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5.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent bookstore with well selected books--particularly high marks for the teen reader section (after all, they had all of my favorite authors in stock, and if that is not a sign of good taste what...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Much has changed since I last reviewed McNally Jackson. I really do not come here often I just find it too pristine. But when I do they have the hottest book selections out there. Lets just say the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I come here sometimes to enjoy coffee and get some school work done. However, their wifi has a hard time working for Macs and I can never get it to work on mine. Coffee is very good and free refills...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I stumbled upon this book store and loved it instantaneously. The book selection is great, and interesting books are placed prominently in front. Staff members' reviews are very helpful. The...
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place was just so light and airy I had to buy a book here. Why is it that so many book stores are dark?! Either way this place hits the mark as the best environment to be searching for and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'd actually prefer to give 4.5 stars because of the cafA�, but what the heck. I realize cafA�s shouldn't determine how one feels about a bookstore, but I do think they're an important component of the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Everytime I am in NYC I make an effort to come here. The environment is so friendly and lovely. You can tell that everyone who works and is shopping here LOVES books. They have a fabulous magazine and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ugh ugh ugh! One of my top 3 favorite bookstores ever. Two floors with a nice cafe. Great selection (periodicals, ficiton, nonfiction, poetry...). And they have events almost every day!!!
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was rather impressed with the clean layout and beautiful interior. The cafe was large enough to host the crowd at the reading I had gone to (Nick Laird's). This is definitely a bookstore that makes...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've only been in here once or twice while passing, and the storefront looked so attractive that I had to wander in. I was very impressed by not only the wide variety of books they had but also the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
pretty looking bookstore with a good selection of indie and mainstream books. the chairs scattered around the place were surprisingly comfy too!their coffee is okay... that is, if you don't mind...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It is literally impossible to pass by this store without stopping in. I mean, how do you ignore a window display of 49 must-read books where the only one you've checked off is a lesser-known Nabokov?...
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh snap, it looks like from other reviews this place used to be McNally Robinson--- did someone get a divorce?Yipe. No matter, it's all good. They carry all the latest McSweeny's and many other...
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place kind of freaks me out, because it's slick, big, and shiny like a chain bookstore (lots of clean white angles and neatly stocked shelves), but it's actually an independent. I enjoy browsing...
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorite bookstores in New York. Nice selection of current hardcovers, good selection of magazines, helpful staff. But no way it competes with Borders in terms of selection overall.
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
beautiful store, friendly staff, saw david bowie here incognito....had kind of a moment. i love this store...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Neat bookstore! I love Mary Ellen Mark's photographs posted up by the stairs. Service was good. I was interested in seeing Mary Ellen Mark's photograph book. One of the employee led me straight to the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
great selection, and the staff has read every single book in the place, and knows their shit.that and the bathroom is hilarious and unexpected.Trust me.The combo of wallpaper and sound machine makes...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
*These first few paragraphs are for the cafe only.Punishment. Pure punishment.I must have been a real jerk in a past life--I come here and wait twenty minutes for a few lovely European tourists to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Some of the best books I've ever read, I found thanks to their great staff. I also love their tea and crumpets with currants.
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great bookstore with an interesting selection and helpful staff. The layout is extremely conducive to lengthy browsing, and the music was extremely low-key and unobtrusive (in a bookstore, this makes...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorite bookstores - great place to waste a lazy afternoon! I really like the way they've organized the fiction by country of origin. It helps me figure out what I'm in the mood to read....
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Such a great selection of books! The cafe is seriously yummy too. The layout really flows and lets you take everything in. Not everyone knows that there is a downstairs too, with a lot more books!...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very cozy independent bookstore in Soho. Layout is well plotted out and they have a great selection of books on hand for graphic novels, cooking, politics and interestingly enough authors for fiction...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Once known as McNally Robinson, the newly-christened McNally Jackson is one great independent bookstore.I stumbled across a listing for this place by accident - maybe it was in New York Magazine, I...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came in with a couple of freinds to kill some time and get out of the cold and was pleasantly surprised by the fabulous selection of books. I am on a constant hunt for a book of letters by Chekhov...
