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Have you heard our latest news?!
Visit the Midtown Scholar's future Bookstore-Cafe online today at
www.FamousReadingCafe.com
We are the LARGEST ACADEMIC USED BOOKSTORE between New York and Chicago,
with more than ONE MILLION second-hand and out-of-print SCHOLARLY BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS.
ONLINE SAVINGS: Redeem Coupon Code SCHOLAR
at checkout to earn 10% off your purchase of $25 or more!
U.S. orders of $25 or more qualify for FREE SHIPPING as well.
Our Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, shop has been named the region's "Best Independent Bookstore."
February/March 2008 browsing-shop hours during our COFFEEHOUSE expansion! Saturdays, 10a-7p
For more info on our browsing store, please call 717-236-2665.
IN THE NEWS: The HARRISBURG MAGAZINE selected our bookstore as one of "5 Great Places to Work" in Central Pennsylvania.
THE BOOK STANDARD has featured our store in its national Retailer Spotlight!
VISIT OUR SHOP IN PERSON to receive 10% SAVINGS on all online listings!
If you call or email a few days in advance, we'll have the books you'd like to browse waiting for you.
 LATEST ARRIVALS:
A fantastic collection of unusual and hard-to-find Anglo-American history and literature from the personal research collection of a pre-eminent intellectual historian!
The Midtown Scholar Bookstore is proud to be part of Harrisburg's Midtown Arts District! We have renovated the old post office at 1519 North Third Street, two blocks from the Broad Street Market and the Midtown Cinema & Coffeehouse.
Our Civil-War-era shop building has special sections devoted to Social Justice, Urban Affairs, African-American Studies, Feminist Criticism, and Film, and rooms devoted to Americana; European, Latin American, and Asian History; Cultural Studies; Poetry, World Literature, and Literary Biography; Politics, Law, Education, and Sociology; Psychology and the Sciences; and Religion and Philosophy; plus ever-changing New Arrivals and an extensive collection of Pennsylvania History and ephemera.
The newly expanded first floor boasts one of the East Coast's largest, finest selections of art and photography books. The second-floor "Yellow Wall Hall Gallery" features changing exhibits by regional and national artists and photographers.
Around the corner you'll find "Da-Pitts" with its award-winning barbeque and pasta dishes, the neighborhood hangout "Jackie Blue," and a popular, affordable Vietnamese restaurant. The independent art-film Midtown Cinema & Coffeehouse, the historic Broad Street Market with local and Amish farmers' stands and hopping food court, and the Governor's Mansion are all nearby. We're a short drive from the National Civil War Museum, the landmark State Capitol, the State Museum with its superb children's "Curiosity Center," and the scenic Susquehanna Riverfront Park, and about 20 minutes from Hershey Park. Plan a day trip! For more on the neighborhood, visit www.friendsofmidtown.org. For regional highlights, check out www.hersheypartnership.com.We're honored to have been named one of "America's Great Independent Bookstores."Our Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, warehouse and newly-renovated shop stock over ONE MILLION academic and general-interest books. Thanks to special arrangements with several University Presses, our Harrisburg shop features thousands of discounted scholarly titles, including many not available for purchase *anywhere* online. We have sold many thousands of books to students, professors, librarians, and countless other satisfied customers in more than forty countries. We are committed to providing quality books at reasonable prices with the highest possible level of service.Driving Times: 1 1/4 hours from Baltimore, Maryland; 2 hours from Washington, DC; <1/2 hour from Hershey, PA; <1 hour from State College, PA; <2 hours from Philadelphia; 3 hours from New York City; 3 1/2 hours from Pittsburgh, PA; <5 hours from New Haven, CT; 7 1/2 hours from Boston, MA; 12 hours from Chicago, IL.
We Buy Scholarly Libraries!We are always interested in buying professors' libraries or other collections of academic books. Whether you wish to sell a few select titles or an entire office's worth, please email us with details. We may be willing to travel to collect your books. |
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