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BOOKSTORES
MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
Chapter Two: Used books aren't
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BY VERONICA WOOLRIDGE
Ann Arbor is an intellectual
haven where bookstores flourish,
especially the used bookstores.
"According to
the New York
Times Book Re-
view, the Wall
Street Journal and
a couple of other
periodicals that have come out in
past years: Ann Arbor reads more,
buys more books per capita and
spends more per capita than any
other city in the country," said
-David Deye of Wooden Spoon
Books, "Used, Rare, and Out of
Print." The 20-year-old Wooden
Spoon is owned by Darleen Mar-
shall.
Deye says a definite trend in the
market place is people reading more
non-fiction and history.
ANOTHER trendy interest is
"New Age" - a genericterm for
interest in metaphysical, spritual,
holistic, and alternative approaches
to age-old questions and concerns.
Books on astrology, Tibetan re-
ligion, healing crystals and gems,
witchcraft, shamanism, and explor-
atory consciousness-raising med-
itation, as well as one of Ann Ar-
bor's largest assortment of incense
collections, can be found at Crazy
Wisdom. The bookstore was opened
five years ago by Aura Glasier. She
started the enterprise as a personal,
metaphysical, special interest in
spirituality.
Jim Johnston, who works at the
store, says, "People come in and
spend time in an unhurried way.
People generally like the feeling in
the store and are surprised by the
variety."
SOFTLY spiritual melodic music
adds to the atmosphere of the store,
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giving it a distinct, myst
Something was definitely
Maybe it was crazy wis
combination of Native
crafts, womanspirit, card
cense, essential oils, fl
sences, wide book selecti
elry, healing crystals ai
tapes, religious classes a
shops - or maybe the at
was due to the overflow of
from "The Sunny Side
Street" - the motto for A
Paperback Exchange, 1
block away from Crazy Wi
Ann Street Paperback
is co-ownedeby Frank Ja
Ruth Ginther. They carry
mately 8,000 titles an
books.
"It's a fun businessa
thing I always wanted tc
more bookstores in Annf
more readers and the mor
for everyone," Jackson
"Bookstores coexist nice
Arbor. All the stores ar
helpful community."
David's Books used to
Saguaro Plants on Ashley
relocated to Liberty Stree
Owner David Kozubei
Beverly Hills a few year
has taken small shots at
"David moved to Bever
Manager Jock Henderson
played a mad scientist in
forgotten
ical aura. ther pizza commercial, and he was
in the air. an extra in a Sylvester Stallone
,dom - a movie."
American DAVID'S stardom doesn't end
is and in- there. David's Books won best used
ower es- bookstore in a Daily opinion poll.
ons, jew- And it sits across from Borders
nd gems, Book Shop - winner of best retail
nd work- bookstore in Ann Arbor in the same
tmosphere poll. "David's Books compliments
f sunshine rather than competes with Borders,"
of Ann Henderson explains. "David's Books
knn Street turns competition into a kind of love
ocated a affair. Borders has every book (over
isdom. 70,000 titles) and David's Books has
exchange everything else, usually the older
ckson and out-of-print selections."
approxi- Science fiction novels are Dawn
d 11,000 Treader's most popular selling item.
Dawn Treader, another used book-
and some- store, has two stores of approxi-
o do. The mately 40,000 book titles.
Arbor, the Mary Parsons works at the Ann
e business Arbor Public Library's The Book
explains. Shop. "We do get very nice stuff,"
ly in Ann she says, describing the assortment
e a really of library discards and books do-
nated by University professors that
be inside the store offers. The Shop closes for
Street. It the summer but on opening day,
t in 1978. Friday, September 16, there is a
retired to silent auction where shoppers write
s ago and the price of an exceptional book on a
stardom. card and the book goes to the high-
ly Hills," est bidder. The Book Shop sells ap-
says. "He proximately 2-3,000 books every
a Godfa- weekend and has a "free book rack."
Can't fin
BY LAUREN SHAPIRO
"The Wizard of Art," Glenda the
Good Witch whispered to Dorothy.
"If you want to get back to Kansas,
you must go and find the Wizard of
Art.,,
"But where do I start?" Dorothy
whined. "I never
even knew Ann
Arbor had a
Wizard of Art. In
fact, I never even
heard of Ann
Arbor until this
awful tornado
whipped me and Toto up ...."
"Just chill out Dorothy" Glenda
said, rolling her eyes. "If you're that
stressed out babe, I personally will
help you out."
"Oh Glenda, will you really?"
"Sure," Glenda sang as she
smoothed down her over-sized pink
prom dress and touched Dorothy's
head with her magic wand. "And if
we can't find the Wizard in any of
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