Shopkeeping: Stories, Advice, and Observations

Shopkeeping: Stories, Advice, and ObservationsA love letter to the small shop, and shop owners everywhere, by beloved bookseller Peter Miller. "There is a tradition of shopkeeping, a tradition of codes, etiquette, and customs. For the most part, it is an oral history, passed along, person to person. You learn to be a retailer not by going to college, but by going to work. You learn from people who have learned how to run a shop." [from the Introduction] For more than four decades, Peter Miller

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Author: Mo O'Hara

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a Civil War veteran who lives in a hollow tree

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a treasure trove imparting profound insights on showcasing work and appreciating personal value