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For me, a bookshop is about different values, about the life of the mind, and a cultural space too. Waterstones bookshop chain sold to elliott advisors bbc news. My name is fiona kennedy and ive owned the shop since august 2011. Dont judge a bookshop by its cover, shoppers warned, as. I consent to primrose hill books storing my data above and for them to process my enquiry and to contact me from time to time via email with news and special offers. What you need to know though is just how much it will make you laugh as you make your way through its pages. Surely ill find somewhere inside thats cosy enough to write. Queueing for alfie deyes the pointless book signing, waterstones piccadilly, 6 september 2014. They can choose any book from the online bookshop and, as long as it is in stock, black spring will happily send it out free of charge. Alfie has just released his first book, the pointless book. Queueing for alfie deyes the pointless book signing, waterstones. Alfie deyes, the creator of the youtube pointlessblog, will be signing copies of his first book, the pointless book at waterstones piccadilly on saturday 6th september at 1pm.
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