Got more money than you have brains? Then get out your wallet, because there's another oligarch edition* on the market. Random House is selling a leather edition of the latest James Bond novel Devil May Care (penned by Sebastian Faulks) in conjunction with the British car maker Bentley. The $1500 book is bound in something … Continue reading Not Stirred
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City as Destiny
Sociologist Richard Florida--who wrote the various Creative Class books--is out with a new book, Who's Your City? How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life. In it, he argues that where you live is more important now than ever before, since your location determines your access to … Continue reading City as Destiny
Amazon Coop to Close
Publishers Weekly is reporting that Minneapolis' Amazon Bookstore Coop will close at the end of June (details here). Amazon is the country's oldest feminist bookstore; it was founded in 1970. The store's current owners put the business up for sale earlier this year, but were unable to find a buyer.--David E
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