{"product_id":"working-in-the-commonwealth-of-books-1960-2025-a-cultural-memoir-paperback","title":"Working in the Commonwealth of Books: 1960-2025 A Cultural Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKeith Helmuth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom a golden age of bookselling to community-based publishing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorking in the Commonwealth of Books\u003c\/em\u003e lays out Keith Helmuth's cultural memoir encompassing the past six and half decades-a narrative seen through the lens of a bookseller, bookstore manager, college librarian, and publisher. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting in the 1960s in Iowa City, Syracuse, and Manhattan, an account of an era unfolds as seen by an activist devoted to the culture of books and their role in illuminating the human condition in a time of accelerating ecological destruction and deepening social crisis. The journey continues at Friends World College on Long Island and in Kenya. The story is rounded out with a return to bookstore management in Philadelphia and community-based book publishing in Woodstock, New Brunswick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 19, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51884893896992,"sku":"9781988299587","price":33.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/UhKMdHDwUS9781988299587.webp?v=1781884535","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/working-in-the-commonwealth-of-books-1960-2025-a-cultural-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}