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They usually tell you to go to Wordsworth (30 Brattle St.) And, actually, if you are looking for something specific, that's your best bet. It's cheaper, and there is a good selection. The store itself is sort of confusing--books are kept in sections that don't always make sense--but it is computerized, so just ask for help...
...women's studies section is better than Harvard Book Store's, and Wordsworth has an amazing children's section. But the atmosphere is hectic, crowded and not at all conducive to hanging out. But the store will usually have what you are looking for, so you don't have to stay forever if you can't bear the crowds...
Living as we are through the greatest global democratic awakening in history, it is hard not to feel the thrill Wordsworth felt when contemplating the French Revolution ("Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive/ But to be young was very heaven!"). Of course Wordsworth lived to regret it. But there will be time for that later. Now is the time to thrill...
...Richard Bach: Wordsworth Book Shop...
...street musician using amplification along Brattle Street risks harrassment, arrest, fines and permit revocation. [In my case, the Cambridge Police have repeatedly shut me down and threatened me with arrest when I've attempted to perform on the traffic island between Brattle and Mt. Auburn Streets, near the Wordsworth bookstore...