title: Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores: True Tales and Lost Moments from Book Buyers, Booksellers, and Book Lovers
author:  Bob Eckstein 
description: "Enchantingpaintings...colorful quotes and anecdotes, a testimony to the continuing vibrancy of print books."<i><b> USA Today</b></i><br /><br />Flat-out lovely.This might be a perfect book for holiday giving. But you might want to buy two copies, and keep one for yourself."<b><i>  Star Tribune</i></b><br /><br />"Bibliophiles will rejoice at this beautiful collection celebrating the history and lure of independent bookshops worldwide. <b><i> Shelf Awareness</i></b><br /><br />"<i>Footnotes</i>visually illustrates why these shops are so beloved. Eckstein, a cartoonist for The New Yorker, has beautifully painted 75 of the most storied purveyors from around the world.<i><b> The Globe and Mail</b></i><br /><br /><i>New Yorker</i> cartoonist Eckstein has created a love letter to independent bookstores around the world. <b> <i>Kirkus Review</i></b><br /><br />"In a time whenit seems that brick-and-mortar bookstores are closing at a rapid clip, this book celebrates those very places, giving us an inside look into the cherished community oflocal bookshops." <i><b>-Smithsonian Magazine</b></i><br /><br />Absolutely wonderful.In time <i>Footnotes from the Worlds Greatest Bookstores </i>will be a beautiful historical document, and its surely one for the shelves of any true bibliophile.<i><b> Reading Addicts</b></i><br /><br />"This would look great stacked on top of other random books cascading out of your Strand tote bag for a picture that says, 'I just got back from spending a shit ton at the bookstore. <i><b> AboveAverage.com</b></i><br /><br />"There's a good chance that if you're buying a book for someone, that they're a person who likes the feel and nostalgia of bookstores. In fact, Goldin says bookstores are rather popular subject matter. But among the plethora of books on the topic,<i>Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores </i>by Bob Eckstein still stands out.<b><i>Daniel Goldin, Boswell Book Company</i></b><br /><br />Celebrates these unique places while also highlighting concerns about the future...filled with emotional investment, inspiration, and endless stories from the people who run bookstores and those who love them.<i><b> BookWitty</b></i><br /><br />Charming. <i><b> Miami Herald</b></i><br /><br />"Wonderful homage."<i><b> Readers Digest</b></i><br /><br />One of the Wall Street Journals "Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2016"<br /><br />A national treasure. <i><b>- David Plotz, Slate<br /></b></i><br />"A truly stunning book with beautiful images of some amazing bookshops this is a lovely read and a great collectable to cherish forever." <i><b>- Books Bird</b></i><br /><br />"It's WONDERFUL!!! Beautiful, fun to read, interesting. <i> <b>Roz Chast</b></i>
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  1. AFTER
  The pathetic tinkle of the shop’s bell announces their first visitor, the
  first believer of the day. The first of the regulars, the tired-looking
  mothers and lost children, the ones that come in just to catch a quick
  word with Mary, to thank her, to nervously leave 