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...tired of Plympton St., head over to The Book Case (42 Church St.). Look in the six-by-six foot "Room A" for occult books, "Room B" for religion, and go to the store's Annex (33 Church St.) if you don't like reading in the dark. The Pangloss Bookshop (65 Mt. Auburn St.) is another sure bet for cheap used books, especially in the social sciences...

Author: By Rebecca K. Kramnick, | Title: This Guide's for You | 7/16/1985 | See Source »

...tired of Plympton Street head over to The Book Case (42 Church St.) Post cards and junk gifts fill the top floor and a labyrinth of used volumes make up the basement. Look in the six-by-six foot "Room A" for occult books, "Room B" for religion, and go to the store's Annex (33 Church St.) if you don't like reading in the dark. The Pangloss Bookshop (65 Mt. Auburn St.) is another sure bet for cheap used books, especially in the social sciences...

Author: By Charles C. Matthews, | Title: Cambridge Stacks | 6/23/1985 | See Source »

Publications on sixties-style spirtuality, religion and the occult can be found at Shambhala Booksellers (58 JFK), Sky Light Books (111 Mt. Auburn St.) and the Dawn Horse Bookstore (99 Mt. Auburn St.) For a more classical selection of religious titles there's The Thomas More Book Shop (next to Harvard University Press in Holyoke Center...

Author: By Charles C. Matthews, | Title: Cambridge Stacks | 6/23/1985 | See Source »

...fact and attempts to lift the dread with satire and comic invention. An expert explains the poison cloud that threatens Iron City: "This is Nyodene D. A whole new generation of toxic waste. What we call state of the art." There are lampoons (if that is possible) of occult tabloids: "From beyond the grave, dead living legend John Wayne will communicate telepathically with President Reagan to help frame U.S. foreign policy. Mellowed by death, the strapping actor will advocate a hopeful policy of peace and love." In what may be regarded lightly as a plot, Gladney searches for the source...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Death 'N' Things White Noise: by Don DeLillo | 1/21/1985 | See Source »

...Mass. Ave.) in Holyoke Center offers a wide range of classical and modern works on theology and spirituality, though one should be prepared to spend a lot of money for enlightenment here. The Shambhala Booksellers (58 John F. Kennedy St.) offers an impressive selection in comparative religion, healing, occult sciences (Tarot, witchcraft, Qabalah), and mythology. These places are for the esoterically minded...

Author: By Paul T. Evans, | Title: Whole Lotta Books | 6/24/1984 | See Source »

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