Books, Inc.

User Reviews of Books, Inc.

Yelp.com Review - by Luc C.

3.0 of 5 stars. Great but could be friendlier... otherwise what's the point! I might go to amazon.com it's cheaper
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Russ C.

4.0 of 5 stars. One of my favorite neighborhood bookstores for browsing and buying. Good selection of bestsellers and unknowns. Really ike the staff picks and the children's book section. Nice selection of gay...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Audrey L.

5.0 of 5 stars. There are those weekend rituals that just make you feel a bit more human...perusing the selection at Books Inc is one of those for me. Their suggested reading is always great and I love the layout of...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by marc k.

5.0 of 5 stars. looove this bookstore ...everr! :D please have a room for me?? ahhaa.. anyways, the staff reviews allures me pretty much... like the last book that i purchased from here, had a staff review and i...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Katherine B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I think this little bookstore is heaven. For such a small space, they really have a lot of the best non-fiction and fiction around. It is pretty easy to find Chabon, Junot Diaz, Murakami, Miranda...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by K F.

5.0 of 5 stars. As much as I love independent bookstores, I'm usually a bit turned off by the attitude of the staff at many SF bookstores. Books, Inc. provides respite from the pretentious dongs that man the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Bored G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Four stars (plus) for this store too. It's not big, but it's a vital part of the neighborhood - especially as independent bookstores are disappearing everywhere. The selection they have is...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark A.

5.0 of 5 stars. This was a 4-star bookstore, until I saw the discounted section. Some bookstores might have a bargain section w/ half off, or $10 off.But their discounts are ridiculous! I bought an amazing cookbook...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer T.

5.0 of 5 stars. I call to see if they have a bookThey don't have the bookDo I want to order the book? Yes I want to order the bookI order the bookIt will be there in two daysIt is there in two daysIt is waiting for...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael D.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is an amazing bookstore with very friendly service staff. They have a great selection of discounted coffee table books and recipe books at the front door, a huge selection of Local and Gay...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Maisha J.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is a great bookstore.A wide range of selection, a thorough LGBT section and great feminist magazines. The fiction section is great.
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Court L.

5.0 of 5 stars. One of the best bookstores I have ever visited. The books ... well, you'd find the books you'd least expect, but it's entertaining to read the spines and/or covers. Fantastic magazine selection (eg...
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer P.

5.0 of 5 stars. Fantastic little book store. Great for all the regular reads as well as the quirky stuff. Lots of good books on sale too.
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Cade P.

5.0 of 5 stars. Oh Books, Inc. I love you.You're like the ideal boyfriend for me:Open when I need you,Closed when I don't.You're eccentric and fun,And naughty when I need it.You're cheap on occasion,And always good...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Alex Y.

4.0 of 5 stars. Independent bookstores are cool. Their sales are even better. I'd rather go here than Borders any day, well because, all their genres are my favorite types of genres: prim to porn.
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Cynthia S.

5.0 of 5 stars. I wish there were a larger selection at this bookstore. However, what gives them the five gold stars is that they will order any book you need, and as it always arrives quickly, they will personally...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by chelsea h.

4.0 of 5 stars. small store... probably the most friendly staff ever. average priced... great bargain books!
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Julie S.

5.0 of 5 stars. I could browse for hours...and have. Like lots of others...I like to buy my calendars here and books when I'm feeling flush...hate amazon. hate it. hate it that they put little book stores out of...
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lauren S.

4.0 of 5 stars. A former best friend of mine works here, so I used to get the discount so now things have changed but I still like going in from time to time. Especially for the bargain books! I got Marjane Satrapi's...
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lisa C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Even though it's a local chain, it has a nice selection. A great place to stop off after dinner.
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Liz C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I was watching the History Channel the other night while cat sitting for a friend.The History Channel is digging through the Lost Books and interpreting Nostradamus letters of predictions. The...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Susan C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Certain environments put me in moods and this place makes me want to march. Just fyi, I guess. It's very easy to move around, the titles are well displayed and there is a frequent buyer reward...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sean M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Great store great service! Can't imagine why anyone would complain about the service here. I've been going here for years and always get great, professional, friendly service. A great change from...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Claire C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Woooo Whoooo, i freaking LOVE this book store, it's my mainstay, my heart's delight, my good time when I'm off the sauce, it's all of that and a bag of chips. I've been living near this book store...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kia B.

