Shaun Bythell is the owner of a used book store in a seaside town in rural Scotland. He wrote The Diary Of A Bookseller over 14 months. Each month is a chapter. The beginning of each chapter begins with a quote from George Orwell who wrote a book about being a bookseller. Then he writes down the total number of customers he had each day and how much money he took in. After that he writes about his customers and what they buy or don't buy. He also writes about the customers who bring in boxes of books to sell to him. The love he has for books in very evident. He writes about his employees including one who seldom does what he asks her to do. Besides the books he also sells walking sticks that a pagan hippie brings in periodically in exchange for books. He sells a few pieces of furniture as well. The author hilariously recounts his rudest customers and his escapades with his friends and family. In the epilogue he reveals that he still owns the bookstore. I think it would be a fun place to visit if I ever get to Scotland.
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