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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love Leigh's!I go to the chiropractor behind it and they're both connected on that side. Leigh's has an awesome collection of used and new books. PLUS, if they don't have the book you want, they can...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If you love literature, poetry, politics, fictional novels and sci-fi, this is the place to go to. If you're more into technical, music, arts and crafts, etc. it's best to go elsewhere.There is a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love going to this bookstore on my lunch break. I work at a business park not more than a 15 minute walk from here. I get some fresh air, bring in a couple of old books to trade and leave with a few...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love! Just really, love. It's convenient to my office, so I can go hang after work or during lunch. They are very flexible with trades, taking many more books than Recycle West did. I got lots of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fantastico!Who lacks the love for a room filled with shelves and shelves of reading pleasure? Hopefully, no one that I know of personally. I was down in Sunnyvale to catch up with a good friend of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best thing about downtown Sunnyvale. Great selection of new and used books. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. And dog friendly. You can't beat it.
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the best bookstore outside of NYC that I have been in. I love browsing here and always find a book that I start reading as soon as I get home. Dog friendly and near a great walkable area on...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
as of now going forward they only accept credit for books no cash and offer below even 50% value of the book ( they give you 25% of the actual retail price) which I think sucks especially for credit...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ok so I have yet to purchase any books from here but a friend of mine got me turned on to this place and I can't wait to explore it some more. I loooove the fact that you can trade in books for cash...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of the seldom few used book stores that make you want to shop more for the atmosphere than for the actual book selection/prices. I guess, I'm being subjective in judging their selection .. but I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wonderfully charming bookstore in the middle of all the other local shops in the downtown Sunnyvale area. They have a wide selection of new and used books, which is so awesome. The staff was so sweet...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I always make a stop here whenever I am in the area. They have a great selection of used books and are always willing to special order books. The staff is very friendly-everything you would...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
super nice people work at this store!loved the vibe.grabbed a book off the super deal rack on the sidewalk.this might be the reason i head back to murphy street.
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cute used book store in downtown Sunnyvale. I bought a bunch of used books that looked brand new! The staff was great and they had an excellent selection!
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Cute bookstore! Dog friendly! Small but charming. The guy at the cashier is dark and handsome,,,,,cute! They give good prices if you want to sell your books
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What a cute bookstore! Everything is so organized, and there's even a computer you can use to search for books. The selection is great, and it's really easy to find what you need, and then some. The...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is by far, one of my top fave recycled bookstores! I always feel at home when I'm visiting this store and looking for a good book to read. I feel my mind come a buzzin' when I pick up an...
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Leigh's is a cute little bookstore. They don' t have everything, due to size, but have a good selection of most stuff and prices are good.
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I usually work straight through my lunch hour while in Silicon Valley, in order to make it back in time for boxing glass, the gym or a fun city event. On rare occasions that I must expend my lunch...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2008
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I love Leigh's Favorite Books. It's within walking distance of my home and office in cute downtown Sunnyvale. They've always got a sale rack, discount good condition used books, and their new books are sold at...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Leigh's has a great atmosphere, and is very clean. The staff is friendly and helpful. The selection isn't great, but the store is dog friendly, which I LOVE. I enjoy stopping by while walking my...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of the cleanest and best organized used book stores I've been to. The people were friendly, and the book selection was good sized. I'll visit this one again.Park in the shopping center lot...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A nice bookstore, though there are better prices at places like Recycle for the Used stuff, but they've got a good combo of New and Used. The best part is the atmosphere. I love hanging around...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
After the Bean Scene we took a walk down Murphy and found this awesome book store! My daughter spied some children's books in the window and had to go in! This is a comfortable store and the young...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Leigh's Favorite Books is a comfortable little book nook tucked into the Murphy avenue of Sunnyvale. I love this place cause it's dog-friendly, people-friendly and, has a good selection of used and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hurray for stores that sell used books! I love buying second-hand books - it's earth-friendly and pocket-book friendly! Sadly, there seem to be more new books than used ones on the shelves (at least...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A well-designed, well-organized store. This is not the type of used bookstore that's all bleak and moldy smelling. They carry a mixture of new and used books and the used books seem to be in pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Just look at the store window and you feel like you're back in your dream of encountering the ideal bookstore. Inside, nothing is overwhelming, but at the same time there's a sense that whatever you...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Leigh's is where I traded in the lousy books recommended to me by Amazon for a couple staff-recommended reads that I ended up loving. Humans 1, machine 0.
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What to love about the bookstore: the staff actually reads (sorry big chains) and can make recommendations. They stock books that are up-and-coming not just the parade of best sellers and some...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. It is probably my favorite book store ever, just because I needed this really obscure book called Creativity by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi for one of my classes and I couldn't get it...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I feel bad for places like this, because it's hard for them to differentiate and get me to buy from them vs half.com or alibris or whatever your online used book stores are these days. They get run...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went into Leigh's Favorite Books just to see what they have. I wanted to buy Omnivore's Dilemma but the only copy I saw was a new copy, it was slightly less than printed price ($11 if I remember...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love, love, love. This bookstore makes this grown man a little misty-eyed at the thought of a better world--or at least a more well-read one.
