Seven Stairs An Adventure of the Heart

Name: Seven Stairs An Adventure of the Heart
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ISBN: 9780671673949

ISBN-10: 0671673947

ISBN-13: 9780671673949

Edition: 1989 (Reprint)

Authors: Stuart Brent

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Here in a new, updated edition is the famous story of an ex-GI named Stuart Brent who turned his passion for reading into a bookstore that became a mecca for book lovers across America. His exuberant memoir reveals the strategies and beliefs that made him one of the nation's most colorful and revered independent booksellers. Filled with personal anecdotes about celebrated authors, pioneering publishers and editors, and illustrious customers such as Katharine Hepburn and Ernest Hemingway, The Seven Stairs provides a rare window on the world of books. For everyone who believes in the power of literacy and the joy of reading, the story shines with conviction and inspiration. Book jacket.

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: Touchstone
Publication date: 5/15/1989
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Preface



And Nobody Came



"Read Your Lease. Goodbye"



How to Get Started in the Book Business



Building the Seven Stairs



The Day My Accountant Cried



The Man with the Golden Couch



Farewell to the Seven Stairs



On the Avenue



Bark Point



Hope and I



My Affair with the Monster



Life in the Theatre



Writing and Publishing



Books and Brent


Postscript--1973


Postscript--1988


One Hundred Best Books