5.0 of 5 stars. You can get lost for hours browsing the aisles.I was actually just stopping in to pick up the Vogue Italia "A Black Issue" reprint http://buzzfeed.com/blanca/vogue-italia-black-issue and ended up...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Matt O.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love this bookstore. The new arrivals section at the front of the store is dangerously browsable and almost always forces me to buy something.The staff are super friendly and knowledgeable (and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mick A.

4.0 of 5 stars. Books Inc. has always been a browser-friendly bookstore, and they've always been very helpful in special ordering a book or magazine that I haven't been able to find elsewhere.Whether you're doing an...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by YT T.

1.0 of 5 stars. please don't even shop at this store. They have the worst attitudes i have never seen. They like to yell at you when you want to return things. I tried to return a book which i have never used for...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Alexis B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Sonoma County : San Francisco : : Copperfields http://www.yelp.com/user_details_reviews_self?userid=Ha4mOL_9JtmYgn7NvrAu6A&review_sort=time&review_filter=category&category_filter=media : Books IncThis...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by chris b.

1.0 of 5 stars. This review applies to the location on Market st. in the Castro. I recently read Augusten Burroughs new book A Wolf at the Table and was ecstatic that he would be appearing at Books Inc. However, upon...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kim D.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love this bookstore, because it stays true to what a bookstore is, a staple for the community, a gathering place and just something that is fun, memorable and able to stand on it's own.It caters to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Audrey B.

4.0 of 5 stars. The fiction section of this store was the highlight for me, but I did appreciate the 5 issues of Butt Magazine that they prominently display by the cash registers. The place isn't super large, but...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Siobhan F.

5.0 of 5 stars. I *heart* this bookstore so much. I love slipping in there and getting lost for hours. I grab a giant self-help maunal or natural remedy book and spend hours self-diagnosing and feeling sorry for...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Art K.

5.0 of 5 stars. One of the bookstores where I feel compelled to part with money. I always like the Books Inc places, I like their selection, which despite being limited is usually better than the big box chains. I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Merri L.

5.0 of 5 stars. i've joined a book club again, so had to get a book. i'd been in here once before, just to look at a magazine my friend was in. it's much bigger than it looks from the street! i finally made it in...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jaime B.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is my favorite bookstore to shop for my next piece of fiction. Friendly staff, excellent selection, great place to people watch, too. And this location, unlike the one at Laurel Village,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jade M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Stumbled into this bookstore today and wandered around. Good selection and friendly staff. Also like how the staff gets to rate their books...nice touch...just ended up walking out with a 35% off...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kaitlyn M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Really friendly staff and a great selection considering their size. Amazingly fast special order system.
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Miss N.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've never left Books Inc unhappy! Awesome staff, great selection, lightening fast order service for any out of stock book I've wanted - with no shipping charge!
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ryan T.

4.0 of 5 stars. whoa. let's talk temptation. and good deals. I got a good chunk of my holiday shopping done here. The selection, especially of locally inspired titles make inspiring additions for my collection, as...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Steven K.

4.0 of 5 stars. a great book store with a wide selection of authors, magazines, etc. very friendly staff. it has that cozy feeling that a book store should have. i also think, much like citylights, you can find...
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Laurel B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Disclaimer/Revision Feb 08: this review should be for the Book's Inc at Opera Plaza. But the prospect of deleting and redoing is too much. I assume the stock is similar or the same at both places....
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by scatha g.

5.0 of 5 stars. i [heart] magazines. oh, have i mentioned this before'so 5 stars for fab fab fab magazine selection but really, i'd like the stars to go to the buyer. the art/fashion/design section is always worth...
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Neil S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Love is a local shop with all the books I like to read. Great sale items and VERY FRIENDLY staff.Plus, they offer a discount- once you fill up a card, you get a certain percentage off your next...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by James J.

5.0 of 5 stars. They kicked me out for being on the phone once. But this place is a great place to shop for your lit. Highly recommended by me. Trust me, I'm a dick.5 Big Red Ones
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Paul M.

5.0 of 5 stars. A great bookstore to pass the time while waiting for happy hour to kick in, or to sober up after having a couple at BOC. I like the staff recommendations, and the design books are quite select if not...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Billions S.

5.0 of 5 stars. One of the problems I have with book shopping is that I can't remember all the books I promised myself I would check out when I get to the store. When you walk into Books Inc. the wall of new...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Shannon W.

5.0 of 5 stars. There's something very social and pleasant about this bookstore. The natural light? The many chairs to sit down and look through a book in? The nice staff who always gives my dog a treat? It's...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Heidi P.

4.0 of 5 stars. Small, full price bookstore. Pretty good selection for its size, and it is a local chain rather than a big chain. The people who work there are both into books and nice. Some good local art &...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Bill J.

