The Seven Stairs
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Chapter 1 - And Nobody Came
9:10 -
Chapter 2 - “Read Your Lease. Goodbye”
22:27 -
Chapter 3 - How To Get Started in the Book Business - Part I
16:41 -
Chapter 3 - How To Get Started in the Book Business - Part II
14:05 -
Chapter 4 - Building the Seven Stairs - Part I
19:45 -
Chapter 4 - Building the Seven Stairs - Part II
22:11 -
Chapter 5 - The Day My Accountant Cried
18:00 -
Chapter 6 - The Man With the Golden Couch - Part I
19:05 -
Chapter 6 - The Man With the Golden Couch - Part II
16:45 -
Chapter 7 - Farewell to the Seven Stairs
25:09 -
Chapter 8 - On the Avenue - Part I
29:47 -
Chapter 8 - On the Avenue - Part II
19:02 -
Chapter 9 - Bark Point - Part I
23:06 -
Chapter 9 - Bark Point - Part II
19:25 -
Chapter 10 - Hope and I
22:14 -
Chapter 11 - My Affair with the Monster - Part I
29:18 -
Chapter 11 - My Affair with the Monster - Part II
31:16 -
Chapter 12 - Life in the Theatre
19:21 -
Chapter 13 - Writing and Publishing
33:55 -
Chapter 14 - Books and Brent
22:38
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About this book
Three hundred dollars' worth of books and a used record player are Stuart Brent's starting equipment for a shop on Chicago's Rush Street. In this memoir, he recalls entering a worn room in August 1946 and imagining the conversation, music and friendship it might hold. His first customer exposes a gap between loving books and knowing how to sell them, giving the opening its mix of enthusiasm and embarrassment.
Published in 1962, the account connects bookselling with the demands of a private life. The middle excerpt turns to bereavement, raising young children and the practical kindness of friends and customers. Brent's attention shifts easily from a shop's shelves to a family supper or an unexpected emotional encounter. For readers interested in independent bookshops, the memoir offers a personal view of the daily work and human relationships behind a cultural business.
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- Stuart Brent
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