What) Located in British Columbia's beautiful Okanagan Valley, The Book Shop is one of Canada's largest used book stores. Over 5,000 square feet of floor space provides for the display of thousands of new, used and out-of-print books covering almost every subject imaginable.  With more books, covering a greater variety of subjects than many small-town libraries, The Book Shop is something of an enigma in a city with a population of only 40,000 people. The Book Shop handles enough volume to employ six full-time employees as well as student help in the busy summer months. The huge variety and quantity of stock is a reflection of Bruce's basic business philosophy, "a second-hand bookstore should be everything to everybody, people must be enticed to return again and again, they won't come back if they feel they have seen it all in 10 mintues". (1)

    Where) 242 Main Street  minimum hours   Mon - Sat  9:00 - 5:30   Sun - 11:00 - 5:00    250-492-6661 

    Why) I have had a book on the go more or less continuously since I learned to read as a child.  I enjoy spending time browsing the aisles of used and new bookstores so there was really no way that I couldn't go here while I was in Penticton.  Take a look below and see what books caught the attention of my wallet.






















I read the first third of this book but I haven't finished it.





I had a previous interest in Gurdjieff but this book really goes with the first one.





I had this book on my "see if you can find it somewhere" list for a year but I enjoyed looking for it more than I did reading it.



I got this book as a gift for Pam but she didn't read more then a third of it before putting it down.





This book is just one of the many interesting things you can find if you are willing to do a detailed browse of the shelves.