Binding: Hardcover
Description: A New York Times Bestseller From the beloved New Yorker cartoonist comes a collection of paintings and stories from some of the world's most cherished bookstores. This collection of 75 evocative paintings and colorful anecdotes invites you into the heart and soul of every community: the local bookshop each with its own quirks charms and legendary stories. The book features an incredible roster of great bookstores from across the globe and stories from writers thinkers and artists of our time including David Bowie Tom Wolfe Jonathan Lethem Roz Chast Deepak Chopra Bob Odenkirk Philip Glass Jonathan Ames Terry Gross Mark Maron Neil Gaiman Ann Patchett Chris Ware Molly Crabapple Amitav Ghosh Alice Munro Dave Eggers and many more. Page by page Eckstein perfectly captures our lifelong love affair with books bookstores and book - sellers that is at once heartfelt bittersweet and cheerfully confessional.
Title: Footnotes From The World's Greatest Bookstores True Tales And Lost Moments From Book Buyers Booksellers And Book Lovers
Author(s): Eckstein Bob
Publisher: Random House Usa Inc
Barcode: 9780553459272
Pages: 176 Pages, Appx 65-70 4-Color Illus
Publication Date: 10/4/2016
Category: Humour