Subterranean Books

Subterranean Books opened in 2000 on the Delmar Loop and has been a haven for book lovers ever since. We’re proud to have been selected Best Bookstore by the Riverfront Times five times, and we continue to offer the unusual, the classic, and the subversive to our customers. And hey, we’re independent, friendly, and growing. Check us out! The store can be contacted at 314.862.6100 or info (at) subbooks.com.

Friday, October 13, 2006

September Creeps

Apparently folks were preparing for Halloween early this year. September’s best sellers were downright creepy: zombies, alchemy, rock ‘n’ roll deaths, evil governments, the specter of Communism, hobo rebellions, and…John Ruskin! Yikes!

September Sellers
1. Max Brooks : The Zombie Survival Guide
2. Alexander Roob : Alchemy and Mysticism
3. Chuck Klosterman : Killing Yourself to Live
4. Jim Heimann : Vintage Halloween Graphics
5. John Hodgman : The Areas of My Expertise



6. Thomas Paine : Common Sense
7. Marx and Engels : The Communist Manifesto
8. George Orwell : 1984
9. John Ruskin : On Art and Life
10. Franz Kafka : The Trial

1 Comments:

Blogger Ioannes Augustus said...

John Ruskin was pretty fearsome--if you were a Renaissance humanist filled with pride against God and the will to enslave your fellow man!! HUZZAH!!

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