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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great place to come and people watch, study or read. Check the outdoor courtyard-complete with umbrellas and fruit trees in 40 gallon ceramic flower pots. The mountain store sonnet...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the greatest bookstores in the country. Amazing author readings. Great collection of contemporary literature and a very nice children's selection.
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Stopped in over the weekend and it was truly great! Such a nice calm environment to be in ... I look forward to the next event ... I'll be there!
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great little book store with lots of interesting variety and great author events. I love coming here and hanging out on a free afternoon.
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Book Passage is great because it's an independent book store. That, and the fact it has AC when Marin County is boiling in heat.Also, you get to sit around in the cafe for hours in a fancy sari and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Gotta love the local, independent book store! The second I walked into this place I knew I was obsessed. Right away Judy greeted me from behind the counter. I told her I was new to BP and just...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Absolutely one of the best book stores around, especially the Author Events, and I love the Cooks with Books. I'll always remember book passage because I attend these book signings. Love, love, love...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going to this book store my entire life. I don't know how these guys do it; they have a FAR better selection than Borders, Barnes and Noble, or any of those big-player corporate book...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I sway in between 4 and 5 stars here but rounding up. Yes, its true, as other reviewers have noted - the service is not always cheery or timely, and yes, its not amazon, you're not going to get your...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Strolled in here today to find a couple of travel books I had needed. Decent selection- grabbed 4 and went to the counter to purchase.Waited......waited.......waited..... patiently waited while two...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Wonderful, independent book store with a decent used book section. Connects with Hospice every year and I love that. Only gripe is the retail section in the middle of their 'travel' area. Poorly...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This spot has some of the best author events in the Bay area. I seldom get to venture to this location because it's on the other side of the bay, but I relish any opportunity to attend their author...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've never met an independent book store I haven't loved. It's been many years since I've been here, but that's because we have Pegasus and Black Oak Books close to us. I'm on Christopher Moore's...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Probably preaching to the converted here by saying we should always buy from local, independent bookstores.I would like to confess that I do not always do this. Amazon is a hard habit to break.But...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Please continue to support small, locally owned book stores!I called Book passage to order a title reccomended by a friend. They ordeed the book and called when it arrived. Wonderful service and an...
yelp.com - user review - 11/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'll always remember book passage because I attended AL GORE'S book signing. It was great he picked a place in Marin county which is away from the city and at a local family owned independent store. I...
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Locally owned, active in the community, good selection of books (will order for you if they don't have it) and sponsors one of the best author-speaker series west of the Mississippi (maybe even in the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
if you like pendragon in rockridge, you'll like book passage.it's a comfy, cozy independent bookshop, with a great author-led programs! the space is intimate, and not overly crowded, which allows for...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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Book Pasages has some of the most impressive author appearances of any bookstore in the USA. Between their San Francisco Embarcadero and their Corte Madera locations, anyone who has written an interesting book...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yowza! How lucky am I? Hubby and I were about to enter Book Passages when we literally bumped into ED U! I was totally flummoxed and honored to meet one of my favorite Yelpers. I hope I didn't...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you have a lot of time to kill and really wish you had money to travel somewhere, go spend some time in the Travel section of Book Passage. They have a decent selection of non-travel books, but...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Tom Hanks as...oh who cares?: "...we're going to sell them cheap books and legal addictive stimulants. In the meantime, we'll just put up a big sign: "Coming soon, a FoxBooks superstore and the end of...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a wonderful bookstore. For some reason, most times I've visited it's been raining, so in addition to browsing a great independent bookstore, I got to sit down and read with the blustery...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ah the good ole' Book Passage.Privately owed bookstore, with a large selection of books, they get some of the most amazing people to speak there. To find out who it is that is coming you need to join...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This privately owned bookstore has been a gem serving Marin locals for several years. They have an excellent travel section, and offer a multitude of author events. Among those to have spoken there...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Have you ever seen that MTV show 'Boiling Points?' The premise of the show involves MTV challenging people with terrible customer service to see how much they can tolerate before blowing up or leaving...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Kepler's (in Menlo Park) it is not. And I think my rating of Book Passage suffers in comparison to Kepler's. They do SHINE in their author speakers! All I have attended have been great, and as the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Before the Ferry Building location opened, city dwellers had to cross the bridge to experience Book Passage - my favorite independent bookstore in the Bay Area. They do a fantastic job of making the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This book store is a treasure to Marin County. I have seen my favorite authors speak here--they get big name authors to visit and speak in an intimate setting. You will never get as close to your...
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I think this is my favorite bookstore.Their selection is great and the staff is really knowledgeable.But the thing that really sets Book Passage apart are their classes and author events.I've seen all...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Such an adorable, charming independent book store!SUPPORT!
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Saw Isabel Allende speak here. "I write in English, but I make love in Spanish," she said. Excellent!
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Fantastic fiction selection. I want to read (or have read) everything on their display tables. Also great that they host so many readings - everyone stops here! Props to the children's section too....
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When A Clean Well Lighted Place for Books closed, Marin was in danger of loosing their big local bookstore scene. Through their passing, however, Book Passage in Corte Madera stepped up and filled the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
the most amazing used books section anywhere north of sf. support this local independent bookseller!
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'll admit it, I come from the pampered book store life in Berkeley where you have Moes, Half Priced Books, Pegasus, etc...Also, I think I may have some sort of weird grudge against Book Passage since...
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love the place Used books are great. The travel section is incredible.Only reason it loses a star is for the cafe which serves some stale pastries
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Let's see, I've bumped into Gary Hart, T.C. Boyle, and Sean Wilsey here, each promoting recent works at this renown independent bookstore. Not bad for my lunch break. I frequent the cafe since I...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best book store for travel and cooking subjects - Period!Frequent author readings and lectures.Go to Border's if you're looking for kiddie-daycare, coffee & pastries, a place to Wi-Fi, or to dog ear...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2006
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If you haven't tried Book Passage in Corte Madera (a smaller one is in the Ferry Building) you're in for a treat. The store has a large area for author events which are held almost every night. They a...
judysbook.com - user review - 07/06/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have been buying books here since I was a child when it was a small book shop in Larkspur. This is the best and only place to buy books in Marin County. The staff actually reads (what a concept,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of last remaining independent book stores where the everyone on staff are readers as well. Talks by authors are (almost) always interesting and the carefully chosen used book section is excellent...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Seriously awesome. I am cheap and occasionally poor, and often find myself sitting here for hours on end, enjoying books and magazines, or tea and cookbooks, or listening to a guest-speaker. I read...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2006
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Book passage is an okay book store. The selection really isn't that great. They place needs to open some windows or get some better air going, because it's always stuffy and musty. The people working ...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/28/2005
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Book passage is an okay book store. The selection really isn't that great. They place needs to open some windows or get some better air going, because it's always stuffy and musty. The people working there...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/28/2005
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Good, not great. They are the number one choice for author signings in Marin. The selection is good but somewhat limited.
judysbook.com - user review - 07/23/2005
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This is a cute book store tucked out of the way. First--parking is really bad. It shares this tiny little lot with like 10 other businesses. What I find so amazing and unique about this bookstore is how they...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/11/2005
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This great little find is almost like a treasure island. It wraps around and has 2 sections that are connected, but you have to walk outside to get to the 2nd part. They have a great little cafe that sells...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/02/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can spend hours in this book store. They have an a huge selection of books and a great used book section whose profits go towards Hospice.
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2005
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