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As so many Yelpers have already said, this bookshop is fantastic. It has a very welcoming feel that makes it a fun place to browse while hanging out on Murphy. The selection of both new and used...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wonderful little book shop.Often used book stores will have stacks and stacks of boring, pointless books that nobody will ever want to read again, and it's a real hunt to find interesting gems....
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Leigh's is one of the few indie bookstores left with charm. Yes, its small. But it has the creaky wood floors and the aging plies of books that are required for small indie bookstores, at least in my...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really like this place. Its real homey and not as annoying as Barnes & Noble or Borders. I've bought only 4 books here and I've traded in a few. Minus one star because they totally rip you when you...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Stopped in to peruse after a very filling dinner at Tumeric. They have a good selection of both new and used books. I'm just an overall supporter of local book stores.. so having said that, i've...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What a wonderful feeling I get when I enter this shop. It's like that dream I've always had, that one day I'd have a home with bookshelves lining every wall like wallpaper, and a separate library...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I am so happy that Leigh's opened in downtown Sunnyvale. Murphy's was in desperate need of a little intellectual footing amongst the dive bars and restaurants. And, let's face it, a gal needs a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I went into this bookstore looking for some unique books on architecture. What a great find! A bookstore with an amazing collection of books that are new and used books. I found a lot of books on...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Leigh's is a welcome addition to downtown Sunnyvale and the city in general. I'm a little biased, being an ex-English Lit Major and past employee at a very-cool, now-defunct indie bookstore. But this...
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great, small used bookstore. When I travel to Mountain View, I often end up on Murphy Street in the evenings. Venturing inside brings on a frenzy of selecting books, comparing them, picking...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't shopped in used bookstores since my university days back in Toronto in the late 80's when, as a starving English major, I HAD to shop in used bookstores. I used to find my required reading...
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'd also like to chime in with my support for Leigh's. My wife and I have made Leigh's a regular stop on our evening walks, and the employees there have always gone out of their way to welcome our dog...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yesterday was my first visit to Leigh's and I simply loved it...It was recommended by a co-passenger on caltrain.........They have a huuuuuuuuge collection of fiction and you can find almost anything...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Leigh's bookshop is a book lover's dream. I love that the tall stacks are overflowing with interesting books at reasonable prices. If you're not sure what you're looking for, ask the staff and...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We met Leigh when she was just opening and our office was down the street. It is a very clean and nice store, with a great selection.Lots to do in downtown Sunnyvale when you're there, too!...
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Leigh's is evil. I can absolutely not go into this quaint little bookstore in downtown Sunnyvale without buying something. Leigh is very friendly and ready to help find anything, including things...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
From one bibliophile to another don't you dare go to Sunnyvale without stopping by this bookstore! It is odvious when you walk in that the owners and staff share a passion for books as they are...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fun place to look thru all the shelves and piles of books. The staff is nice, and will suggest books for you. They have new books at reduced rates on the front tables, and both new and used books in...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have visited only a few times, but am thrilled that Sunnyvale finally has its own new/used book store where you can buy, sell and trade. The place is cozy, inviting and seems to have a good...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2006
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Leigh's is a good book store in the area. I would really only recommend BUYING books here though, they are not a very good place to trade in your used books. If you try to trade in your materials they will...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/06/2005
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If you're ever in/around downtown Sunnyvale, I would highly recommend that you stop by and visit Leigh's Favorite Books. They also happen to be pet friendly, so Fido is welcome to join you while you b...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/02/2005
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Leigh's Favorite Books at 121 S Murphy Ave in Sunnyvale is our favorite bookstore. They have a large selection of books to choose from. The staff is very helpful. Parking is plentiful and they are open seven...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/13/2005
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Leigh's favorite books is located in the sunnnyvale downtown so you have a few restaurants and cafes to sit inm while youre there. Because it is in the downtown area it just gives the store a great mood, you...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/23/2005
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Leigh's Favorite Books at 121 S Murphy Ave in Sunnyvale is our favorite bookstore. They have a large selection of books to choose from. The staff is very helpful. Parking is plentiful and they are ope...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/21/2005
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I recently had the chance to visit Leigh's Favorite Books and I found it to be a very nice and welcoming place. The staff is quite knowledgeable and courteous, and it seemed to have a very good select...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/10/2005
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The store itself isn't bad, and it has a decent selection for it's modest size, but I wouldn't advise your trying to trade or sell books here, if you're in the market for such a thing. The book buyer ...
judysbook.com - user review - 07/15/2005
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