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| - Joe's is the kind of neighborhood bookstore that has been waiting to be found. Passionate is a very good description of the people running it. Each employee seems to have some speciality in some area of the operation of the store. First, the book section is comfortable and though it might not have the vast selection of Changing Hands or Bookman's, there are some hidden gems waiting to be found. The film section is small, but a great area to explore. I have found discontinued Criterion films, hard to find low budget horror, foreign television box sets, and new release blu-rays. These finds are hard to come by new, let alone used. The vinyl section is probably the best kept secret at Joe's. A wide variety of selections, it's amazing that some of the vinyl is in good of condition that it is.
Joe's is a gem, a nice store to browse around and waste a little time.Though every visit might not bear rewards, it's still a great place to talk books, music, and movies with people. Give the employee's a talking too, they enjoy the company and are surely grateful to find that in this world of downloadable everything, there are still purists that yearn for the discovery found in a good bookstore.
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