Books and a Great Web Site

Not only is this a large bookstore but it is a bookstore that looks beautiful so that as you shop along the shelves looking at books of poetry, for instance, your eye catches the light of the setting sun and the colors of the books dance in your mind like raindrops. The store features a 200,000 volume collection of slightly used books, all in great near-mint condition, and a staff of book-lovers and bibliophiles who will be happy to help you find that Horace classic in Latin or even suggest a new work by Kipling for your collection. The children's section is especially well designed with comfy chairs and spiffy playful shelves for the toddlers and infants who will someday be Shakespeares and Hemingways. Yes, it's all here under one roof in Lake Forest Park, Washington. Visit for a few minutes and you might well find that you're staying for an hour, discovering new poets, new novelists, new political commentators, and learning as you browse. The horror section and the mystery section can occupy you for weeks, uncovering gems and noticing old friends like H.P. Lovecraft, Agatha Christie, and Raymond Chandler. Amble over to the in-store restaurant, revitalize yourself with a sandwich and some soup, and then head over to the cook book section to find a new book by Martha Stewart and Julia Childs.