When I was young I had a love of books! I would enjoy reading series a lot, like Narnia, Howliday Inn, and Ramona Quimby books, and needed a place where I could not only get them, but get them at a reasonable price. We weren't the richest back then, and only being able to get one book a year at the annual Scholastic Book Fair just wasn't going to cut it. I, of course, loved my school library to death... But I've always been a collector by nature. Anyway, I was lucky enough to grow up in Chilliwack, BC, the home of "The Book Man" (formerly "The Book Nook") and found that I was able to fulfill my hunger for both novels and Archie Comics to my heart's content!
It is and always has been a wonderful and friendly little shop full of wonderfully organized and well priced books! If you're ever in Chilliwack I'd HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend taking a peak in there, you WON'T be disappointed!
"But wait! Doesn't the title of this post say 'can now be loved by you... wherever you are!'?" You ask! Oh, why yes, yes it does. Phew! Good thing you asked!
So, the other day I was lucky enough to get Taylor a WONDERFUL present off ebay, a signed first edition copy of Douglas Adams' Last Chance to See ! Taylor is a HUGE Douglas Adams fan and I've been slowly working on collecting up the books he doesn't yet have and replacing the ones he does with their hardcover versions. We're very close to having them all now... thanks to The Book Man!
You see, The Book Man now has their entire catalogue available to view online! You can search by author, title, or ISBN and find out if they have exactly what you're looking for! (and most of the time they do!)
"Well that's good and dandy for you Tyrel, you live only a freaking hour away, but I'm not going to travel all the way to Chilliwack from Kingston, Ontario no matter how good their selection is! Are you crazy?"
Whoa, whoa! You didn't let me finish there partner! The best thing about The Book Man being online is that you can order the books and have them shipped to you! The gorgeous catalogue of nearly half a million titles is open for you to browse/buy at your hearts content! I found a copy of Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic (hardcover) and Douglas Adams' The Deeper Meaning of Liff (which is VERY difficult to find nowadays)completing our collection!
Seriously, take a trip over to http://www.bookman.ca/ and find what you're looking for! <3 God, I love technology!
Love ya lots,
Tyrel
1 comment:
Thanks for the shout out! We are incredibly moved and flattered by your lovely blog about our store. All the best to you, and happy reading!
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