I always used to say that Charlotte's best book store was Malaprop's (in Asheville) until I found this place. I go to book stores looking mainly for entertaining fiction, and I usually don't have a particular book in mind when I go. If I knew what I wanted I'd just click "buy" on Amazon, but Amazon can't do the most important thing that an indie bookstore does. The great thing about indie bookstores is that they take on a personality. The selection of books may not be large, but if the person who chooses the stock is sympatico then you will always be able to find something good there. Such is the case with Park Road Books. I even look up books on Amazon and buy them at Park Road because I don't want them to meet the sad fate of other indie bookstores.