“Over the last four decades, Powell’s Books has swelled into the largest bookstore in North America — a capacious monument to reading that occupies a full square block of this often-drizzly city [Portland, Oregon]. But this year, growth has given way to anxiety. “Michael Powell, the store’s owner, recently dropped plans for a $5 million [...]
Archive for March 27th, 2009
Powell’s Books & The Future of Portland, Oregon
Posted in American West, Books, Business, Current Events, Economy, U.S. Travel, Urban Affairs on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
2009 “Oddest Book Title of the Year” Award Winner Announced
Posted in Books, Business, Food & Wine on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-miligram Containers of Fromage Frais, published by Icon Group International, has been crowned the winner of the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year. The Bookseller received just over 5,000 votes on its online poll, with the study into the future of the diary product packaging securing a 32% share [...]
On Broadway: Sotheby’s to Auction Rare 1840s New York City Daguerreotype
Posted in American History, Antiques & Folk Art, Business, Collectors & Collecting, New York City, Photography on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“In the early to mid-19th century . . . the Upper West Side of Manhattan was open countryside, with large estates, white picket fences and wagons trundling along a rutted road already known as Broadway. “Photographic evidence of that era is scant, as most studios offering the newfangled daguerreotypes were located several miles away at [...]
