Weird and Wonderful Bookshops Around the World (D's Books)

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Weird and Wonderful Bookshops Around the World (D's Books)

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Looks like D's Books gets a mention in The Guardian's list of interesting book shops from around the world.

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D’s Books, Pnomh Penh, Cambodia

Vantha Douk, like many Khmers, had a poor and difficult upbringing in rural Cambodia. She worked many jobs to afford English classes, and when her aunt met an American bookseller who was opening D’s Books, she got a job as a bookseller. Six years later, she managed to buy all three branches of D’s Books in Cambodia.


...click link to see the other places with pictures...

http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksb ... n-pictures
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Re: Weird and Wonderful Bookshops Around the World (D's Book

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ok list but dk
doesn't hold a candle to these

forgot;
SF; City lights
Nepal; Pilgrims Book house
New York; The strand
Singapore; Kinokuniya
Detroit, Michigan; John K. King Used And Rare Books
Alnwick, UK; Barter Books,
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phuketrichard wrote:ok list but dk
doesn't hold a candle to these

forgot;
SF; City lights
Nepal; Pilgrims Book house
New York; The strand
Singapore; Kinokuniya
Detroit, Michigan; John K. King Used And Rare Books
Alnwick, UK; Barter Books,
Damn. You can write a follow-up article.
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