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Politics and Prose Bookstore
Independent bookshop spread across thirteen thousand square feet, born of a hand-carried move across the street.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C. opens on a Sunday morning in the summer of 1989, with a policeman halting traffic on Connecticut Avenue for an unusual procession. It follows Carla Cohen, who left the Carter administration to open a bookshop without knowing the trade, and the manager she found through a classified ad. Stand outside on the sidewalk facing the entrance as you listen.
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