Seven Stairs

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By Listen TheBook Posted on Jun 1, 2023

In Category - Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics

Authors: Stuart Brent In Year : 1962

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Seven Stairs

Chapter 1 - And Nobody Came
Chapter 2 - “Read Your Lease. Goodbye”
Chapter 3 - How To Get Started in the Book Business - Part I
Chapter 3 - How To Get Started in the Book Business - Part II
Chapter 4 - Building the Seven Stairs - Part I
Chapter 4 - Building the Seven Stairs - Part II
Chapter 5 - The Day My Accountant Cried
Chapter 6 - The Man With the Golden Couch - Part I
Chapter 6 - The Man With the Golden Couch - Part II
Chapter 7 - Farewell to the Seven Stairs
Chapter 8 - On the Avenue - Part I
Chapter 8 - On the Avenue - Part II
Chapter 9 - Bark Point - Part I
Chapter 9 - Bark Point - Part II
Chapter 10 - Hope and I
Chapter 11 - My Affair with the Monster - Part I
Chapter 11 - My Affair with the Monster - Part II
Chapter 12 - Life in the Theatre
Chapter 13 - Writing and Publishing
Chapter 14 - Books and Brent

An Autobiography of Stuart Brent, who in 1946 followed his bliss and opened an independent bookstore in Chicago, which became very popular and highly regarded. Filled with stories and anecdotes of rubbing elbows with celebrities, starting a weekly TV show in which he reviewed books, along with the challenges of finding balance with raising a family. A must read for lovers and supporters of those quirky independent bookstores. - Summary by Phyllis Vincelli