Reading the Room : A Bookseller's Tale
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1958846694
ISBN-13
9781958846698
Publisher
Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC
Imprint
Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 8th, 2024
Print length
100 Pages
Weight
106 grams
Dimensions
17.70 x 11.50 x 0.90 cms
Product Classification:
Biography: general
Ksh 1,950.00
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Reading the Room is Paul Yamazaki's love letter to the work of bookselling and an engaged life of the mind. Over twenty-four hours, Paul Yamazaki leads us through the stacks of storied City Lights Booksellers in San Francisco; the care and prowess of his approach to book buying; his upbringing in a Japanese American family in Southern California and moving to San Francisco at the height of revolutionary foment; working with legendary figures in the book publishing industry like Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Sonny Mehta, and others; and his vision for the future of bookselling. Navigating building trust with readers and nurturing relationships across the literary industry, Yamazaki testifies to the value of generosity, sharing knowledge, and dialogue in a life devoted to books.
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