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2021-040299
Lc Classification Number
Z473.D48 2022
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"Deutsch's book is an earnest, even idealistic consideration of what we gain from a good bookstore, and what we risk losing if we don't overcome the failure of imagination--and of economics--that has allowed so many bookstores to close." ---Max Norman, New Yorker, "What function do modern bookshops serve? And how might they go about delivering it? In Praise of Good Bookstores dives into these questions with brio and scholarship." ---Oliver Balch, Times Literary Supplement, "I guarantee there is someone in your life who will love Jeff Deutsch's In Praise of Good Bookstores . (That person may very well be you.) This elegant little book offers the most moving and erudite justification for the survival of bookstores I have ever read." ---Ron Charles, Washington Post, "With In Praise of Good Bookstores , Jeff Deutsch offers a manifesto for their survival. He argues that physical bookstores give readers what online merchants cannot, a special kind of reflection nurtured by wandering among the aisles." ---Danny Heitman, Wall Street Journal, An eloquent and inspiring paean to the community bookstore. . . . A deeply read and engaging guide. . . . Give this a prime spot on that Front Table., "Deutsch writes passionately and eruditely about the value of literature, the community it can engender, and the patience required to sell books with integrity but In Praise of Good Bookstores is more than a mere paean to independent brick-and-mortar shops. Deutsch also presents models for their continued survival." ---Jonathan Russell Clark, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Deutsch, director of the Seminary Co-op Bookstores in Chicago, reflects on the importance of bookselling in his moving debut. . . . A resonant elegy to a changing business, this will hit the spot for literature lovers., [Deutsch] ponders the ingredients that make a bookstore worth visiting....a pleasant bibliophilic excursion., "A heavily and colorfully aphoristic book. . . . The next time you see an Amazon delivery truck blocking traffic on your street or read about another suit brought by an Amazon warehouse worker against a company obsessed with speeding up everything, think about Jeff Deutsch's book. He has something valuable to tell you." ---David Emblidge, Publishing Review Quarterly, "Deutsch's tone is an earnest, even idealistic consideration of what we gain from a good bookstore, and what we risk losing if we don't overcome the failure of imagination--and of economics--that has allowed so many bookstores to close." ---Max Norman, New Yorker, "It is hard to improve upon Jeff Deutsch's definition of the bricks-and-mortar bookstore as "a necessary part of the habitat of a lively intelligence in touch with the world"" ---Matthew d'Ancona, Tortoise Media, "[Deutsch's] manifesto celebrates browsing as essential to the thinking life. . . . In Praise of Good Bookstores clearly articulates the positive contribution good bookstores can make. . . . Good bookstores don't bring redemption; they help us live together without it. By keeping the Seminary Co-op's doors open and its shelves well stocked, Deutsch contributes daily to this essential work." ---Aaron Tugendhaft, Jewish Review of Books, Winner of the Heartland Booksellers Award in Nonfiction, MidWest Independent Booksellers Association, "In this unabashed celebration of good bookstores, Deutsch poses the question: What exactly, in this day and age, makes a good one? He offers many ideas and includes thoughtful reflections. . . . What bibliophile could get made a cheerleader this passionate about something as inclusive and inspiring as a good bookstore." ---Michael Magras, Shelf Awareness, starred review, "Deutsch writes beautifully about the relationship between the Jewish people and books." ---Ira Stoll, The Algemeiner, " In Praise of Good Bookstores. . . is not just for me, but for anyone who thinks of bookstores not as retail businesses but as sacred spaces that bring out essential aspects of our individual and collective humanity." ---John Warner, Chicago Tribune, "A glorious, philosophical treatise on the values, structure, and importance of bookstores as cultural institutions." ---Todd Carpenter, The Scholarly Kitchen, " An eloquent argument for making the experience of buying a book more meaningful than acquiring a toaster. . . . In a culture that fosters rampant aliteracy and homes devoid of any books, Deutsch is extolling not just good bookstores but also the vanishing world of thoughtful lives. His effort deserves praise. " ---Steven G. Kellman, Forward
Copyright Date
2022
Dewey Decimal
381.45002092
Dewey Edition
23
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