I'm probably biased because I practically grew up in the original Bookman's in Tucson and by that I mean I started with them in their initial location that no longer exists and was there the day that they moved into the former El Rancho Market. One of my main regrets in moving to Phoenix in '99 was that the only Bookman's was all the way in Mesa and my apartment was at 19th and Northern. Luckily, I eventually spent nearly three years working across the 60 from the Mesa Bookman's and they finally opened a Phoenix store right around the corner from my old apartment. Since we still live in North Central Phoenix, I find myself spending a fair amount of time at Bookman's. I've even introduced my children to the store and hope they will grow up with as many good memories of this store as I have.
Bookman's is a great place to just wander and find books you never would have considered. It's also the best place to buy DVD's and why would anyone pay full price for magazines when Bookman's usually has the new issue within 2-3 weeks of publication?