{"product_id":"the-diary-of-a-bookseller-by-shaun-bythell","title":"The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLove, Nina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e meets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlack Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: a wry and hilarious account of life in Scotland's biggest second-hand bookshop and the band of eccentrics and book-obsessives who work there\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'The Diary Of A Bookseller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is warm (unlike Bythell's freezing-cold shop) and funny, and deserves to become one of those bestsellers that irritate him so much.' (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Utterly compelling and Bythell has a Bennett-like eye for the amusing eccentricities of ordinary people ... I urge you to buy this book and please, even at the risk of being insulted or moaned at, buy it from a real live bookseller.' (Charlotte Heathcote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eShaun Bythell owns The Bookshop, Wigtown - Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop. It contains 100,000 books, spread over a mile of shelving, with twisting corridors and roaring fires, and all set in a beautiful, rural town by the edge of the sea. A book-lover's paradise? Well, almost ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these wry and hilarious diaries, Shaun provides an inside look at the trials and tribulations of life in the book trade, from struggles with eccentric customers to wrangles with his own staff, who include the ski-suit-wearing, bin-foraging Nicky. He takes us with him on buying trips to old estates and auction houses, recommends books (both lost classics and new discoveries), introduces us to the thrill of the unexpected find, and evokes the rhythms and charms of small-town life, always with a sharp and sympathetic eye.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Funny and fascinating in equal measure - a must for all those of us who haunt the sepulchres where old books are laid to rest.\" ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAnthony McGowan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"The Diary Of A Bookseller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is warm (unlike Bythell's freezing-cold shop) and funny, and deserves to become one of those bestsellers that irritate him so much.\" - Jon Dennis ―\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Peopled with fascinating characters ... a sarcastic reminder of the struggles of small business ownership, the importance of community and the frustration of dealing with customers ... occasionally laugh-out-loud funny.\" ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHerald\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Profile Books\u003cbr\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-1781258637\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Page \u0026 Turner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45013079163088,"sku":null,"price":1095.0,"currency_code":"PHP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8000\/5328\/files\/911VVj8mAtL._SL1500.jpg?v=1778565201","url":"https:\/\/pageandturner.ph\/products\/the-diary-of-a-bookseller-by-shaun-bythell","provider":"Page \u0026 Turner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}