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Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores

Jen Campbell

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Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores

by Jen Campbell
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores

Laugh-out-loud encounters with quirky bookstore patrons.

If you've ever worked in retail, "Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores" might resonate with you on a spiritual level. It's a light-hearted and amusing read that perfectly captures the strangeness and humor of customer interactions. Think of it as a behind-the-scenes peek into the book retail world, where the main characters are as unpredictable as they are endearing.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores

by Jen Campbell
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ISBN: 9781468301281
Author: Jen Campbell
Publisher: Abrams Press
Date of Publication: 2012-09-13
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction, Personal Development
Related Topics: Writing, Inspirational, Personal Development, Essays
Goodreads rating: 3.74
(rated by 29357 readers)

Description

What is your biggest pet peeve? This simple Twitter question posed by John Cleese inspired bookseller Jen Campbell to start a blog collecting all the ridiculous conversations overheard in her bookstore, everything from "Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?" to "Did Charles Dickens ever write anything fun?" Anyone who has ever worked in retail will nod knowingly at requests like "I’ve forgotten my glasses, can you read me the first chapter?" Or the absurdity of questions like "Excuse me . . . is this book edible?" Filled with fun and quirky illustrations by the award-winning Brothers McLeod and featuring contributions from booksellers across the United States and Canada, as well as the author's native UK, Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores is a celebration of bookstores, large and small, and of the brilliant booksellers who toil in those literary fields, as well as the myriad of colorful characters that walk through the doors every day. This irresistible collection is proof positive that booksellers everywhere are heroes.
 

Laugh-out-loud encounters with quirky bookstore patrons.

If you've ever worked in retail, "Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores" might resonate with you on a spiritual level. It's a light-hearted and amusing read that perfectly captures the strangeness and humor of customer interactions. Think of it as a behind-the-scenes peek into the book retail world, where the main characters are as unpredictable as they are endearing.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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