From 'Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?' to the hunt for a paperback which could forecast the next year's weather; and from 'I've forgotten my glasses, please read me the first chapter' to 'Excuse me... is this book edible?' This book includes top 'Weird Things' from bookshops around the world.
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops Series
This series captures the hilarious and peculiar moments experienced by booksellers, showcasing the most unusual customer interactions. It compiles a treasury of absurd questions and bizarre requests encountered on the shop floor. The collection offers a humorous glimpse into the daily life of working in a bookstore. Readers will delight in these witty anecdotes and relatable, albeit strange, encounters.
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More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
- 121 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Customer (holding up a book): What’s this? The Secret Garden? Well, it’s not so secret now, is it, since they bloody well wrote a book about it! Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops was a Sunday Times bestseller, and could be found displayed on bookshop counters up and down the country. The response to the book from booksellers all over the world has been one of heartfelt agreement: it would appear that customers are saying bizarre things all over the place - from asking for books with photographs of Jesus in them, to hunting for the best horse owner’s manual that has a detailed chapter on unicorns. Customer: I had such a crush on Captain Hook when I was younger. Do you think this means I have unresolved issues? More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops has yet more tales from the antiquarian bookshop where Jen Campbell works, and includes a selection of ‘Weird Things...’ sent in from other booksellers across the world. The book is illustrated by the BAFTA winning Brothers McLeod.