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Skylight books what a neighborhood bookstore should be. Right in the middle of the haightashbury neighborhood, former home of the grateful dead and the summer of love, this is a firstrate independent bookstore with an excellent assortment of new books, including robust fantasy and pop culture sections, and a full calendar of author events. Its a near700page tome chronicling charles manson, the tatelabianca murders, and the death. I have been a customer of word of life book store west blvd location for many years and has always received excellent service. Climb the stairs to the observatorys roof for panoramic views of the city, and when it gets dark out, look up at the stars through the public telescopes. We are a general bookstore and carry a wide selection of titles published by both major and small.
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