> As someone who grew up in a true suburban
>wasteland where
>local bookstores had nothing more radical than
>Readers Digest, I really
>can't bemoan the rise of the chains. For every
>cool independent bookstore
>they undermine in urban centers, the megastore
>chains are bringing a whole
>new range of thought and ideas to suburban areas
>previously services
>largely by "gift book" stores and Waldenbook
>chains (a true monstrosity).
jesus christ on crutches! Borders is a union buster fer cryin' out loud
Borders is a union buster!
Snit