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Weird things customers say in bookshops

Jen Campbell

2012 · EN

Customer: Have you read every single book in here? Bookseller: No, I can't say I have. Customer: Well, you're not very good at your job, are you? A simple Twitter question posed by John Cleese-"What is your pet peeve?" -inspired Jen Campbell to start a blog collecting all the ridiculous conversations overheard in her bookstore, everything from "Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?" to the hunt for a paperback which could forecast the next year’s weather; from "I've forgotten my glasses, please read me the first chapter" to "Excuse me ... is this book edible?"; and from "Can books conduct electricity?" to "My children are just climbing your bookshelves: that's ok... isn't it?" If we didn't know it already, this irresistible book is proof positive that booksellers are heroes, the world over.

Editions · 5

Hardback
2012 · Constable
128 pp · EN
9781780334837
Paperback
2012 · Little, Brown Book Group Limited
EN
9781780335148
Paperback
2012 · Little, Brown Book Group Limited
EN
9781472101914
Hardback
2012 · Overlook Hardcover
188 pp · EN
9781468301281
Paperback
2013 · Constable
EN
9781472112521

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