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Whew! That ought to keep us busy for a couple of months. A few of the titles you'll find are Murder of a Prophet: The Dark Side of Utah Polygamy A Teenager's Tears: When Parents Convert to Polygamy Polygamy's Rape of Rachael Strong Colorado City Polygamists: An Inside Look for the Outsider Polygamy Under Attack: From Tom Green to Brian David Mitchell and The Correlation of Muslim Doctrine & Latter-Day Saint Doctrine. The Agreka bigwigs must be either jack Mormons or full-blown excommunicates because about half of the house's inventory casts a dim view on Polygs and Creekers. Scottsdale-based Agreka mines the middle ground, specializing in "niche" authors scribes with specialized tales to tell but not too many people to tell them to. There are good (read: marketable) authors and bad (read: unpublishable) authors. Our only complaint again: When're you opening your downtown Phoenix location? Huh? Huh? Groovy gift items like candles, stationery, and book lights and the adjacent Wildflower Bread Company are two more in a long list of reasons why we're glad to keep "visit Changing Hands" on our "to do" list.
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Besides the many cozy nooks for getting to know a book before you buy it, Changing Hands offers book groups, writer's workshops, and readings from authors both local and national. Now the rest of the world knows what we've known for years.īesides offering the best in new and used titles, our favorite bookstore has created an entire community around authors, booksellers, and readers that truly feeds the souls of those of us who care about good writing and good reading.
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But we were happy earlier this year when Publishers Weekly named Changing Hands Bookseller of the Year.Ībout time, we say. Really, you know us we don't give a hoot about what anyone else thinks. In an era when brick-and-mortar bookstores are considered quaint and sort of inconvenient, we're gratified that Changing Hands continues the tradition of wonderful old book shops of yore. With its comprehensive stock, detailed grading system, and bargain prices, it's no wonder Memory Lane's been in business more than 22 years. Memory Lane's grade scale for the condition of its records ranges from G ("Good," which means there is audible damage to the record) to M ("Mint," which means the record is still factory-sealed), and the grades are honest if there's a tear or a promo stamp on the cover, they say so.Īnd the prices can be criminally low ($14 for a mint condition, German import of Led Zeppelin's In Through the Out Door $15 for a mint condition, red vinyl Italian import of garage greats the 13th Floor Elevators' Easter Everywhere). But discerning collectors will really appreciate the store's grading system, which is informed and accurate, unlike many sellers on eBay. hardcore punks Discharge's 1981 Never Again EP). Memory Lane's stock is 100,000 records strong, encompassing every genre, including sports and punk (big cred for carrying an Italian import picture-disc of influential U.K. Need a copy of ex-model Twiggy's 1971 LP The Boy Friend for, uh, some reason? They've got that, too. Gotta get that double-LP picture-disc import of Iron Maiden's Matter of Life and Death for your metalhead man? They've got it. Looking for a quadraphonic, 180-gram vinyl pressing of Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams for your cowboy cousin? It's here. Vinyl junkies who want that rare record in mint condition and at a fair price need to stroll down Memory Lane.