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The Vinyl Cafe Notebooks (2010)

by Stuart McLean(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0670064734 (ISBN13: 9780670064731)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Viking Canada

review 1: SUCH a great book of essays/stories! Very warm, very funny, very interesting - perfectly lovely. One of my favorites features a small independent bakery that helps readers appreciate the importance of these businesses and the people who depend on them whether for products, services or a paycheck. The business started out as a neighborhood co-op and few organically. Lots of great issues -- good stewardship of the land, paying people fairly, patronizing businesses that treat their employees fairly, and living with a decent salary rather than getting rich. Great quote from this story, "If something is too cheap, that means someone is paint the cost somewhere. Maybe it is the environment, or maybe it is some else down the line."One of my other favorite stories extols t... morehe virtue of the potato. Another about a neighbor who built a snowman.It's one of those "don't sweat the small stuff" books and it's an "appreciate the small stuff" books.
review 2: I loved this book! Something to curl up with on a cold day with a hot mug of tea. Not the stories of Morley and Dave, this book covers the other side of McLean - the traveling-, working-, Canadian-, true-side. Sometimes funny, sometimes reflective, often insightful, each story is only about two or three pages long. Covering everything from the pleasures of curling to the quirkiness of a rug in McLean's office, you never know what you're going to get as you read through the sections, which makes it all the more enjoyable. Definitely recommend, especially if you're a fan of the Vinyl Cafe. less

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