The Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver was the only "must see" on my list for my recent trip to Colorado.
As far as book stores go, this place was incredible. Two floors of nothing but floor to ceiling shelves filled with new and old books of every size and subject. No cd's, no movies, just books, and lots of 'em.
My best find was a book called The Spoken Word Revolution (slam, hip hop & the poetry of a new generation), which includes a CD (ok, so I guess they do have cd's). Considering my recent fascination with all things Saul Williams and the fact that the introduction was written by Billy Collins, another recent favorite, this purchase was a no-brainer.
Purchase number two, in the same line, was a first edition paperback of Billy Collins' Nine Horses, not of any special monetary value, but I was excited to find it anyway.
Oh, and Rob Walker- I finally finished Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are, on the plane ride home. This is possibly the most significant book, in terms of the current changes in media, marketing and culture, I have yet to come across. Hopefully a (slightly) more complete review will be coming soon...
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