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Vintage; 279 pages; $5.95 paperback...
...come to the Square to practice in front of an audience, to publicize a future gig, or just for fun. A recent graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Ed Bernstein likes to beat his conga drum along Brattle St. After finishing work at Digital Equipment Corporation. Bernstein starts searching around Paperback Booksmith for other musicians to join...
...perform on Cambridge property, a performer must obtain a $5 permit from the Traffic and Parking Department. According to Traffic Investigator George Hewitt, the permit allows performances only on the raised area in front of Paperback Booksmith and Grendel's, "unless you have the permission of the store and you don't obstruct" the sidewalk. Many performers do not have permits, most do not play in legal areas, and no one plays in front of Grendel...
Helio Pena (acrobat) -- Originally from Portugal, Pena has travelled by way of Canada to juggle fire for the kids. He usually performs on Sunday on the raised area in front of Paperback Booksmith...
...textbooks and general reading, your best bet is to start with The Harvard Coop. The Harvard Book Store (1256 Mass. Ave) stays open till 10 p.m. every night except Sunday. It carries new titles and used books at half-price downstairs. For more mainstream new books, there's the Paperback Booksmith (25 Brattle St.). Reading International (47 Brattle St.) is also good for late-night shoppers and offers a huge selection of magazines and a mixture of popular and scholarly titles. Wordsworth (30 Brattle St.) rounds off the Square's general reading book shops...