The Michigan Daily - Thursday, Page 14 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 BOOKSTORES MUSEUMS & GALLERIES Chapter Two: Used books aren't .i, 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, ENGLISH COURSES Intensive and semi-intensive programs Register Now THE MICHIGAN LANGUAGE CENTER 309 S. State, Ann Arbor, MI 663-9415 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 the at t spo alw live