Fred Buck had many names. Online, I recall encountering him first as Enver Hoxha. Later, he became best known as Rogol Domedefors, but was also Cass Gilbert and Yncvic Syrdon. And I know I’m forgetting other names.
As I write this, I’m surprised and a bit dismayed to realize how much else I’ve forgotten about him. [...]
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From the author of 19th Nervous Breakdown: Making Human Connections in the Landscape of Commerce
"Customers have told me that I approach bookselling like a ministry. Sometimes I find people exactly what they want; I hope that sometimes I find what they need. And helping the store make a profit is probably a good thing, too. But what I look for is the human contact, the communication, the chance to help people leave the store happier than they came in."