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Biblio File bookstore round-up

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Given all the hysterical adoration, I figured I should probably read something about the guy. Mango’s biography is supposed to be pretty good, so I visited this shop near the Blue Mosque in hopes of finding one

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As mentioned earlier, the indies in Istanbul don’t seem to like putting prices on or in their books…

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…so I marched a copy over to a guy who looked like he owned the place and asked How much?

No. Sorry. Not for $50 CDN. Not for a paperback.

I looked all over for another copy at a better price. No such luck. And there were no other Ataturk books either, in English at least. Nary a one in Turkey about the most popular dude in the country’s history. Unbelievably, I found one staring at me for $14 here in Mexico City

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and, continuing with the disbelief, another for less, several days later.

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Other “new” bookstores in Istanbul ( and a commentary on used ones I visited) include

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