The seven stairs by Stuart Brent
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"The Seven Stairs" by Stuart Brent is a memoir written in the early 1960s. The book recounts the author's journey as an aspiring book dealer in Chicago, detailing both his challenges and successes in the world of books and records. It captures the essence of his love for literature while reflecting on the complexities of running a small independent bookstore. The opening of the memoir introduces us to the narrator's dreams and
aspirations as he attempts to establish the Seven Stairs Book and Record Shop in Chicago shortly after World War II. It describes the initial hardships faced, including the solitude of running a shop with few customers, and the emotional turmoil of wanting to succeed in a business of which he had limited knowledge. On his first day, desolation reigns as the room is filled with silence, but a glimmer of hope arrives when his first customer enters the shop, leading to a small yet significant sale. This sets the tone for Brent's narrative, revealing his passion for books and the obstacles he must overcome as he navigates both the practicalities of owning a business and the depth of human connection through literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Brent, Stuart, 1912-2010 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 62008119 |
| Title | The seven stairs |
| Original Publication | United States: Houghton Mifflin Company,1962. |
| Credits | Guus Snijders, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | Z: Bibliography, Library science |
| Subject | Brent, Stuart, 1912-2010 |
| Subject | Booksellers and bookselling -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century |
| Subject | Booksellers and bookselling -- United States -- Biography |
| Subject | Chicago (Ill.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 69175 |
| Release Date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Last Update | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 692 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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