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Not Your Kuwait Book Store

Killing time waiting for Adventure Man to arrive. I always save Barnes and Noble for a special treat. If I go too soon, my bag is full of books, and no room for anything else. B&N is my incentive to get all my business taken care of – my special reward.

I love the bestseller, new hardcover and new paperback sections, where I can get a quick overview of what is hot.

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Gregory Maguire’s Wicked is out in a new paperback format; while it first came out about ten years ago, it is as delightful now as it was then. It is the Wizard of Oz story, retold from the point of view of the Wicked Witch of the West, a radical reformer who got bad press. It was also made into a Broadway musical that ran for years. Well worth bringing out for a new generation of readers.

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November 26, 2007 - Posted by | Books, Cross Cultural, Customer Service, Language, Living Conditions, Random Musings, Seattle, Shopping, Social Issues | , ,

11 Comments »

  1. I think my heart just skipped a beat. I miss bookstores.

    Chirp's avatar Comment by Chirp | November 26, 2007 | Reply

  2. Mornin’ Chirp! I, too, go into overload in a bookstore – even when I think I am NOT going to buy anything more . . . I do! It is too much temptation!

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | November 26, 2007 | Reply

  3. I LOVE Barnes & Noble. I can spend hours in it!

    Enigma's avatar Comment by Enigma | November 26, 2007 | Reply

  4. Enigma – me, too! But the problem is not the hours – but the big bucks! And then lugging all the purchases back to Kuwait!

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | November 27, 2007 | Reply

  5. I love that place,, i always spend hours there.. on the ground .. you got me nostalgic : )

    vixenfatale's avatar Comment by vixenfatale | November 28, 2007 | Reply

  6. Vixenfatale – Books AND coffee . . . what a combination!

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | November 28, 2007 | Reply

  7. omg if u see any book of mk and ash in q8 plzzzzzzzzzz tell me in 3anan@windowslive.com any books they have in any bookstore in q8 thnxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    mary-kate&ashleyBooks_fanatic's avatar Comment by mary-kate&ashleyBooks_fanatic | February 3, 2008 | Reply

  8. hi mk&ash fan, i saw quite a few of them in the stationery store on the ground floor at City Center in Salmiyah. so not sure if that helps…

    strider's avatar Comment by strider | July 26, 2008 | Reply

  9. Thanks for the input, Strider,

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | July 26, 2008 | Reply

  10. Where did you find the Barnes and Noble?

    txquiltz's avatar Comment by txquiltz | November 24, 2008 | Reply

  11. LOL, txquiltz, in the USA! We go back and forth . . .

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | November 25, 2008 | Reply


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