The King's English - Adventures of an Independent Bookseller (Paperback, New edition)


Betsy Burton, owner of The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, has been a bookseller for nearly thirty years, and a passionate book lover all her life. Her modestly sized yet widely respected shop has hosted authors such as E. L. Doctorow, Isabel Allende, Jon Krakauer, Margaret Atwood, Octavio Paz, and Sue Grafton, and she has built a reputation as a passionate purveyor of the written word in a world where stores like hers are a dying breed.

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Betsy Burton, owner of The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, has been a bookseller for nearly thirty years, and a passionate book lover all her life. Her modestly sized yet widely respected shop has hosted authors such as E. L. Doctorow, Isabel Allende, Jon Krakauer, Margaret Atwood, Octavio Paz, and Sue Grafton, and she has built a reputation as a passionate purveyor of the written word in a world where stores like hers are a dying breed.

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General

Imprint

Gibbs M. Smith

Country of origin

United States

Release date

October 2006

Availability

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First published

August 2006

Authors

Dimensions

224 x 175 x 23mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

302

Edition

New edition

ISBN-13

978-1-4236-0124-1

Barcode

9781423601241

Categories

LSN

1-4236-0124-6



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