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Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap
Contributor(s): Welch, Wendy (Author)
ISBN: 1250031613     ISBN-13: 9781250031617
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
OUR PRICE:   $17.99  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers
Dewey: B
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.52" W x 8.27" (0.59 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - South Atlantic
- Cultural Region - Southeast U.S.
- Geographic Orientation - Virginia
 
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Publisher Description:

An inspiring true story about losing your place, finding your purpose, and building a community one book at a time.

Wendy Welch and her husband had always dreamed of owning a bookstore, so when they left their high-octane jobs for a simpler life in an Appalachian coal town, they seized an unexpected opportunity to pursue their dream. The only problems? A declining U.S. economy, a small town with no industry, and the advent of the e-book. They also had no idea how to run a bookstore. Against all odds, but with optimism, the help of their Virginian mountain community, and an abiding love for books, they succeeded in establishing more than a thriving business - they built a community.

The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap is the story of the little bookstore that could: how two people, two cats, two dogs, and thirty-eight thousand books helped a small town find its heart. It is a tale of people and books, and how together they create community.

Contributor Bio(s): Welch, Wendy: - WENDY WELCH and her husband (Scottish folksinger Jack Beck) own and operate Tales of the Lonesome Pine Used Books in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. An Ethnography PhD, she rescues shelter animals (SPAY and NEUTER, thanks!) and is one of the world's fastest crocheters. This is a good thing because between her day job teaching college courses on culture and public health, running special events at the shop, writing about stuff, and chasing kittens out of roads, she doesn't have a lot of spare time.