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“How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.”

Henry David Thoreau (1854)

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Thanks for Shopping At Inklings Bookshop!
Here's what you do each time you shop at Inklings, Yakima's Independent indiebound_logoBookstore:
1.  You keep dollars in our economy -  For every $100 you spend at one of our local businesses, $68 will stay in the community.  What happens when you spend that same $100 at a national chain?  Only $43 stays in the community.
2.  You embrace what makes us unique -  You wouldn't want your house to look like everyone else's in the U.S.  So why would you want your community to look that way?
3.  You create local jobs - Local businesses are better at creating higher paying jobs for our neighbors.
 4.  You help the environment - Buying from a local business conserves energy and resources in the form of less fuel for transportation, less packaging, and products that you know are safe and well made, because we stand behind them.
5.  You nurture community -  We know you, and you know us.  Studies have shown that local businesses donate to community causes at more than twice the rate of chains.
6.  You conserve your tax dollars -  Shopping in a local business district means less infrastructure, less maintenance, and more money available to beautify our community.  Also, spending locally instead of online ensures that your sales taxes are reinvested where they belong--right here in your community!
7.  You create more choice - We pick the books and gifts we sell based on what we know you like and want.  Local businesses carry a wider array of unique products because we buy for our own individual market.
8.  You take advantage of our expertise - You are our friends and neighbors, and we have a vested interest in knowing how to serve you.  We're passionate about what we do.  Why not take advantage of it?
9.  You invest in entrepreneurship - Creativity and entrepeneurship are what the American economy is founded upon.  Nurturing local business ensures a strong community.
10.  You make us a destination - The more interesting and unique we are as a community, the more we will attract new neighbors, visitors, and guests.  This benefits everyone!

You do more than buy books . . . You help make our community better in so many important ways!indie_blinkie
 
Oxygen
Oxygen  By Carol Cassella

This novel, set in the operating rooms of a Seattle Hospital, is filled with action, reality, and suspense.  The drama and the medical angles of the plot ring true, as the author is also an oxygenanesthesiologist in Seattle.  The protagonist is Dr. Marie Heaton, a hard working professional at the height of her career.  When her judgment in a tragic case involving a child is questioned, she begins to doubt herself, and then others around her.  I enjoyed the book from start to finish, and I look forward to more from this talented Northwest author.  AND we are working with her to schedule a book signing at Inklings, most likely in August.  ---Reviewed by Gayle Wingerter

 
Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair: The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme by Elizabeth Haydon

I had no idea what to expect when I started this book, having never read its prequels.  The first few pages were confusing because of this, although I soon started to understand and dragons_lairwas drawn in.  The story is set in a fantasy-rich era in Earth's past, where races such as Nain, Lirin, and Gwadd walk beside humans.  Punctuating the mostly third-person style are sections of first person, as well as pencil drawings, which provide a view even the most descriptive writing can't show.  This gave the book some variety, and helped keep me reading the whole way through.  This is a great book with a hooking beginning, a body that keeps the reader going, and a satisfactory ending that paves the way.

--Reviewed by Kelan Smith, West Valley High School

 
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  iowa floods   Saving books from rising floodwaters became a labor of love, speed, and efficiency for bibliophiles last week. The Des Moines Register reported that there was a "snaking line going up the steps of the Main Library at the University of Iowa on the banks of the flooding Iowa River. Hand over hand; all man's ideas were handed. Philosophy and theatre, science and religion. Books rising from the basement to a higher level."

   Librarians had been moving manuscripts and theses out of the basement all week, but they asked for help when it became clear that the river was going to rise higher than anticipated

   "All of a sudden, 'whoosh' all these people showed up," said Nancy Baker, university librarian. "This is where it shows up for people, library books. They are very powerful for people. Many things can be replaced but not some of these books."