5.0 of 5 stars. Cozy bookstore with a surprisingly good selection and great staff. One of my favorite bookstores in the city.
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by David D M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great cozy feeling bookstore with nice helpful staff. For its size, they have a wide variety of books on stock. Lots of chairs and no one minds if you stay a while and check out the books before you...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Yan M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Love all the Books Inc locations including this one. Very cosy, long store with a great selection of architecture, travel books and magazine section, of course. Very helpful and friendly staff.
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Kirsten F.

5.0 of 5 stars. i made a resolution not to buy any more books for myself because i have a problem with moderation when it comes to bookstores. so i am now a regular and proud patron of the eureka valley library...
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Blake E.

4.0 of 5 stars. Good selection of what matters, both for this city and for this hood. I like the organization, too. You come in and the bestsellers and local interest are right there. Cool indie and semi-indie...
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by MiRIAM w.

5.0 of 5 stars. An absolutely lovely neighborhood bookshop with plenty of places to sit as you browse through the eclectic selection. The staff is very helpful and will find the book you're looking for.If, however, a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Ricky J.

5.0 of 5 stars. Oh Books, Inc. why must you pull at my heartstrings so! It never fails, I wander in just browsing, read a staff review or two and it's all over. 5 books in hand I leave happy and carefree. There's...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Charlene L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Having worked at a small independent bookstore in a previoius life, I have always found something special about Books Inc. Not only is their selection eclectic, but it really does mirror the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by rachface -.

3.0 of 5 stars. their staff is knowledgeable and friendly, their selection is mediocre, they give merchant discount if you work in the area. i love their employee reviews.
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Ed U.

4.0 of 5 stars. Now that Opera Plaza's 'A Clean, Well-Lighted Place for Books' is closed forever, I was in a panic. Looking forlorn and feeling like an empty shell of a reader, I was having palpitations wondering...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by coffeecake j.

4.0 of 5 stars. im very attracted to glossy new books.i am drawn in every time i pass.i start with the sale books in front.move along the wall to the new in paper backfictionback over to new hard coverartetc...i...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Don N.

5.0 of 5 stars. I always hit this bookstore when in the neighborhood....I love it.I was there 2 weeks ago looking for a book originally published (in the late 80's?...90's)...a while ago. It wasn't in stock, so they...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Heather B.

5.0 of 5 stars. On my awesome first date with my girlfriend, we stopped in at this place and browsed--and I knew I'd found a keeper, both in the girl and the bookstore. What makes this place so great? It offers great...
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Yelp.com Review - by Ryan L.

5.0 of 5 stars. What is there not to love? This book store is local-based, comfortable, clean, relaxed... there's a good selection, it's well-stocked. There's cute little, hand-written staff review blurbs on the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Sean S.

5.0 of 5 stars. I don't buy books anywhere else. Well I mean, I have been sucked in by their frequent reader card but its the place overall.The staff is top notch, smart and friendly, a rare combination in this...
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Yelp.com Review - by Richie K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Oh, Books Inc. How your local business ways and frequent reader cards have enchanted mine eyes! (I know the card thing is a gimmick and/or cult, but I don't care.)Now that I live within a stone's...
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Yelp.com Review - by Susannah R.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love the staff reviews, selection, and frequent buyer card. I buy all my books (and most of the gifts I give) here.
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Yelp.com Review - by Billy A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Best in the City. Helpful staff, great selection, staff favorites, they don't mind if you read a bit, great values in the sale section, "frequent readers" discount cards, tons of GLBT selections. Shop...
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by jill k.

4.0 of 5 stars. the only problem is the entrance, which is really only on the market side, but seems like it's on the other side too...
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Gourmet G.

5.0 of 5 stars. This independent bookstore has extensive and eclectic stock that provides far better browsing, if fewer cruising opportunities, than the single-minded Different Light on Castro. Unlike the luckier...
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael H.

5.0 of 5 stars. This Castro bookstore looks small from the street, but stretches all the way back to a wider open room filled with the latest gay fiction, sushi cookbook, and children's section... A fantastic locally...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Kevin S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Historic site: In this store I first laid eyes on my sweetie. So it gets 5 stars. Don't argue with me.
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Diane R.

5.0 of 5 stars. I can never pass by Books Inc. if I am on Cheasnut Street. Really helpful staff with good reccomendations.
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2005
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great selection - great prices

All I have to say is that I would reccomend this bookstore to anyone, if you need a book of any kind and you r in the Castro go here (not a different light)!
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