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this bookstore. It's incredibly well stocked. This is my favorite bookstore in NYC. This is what a independent bookstore should be like always. My montly bookgroup meets here and they give us a...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2008
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Wonderful magazine, card and book store. Cafe on the side. Wide ranging selection of periodicals. Beautiful cards. It is fun to browse here. Multiple floors.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite bookstore in New York. I love the eclectic selection - The staff recommendations always provide 1 or 2 new titles that I would not have previously considered. They have one of...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I liked:the independent bookstore atmospherethe cleanlinessthe locationthe bathroomthe book selectionthe free refill on my large cup of $1.99 fair trade coffeethe adequate selection of loose leaf teas...
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of my favorite bookstores ever. Every time I walk by, I have to battle the urge to step inside, a battle I always lose. Which is super bad since my grocery store is around the corner.They...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I go to this bookstore at least once a week - I just love it. I much prefer supporting independent bookstores to the giants. They have a fantastic selection of books and magazines and they oftentimes...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've worked in a variety of bookstores in my life: independent new, independent used, big ridiculous big box chains both in NYC and middle America. And I've visited even more in my travels. I'd rank...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been patronizing McNally Robinson Bookstore almost since it opened a few years ago. A very good independent bookstore, with a varied selection of books and decent cafe. I wish that the Customer...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
How can you walk past this wonderful bookstore and not come in and poke around? If you love to read, you can't.There's always something of interest on their thoughtfully edited shelves. History,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't found a bookstore I loved in a long time. The other day, whilst shopping in Soho, I stumbled upon this gem. Not only are the books organized in an aesthetically pleasing manner, they have...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great bookstore for people who are not actually that interested in books. I don't mean that in a critical way; I just mean that McNally Robinson is more about promenading around and sitting...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i went to the bathroom (after an hour of sitting and not purchasing) to discover myself alone in a forest.who knew about this hidden gem in Manhattan. a portal to another world.....a quieter and more...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
McNally Jackson is one of my favorite bookstores in the city. I always try to support independent bookstores, and it's not hard to do so when they are as lovely as McJ. The selection of books is...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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It's so nice not to go to a Barnes and Noble. The store has a great table of manager's picks in the front. I have found some great books that I wouldn't have read otherwise.
citysearch.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
4.5 stars. This is a great place to surf the web free on your laptop if you have a fully charged battery! Great magazine and book selection, nice coffee shop with lots of seats. And a restroom with...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great independent bookstore and tasty cafe, rolled into one. Some indie bookstores are woefully small and cramped, but McNally's has a good deal of space which it uses well, filling with a broad...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Reasons why I now love this bookstore: 1. 10 % off books read by book clubs meeting at their Prince street location.2. comfortable lounge-type leather chair WITH footrest downstairs - I spent an hour...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I fell in love over the weekend. We only spent one evening together, but that was all it took. It was a blind date, set-up by a mutual friend. After the pre-requisite Google "research", I resolved...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I feel obligated to like this place mostly because the Barnes & Noble at Astor Place is so frightening. But it's managed to be out of every book I've ever gone there to look for. It's always full of...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i like studying at this place. plenty of seats and friendly people who will move over to make space. the fact that they serve tea in those heavy tea pots so it stays hot is so great! just don't sit...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Obviously doesn't have the variety and selection of, say, a Barnes n Noble...but for a smaller bookstore, it's wonderful. Upon entering, the tables of "featured" books both new and old will plenty...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A very cool bookstore indeed, but I am giving my review for their awesome bathroom. I felt like I walked into a Robert Gober art installation. From the 70's photographic "forest" wallpaper, to the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Bookstore: 5 stars / Cafe: 3 starsI love independent bookstores that rock and McNally definitely rocks. I love their selection and beautiful store and the author events are fantastic. I spend far...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I accidentally wandered in here when I was lost in Soho. I figured that if I couldn't find what I was looking for, I might as well find a good book.Although I did not find what I was looking for...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Independent bookstore with a fresh, clean aesthetic. They really know how to place books so that they catch the eye.
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
To the coffee shop, thank you for the carefully made beverages accompanied by apologetic smiles. To the bookstore, thank you for having a selection based on employee interests and peer evaluations...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the only 'traditional' bookstore in Manhattan I really like. I say traditional in order to separate them from more specialist shops or used bookstores, of which there are plenty, and of...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I stumbled upon MR after realizing Housing Works doesn't open until noon on weekends and getting lost in the neighborhood. The cafe is small but very clean, with wooden chairs and tables. I like the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
even though MR is apparently a canadian chain, it definitely has an indie bookstore feel.
