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America’s Coolest Towns (small)

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

We all have those favorite small towns that we badger our friends to visit. You know, the out of the way villages and hamlets with great bookstores, restaurants, architecture and shops. Every year Budget Travel magazine celebrates those bright spots with the … Continue reading →

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London : Halcyon Days

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Here’s a wonderful color home movie of a road trip starting in London exactly 72 years ago.

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LA Light

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Thanks to Colin Rich for this hauntingly beautiful multi-viewpoint, time lapse film of Los Angeles by night.

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Prague Memories

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

How I choose to remember Prague before the onslaught.

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The Hobbit (in under 2 minutes)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

If you never read the Hobbit and you’re just too busy (or too lazy) to read it before Peter Jackson’s film version is released, why not check out The Brothers Grim and Grimy’s Hobbit Under 2 Minutes . Writer Declan … Continue reading →

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Montreal In Two Minutes

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Thanks to Tourisme Montreal for this little film on la plus belle ville d’Amerique.

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House of Books…Book of Maps

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

This simple, but engaging video is the first in the developing series of the Rare Book Feast, a series dedicated to the timeless nature of the printed book. I’ve sold a number of copies of this wonderful atlas over the years, … Continue reading →

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Good Morning Chicago

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Brian D. Butler
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Weird Things People Say In Bookshops

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

As a bookdealer I’ve had my fair share of bizarre and wacky questions or comments from book browsers and buyer. Writer and part-time bookseller Jen Campbell has taken to compiling some of the odder comments on her book blog, This … Continue reading →

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Flying Car : Finally Street Legal

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Some of us have been waiting decades for our promised flying cars ( and jet packs) and now they’ve finally arrived. It’s been a bumpy road for the Terrafugia company in its development of a “roadable aircraft” over the past … Continue reading →

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