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America's most and least literate cities
For the third year in a row, Washington, D.C., was rated the most literate city in the United States, with Seattle and Minneapolis close behind. That is according to a study conducted by Central Connecticut State University of the literacy of the nation’s largest cities.
The study ranked 76 cities with populations of at least a quarter-million based on six dimensions of literacy, including size of library systems, presence of bookstores, educational attainment, digital readership, and circulation of newspapers and other publications. The most literate cities in the country were often, but not always, in tech-heavy regions with highly educated populations. Based on the university’s report, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the most and least literate cities in the country, also taking into account 2011 data from the Census Bureau, including income, poverty, educational attainment, and the percentage of workers employed in various job types.
[I find it interesting that they count the number of retail bookstores in each city. Click the link to read the entire article]
My new favorite book store.
Oh, wow! A complete Star Wars section. I’m now in geek heaven.
Of course we do. One can never have enough books.
(by sarah longworth)
Edgartown Books, in Martha’s Vineyard. This is one of the places where President Obama buys his books when he visits Martha’s Vineyard.
The Mysterious Bookshop, New York City
Book sale, Dublin, 1969.
507 North Tampa Street
Tampa, FL 33602-4805
(813) 209-2151
A kid discovers Half-Price Books store.
![Peter B. Howard, the owner of Serendipity Books, has been collecting antique tomes for 47 years and the results of his diligence can be seen in the stacks and stacks of books at his store on University Avenue.
A world-renowned book collector who has rescued a number of valuable archives from the Berkeley city dump and gotten them preserved at university libraries, Howard estimates that he owns one million books. Half are crammed into his store, where the piles of books make it tough to move around, and half are stored in his warehouse.
[Click the picture to read the full story]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljihzyytDO1qb0wfxo1_400.jpg)
Peter B. Howard, the owner of Serendipity Books, has been collecting antique tomes for 47 years and the results of his diligence can be seen in the stacks and stacks of books at his store on University Avenue.
A world-renowned book collector who has rescued a number of valuable archives from the Berkeley city dump and gotten them preserved at university libraries, Howard estimates that he owns one million books. Half are crammed into his store, where the piles of books make it tough to move around, and half are stored in his warehouse.
[Click the picture to read the full story]
![There is no frigate like a book To take us lands away, Nor any coursers like a page Of prancing poetry. This traverse may the poorest take Without oppress of toll; How frugal is the chariot That bears a human soul! -Emily Dickinson
[Pic taken by Chris Szabla]](http://i.pbase.com/o4/35/21335/1/12424617.antiquarian.jpg)
There is no frigate like a book
To take us lands away,
Nor any coursers like a page
Of prancing poetry.
This traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of toll;
How frugal is the chariot
That bears a human soul!
-Emily Dickinson
[Pic taken by Chris Szabla]
Bookmaven Out-of-Print Books, Antiquarian Books, First Edition,Used & Unusual Books
Our site requires a log-in and password please create this first for easy ordering. We are an Internet Book Shop. Private Appointments accepted Wednesday through Sunday 11 AM to 3 PM. Please feel free to contact us at (609)513-2193
Nicholas Hoare Book Store, Ottawa
Photo taken by Nigel Beale, a freelance writer/broadcaster who specializes in literary journalism, and likes to take photographs of bookstores, and the occasional cat.
He has interviewed many well known authors, publishers and antiquarian booksellers. To listen, visit www.nigelbeale.com
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