Waldenbooks: Eight Decades of Reading - Post-Mortar

The story of Waldenbooks. Founded in 1933 in Boston, MA, they quickly became one of the largest booksellers in North America -- eventually succumbing to financial pressures under Borders Group in 2011. Here's the story of how they went from the Great Depression to the Great Recession in a staggering Eight Decades of books!

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Mallwalkers, Sabatheus (Jim Mills), Ed!, Niceckhart, David Wilson, Geographer at English Wikipedia, Publichall, TaurusEmerald, Hänsel und Gretel, Ildar Sagdejev (Specious), Dwight Burdette, Qwert78, Joel Kramer

Special thanks to Mallwalkers, Prague Tour Guide, David Valenzuela, and Steven Pinker

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"Long Stroll" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Bossa Antigua" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Night in Venice" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Alex Nuelle 2023