Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores
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Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores by Bob Eckstein
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER .From the beloved New Yorker cartoonist comes acollection 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, includingDavid Bowie, Tom Wolfe, Jonathan Lethem, Roz Chast, Deepak Chopra, Bob Odenkirk, Philip Glass, Jonathan Ames, Terry Gross, Mark Maron, Ann Patchett, Chris Ware, Molly Crabapple, Amitav Ghosh, 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.
Bob Eckstein is a cartoonist, artist, and writer whose work has appeared in publications such as the New Yorker, the New York Times, and MAD magazine. He is the author of The Ultimate Cartoon Book of Book Cartoons and Footnotes from the World's Finest Bookstores.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780553459272 |
| ISBN 10 | 0553459279 |
| Title | Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores |
| Author | Bob Eckstein |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2016-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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