Most of the used booksellers I've known are mavericks and misanthropes who love their books, resent parting with them, and run a bookstore because it's a job wh

Most of the used booksellers I've known are mavericks and misanthropes who love their books, resent parting with them, and run a bookstore because it's a job where they don't have to report to, or work with others. Unfortunately, used book stores are a vanishing breed.