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April 22, 2008
Scott Gill of Rockwall has an original short story called "The End of the Pier" that's being published in the newly released Chicken Soup for the Father and Son Soul: Celebrating the Bond That Connects Generations. Mr. Gill, a pastor, husband and father of four, writes about a fishing expedition he recalls as a child when his sons find an old newspaper clipping.  Comments (0) Leave comment
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|  E-mail entryThe entry "Jason Castro isn't the only Rockwall guy in the news" has no entry tags. Our Business staff takes a look at how Half-Price Books has managed to thrive without being all that invested in online sales -- and how that is changing. Here's a discussion topic: I have always had mixed feelings about Half-Price Books. On the one hand, I love the sheer size of their operation. Back in the days before every book publicist in America was my best friend and sending me reading material by the bucket, I did most of my book shopping there. Mrs. Humble Books Editor and I would actually squander precious date nights at the flagship store. Factoring in the cost of dinner, movie and baby-sitting, those $4.98 hardcovers ended up costing me $75 each. Which still seemed like a bargain. But I've never been able to love the store. Especially at that gigantic mothership on Northwest Highway. I think the efficiencies that make them a successful business take away some of the soul of a used bookstore. Which, in my world, should always be wildly disorganized, smell vaguely of mildew and have the exact book you want somewhere at the bottom of the stack in the back room where the lighting is dim and you might also expect to find the ark of the covenant, or perhaps Norman Bates' mother. I miss that experience at Half-Price. Is it just me? Comments (3) Leave comment
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| E-mail entryThe entry "Inside Half-Price Books" is tagged: book stores , half price books Here is a line of poetry to celebrate Earth Day: And when the sun goes down, her voice among the aisles incites the timid prayer of the minutest cricket. -Emily Dickinson, "Nature, The Gentlest Mother" Comments (0) Leave comment
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