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Had a lovely pot of lemon ginger tea once I finally got a seat in the modest sized cafe. Lots of European tourists on the weekends-less crowded during the week. Nicely laid out space, clean and...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Independent booksellers can't compete on selection, or price, so you'd expect them at least to offer better and more personal service. Think again. When buying a book on Sunday, I was counting out...
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a review for the cafe -- haven't explored the bookstore enough to have a worthwhile opinion.Sunlight supposedly makes us happy before it burns our skin. Clearly there's truth in this, because...
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Seriously,IIIII VV IIIII LLL VV TT SS OOIIIII LLL OO VV EEE TT...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Come here to do work sometimes...Free Wi-fi. Yummy teas, coffee, treats. Clean and Bright space. Only downer is that it's pretty crowded and tough to find seating. Couldn't find a power outlet either.
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have only been to this bookstore once, but it was a great experience and makes me want to go back when I am in the area. I attended their Harry Potter release party for adults, and it was super...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love bookstores. They're some of my favorite places to peruse on a lazy day and I could (and sometimes do) spend hours and hours just walking around and basking in the book glory. That said, I'm...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this place makes me feel calm and happy and i could browse here for hours. there's no bustle, it's quiet, and the lighting is perfect. it looks a little more commercial than some indie stores, but...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Aside from St Marks Bookshop, this place is my favorite privately owned book store. I even found one of my favorite European music mags here. Amazing! Store is very clean and the staff are super cool....
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A book store I enjoy to wander in. A great place to have coffee or tea.
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Doggie alert: This wonderful independent bookstore allows you to bring your dog inside with you -- reason alone to abandon Barnes and Noble!
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Quite the fabulous indy bookstore (reviews below say it all). They also have a wonderful selection of New York City postcards - not kitschy and not too artsy either. Just the right amount of NYC cool....
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A testament to the fact that indy bookstores don't have to be grungy and disorganized (are you listening, Shakespeare and Co.!?). This sleek, clean, stylish bookstore smack in the heart of Soho is a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good, general serious bookstore. I've browsed here a few times on weekend afternoons after long strolls through Soho. And it's a wonderful respite from all the Soho trendiness. Great art section....
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place. Willing to order anything. The guys downstairs actually read and know a significant amount about books--something you won't find at Borders.
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Don't let the slick facade fool you--this bookstore is old-school. The books on the table are thoughtfully selected by the staff as is the interesting collection of magazines (heavy on design, art,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm looking forward to visiting this bookstore again and also their cafe. It's a perfect place to browse or pick up a McSweeney's title. I felt right at home.
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is place is pretty pleasant, and you don't feel conspicuous looking at the fiction section instead of the anarchist section like when you go to St. Marks, but I have two little problems:The steps...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Last night on the way home, I got turned around after getting off the subway at Spring Street. Downtown, I can get lost easily, what with the off-the-grid streets and unclear sight lines to gauge...
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm happy there's a great independent bookstore in my neighborhood. The books are organized by country of author. They have great displays and are open until 10 pm on weekdays.I give it a 4 only in...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My friend loves this place and in her unemployed days would spend hours here, looking at books, using the wireless and drinking coffee from the cafe. I never really understand her love for it until I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Long live the independent bookstore. Not only do they offer all of your literary and paperie must-haves, they also have a great little cafe inside.
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yeah, it's quaint and nice...like the hundreds of other independent bookstores in NYC. Only they've got a TEA HOUSE. Pretty damn cool and it sets them apart from Shakespeare and Co. I love the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Awwww, my neighborhood bookstore. Thank God for them. Low-key, calm and collective cafe, occasional book readings, and beautiful homemade cards if you know someone whose birthday is coming up.
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2005
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McNally Robinson is a great book store, they have a wide selection of new and used books, foreign books, coffee table books, book sets and childrens books. If you are looking for a gift for an avid reader,...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/30/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The big chain bookstores are impressive but a real independent bookstore in the neighborhood is warm and comforting. They make an effort to have a broad enough range of titles to appeal to anyone...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2005
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The big chain bookstores are impressive but a real independent bookstore in the neighborhood is warm and comforting. They make an effort to have a broad enough range of titles to appeal to anyone look...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/20/2005
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