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Olsson's-Old Town Alexandria, 106 S. Union St.When we renovated an old warehouse in this historic port city, we kept the great oak beams and remade timbers into information desks. The first floor Music Department carries a large selection of folk, country, rock and classical. American and British history books are strong here. Also featured are books about nature-animals, birds, pets. We've learned that Alexandrians do love their dogs. Frequented by local residents and tourists, this is often a meeting spot, given its late hours and comfortable browsing atmosphere.
106 S. Union St., Phone: (703) 684-0077 Mon-Thu: 10:00am - 9:00pm
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Staff FavoritesLocated on South Union Street in the heart of Northern Virginia's most charming historical district, our Old Town Alexandria store offers lots of natural light in a lovely old two storey building looking out on the Potomac River. The store features an eclectic music selection, as well as one of the most carefully cultivated collections of great used books in the DC area. The general book store focusses on our customers' tastes, including Civil War and military books, but with a wide variety of other subjects, as well. Our store and book manager is Alex Beguin, and our music manager is Chris Anderson. Feel free to ask them questions, or just drop by to say hello!
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A marvelously strange journey into the declining senses and extraordinary visions of the Spanish master. A landscape conquered by phantom armies and erupting in sulphurous nightmare images, described in an elegant and truly lovely prose. —Jim H, Old Town Alexandria $13.00
Need a breath of mountain air? Exhausted by concrete? Turner-a Buddhist mountain climber with decades os experience takes you into the Tetons, and brings them alive with passion and lyricism! —Vicki, Old Town Alexandria $14.95
A richly detailed account of one woman's journey from mainstream religious thought. Sue Monk Kidd—best known for "The Secret Life of Bees"—has created a guidebook for anyone yearning to define faith on their own terms. —Sara, Old Town Alexandria $12.95
Truly a rare accomplishment: a complex weave of biography and social history, compellingly written and genuinely provocative. A marvelous portrait of the United States at a time of enormous change and creativity. —Jim H, Old Town Alexandria $16.00
The classic fin de siecle novel, a masterpiece of controlled melancholy. Quite simply, this is Roth's finest achievement, a lyrical, passionate exploration of the decline of a family as a metaphor for an entire passage of time. —Alex B., Old Town Alexandria $16.95