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About Me

"The smartest bookstore in town" – Creative Loafing
Read A Cappella Books' May Newsletter here.
What makes Atlanta's A Cappella Books the smartest bookstore in town? Probably the same things that make you smart. Like you, we love books. Corporate bookstores depend on best-sellers, books that, as soon as their marketing blitz is over, quietly recede into oblivion. At A Cappella Books, we don’t think of our customers as mass culture consumers. And we don’t think of our books merely as merchandise. We like to think of the books as permanent literature, books you will find just as enjoyable, interesting and important years from now as you do today.
We specialize in out-of-print and rare books – titles the corporate book stores have forgotten – but we also carry used copies of current books, new books the bigger stores overlook, as well as some of the same titles you’ll find everywhere else, but that we just happen to like.
Many of our new books are discounted, our used books sell for half of the current in-print price and our out-of-print and rare books are priced at the low-end of the market. So whatever your book-buying budget, you’ll find great values at A Cappella Books, from our glass display cases housing books worth hundreds of dollars to our paperback shelves where our books are generally just a couple of bucks.
Next time you’re in the Little Five Points area for a play at the Horizon Theater or Seven Stages, a concert at the Variety Playhouse, a visit to the Carter Center or the King Memorial, or just for a bite at Sotto Sotto, Wisteria, or Babette’s, please stop in to browse. If you love books, you’ll be glad you did.

My Interests

Buying and selling quality new and used books.

I'd like to meet:

You!

Music:

Animal Collective, Hank Williams, The Fall, Loretta Lynn, Gang of Four, Bob Dylan, Devo, Gram Parsons, Neil Young, the Beatles, Athens, John cale, the Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, the Birthday party, Count Basie, John Coletrain, the Animals, Nick Drake, pink Floyd, the Band, Pere Ubu, Lie and Swell, Brian Wilson, Sun Ra, Van Dyke Parks, Bob Marley, Fugazi, X, Boards of Canada, Black Flag, Bill Monroe, Nirvana, the Kingsmen, Outkast, Q and Not U, Hubcap City (from Belgium), Cat Power, the mekons, the Ex, Talking Heads, Woody Guthrie, Iggy and the Stooges, Sebadoh, Smoke, the Flakes, Einsturzende Neubauten, Deerhunter, Television, Jimi Hendrix, Beethoven, TV on the Radio, Bach, Quasi, the Evens, Goody Mob, Gift of Gab, DJ Shadow, Can, Nico, John Fahey, Johhny Cash, Wire, Lamonte Young, Steve Reich, the Dead Kennedys, Terry Allen, Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Rock*A*Teens, Samhain, the Misfits, the Cramps, Egg Hunt, Mose Allison, the Arcade Fire, Now it's Overhead, Milemarker, Blame Game, Robert Johnson, Glass Candy, the Sex Pistols, a Fir Ju-Well, Joy Division, the Smiths MC5, Pylon, Wire, Public image Ltd., Electrosleep Int'l, Airoes, Frank Zappa, tom Waits, Brian Eno, the Ramones, Wilco, the Byrds, ? and the Mysterians, New Order, Mission of Burma, Mastodon, Vaz, James Brown, Ice-T, Public Enemy, PJ Harvey, and so on...

Books:

" Down in Orburndale " by Bobby Braddock
" The Heebie Jeebies at CBGBs " by Steven Lee Beeber
" The Big Eddy Club: The Stocking Stranglings and Southern Justice " by David Rose
" As Far As you Can Get Without A Passport " by Peter Case
"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
"Love Sick Blues" by Paul Hemphill"
"Party Out of Bounds" by Rodger Lyle Brown
"Country Music" by Nick Tosches
"The Old, Weird America" by Greil Marcus
"The Brooke Book" by Brooke Shields
"Hell's Angels" by Hunter S. Thompson
"The Seven Deadly Sins" by Mickey Z.
"We Are Devo" by Jade Dellinger & David Giffels
"Gonzo: the Art" by Ralph Steadman
"Mix Tape" by Thurston Moore
"You Don't Love Me Yet" by Jonathan Lethem

Heroes:

Hank Williams, Charles Bukowski, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bradford Cox

My Blog

Another eve. w/ the Garbageman Supershort story night. Thurs., Dec. 20!

Thursday, December 20. 8 p.m. TOMORROW NIGHT!!!Ponce de Leon Records is proud to present:Another Evening w/ the Garbageman Vol. 4 Supershort Story NightA Cappella BooksThe idea behind Another Evening ...
Posted by A Cappella Books on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:48:00 PST

We got hacked...

Hey everyone,Someone hacked into A Cappella Books' Myspace account and sent out some comments about how our friend Emily likes you a whole lot.We only know one Emily and she doesn't like anyone, so pl...
Posted by A Cappella Books on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:02:00 PST

Check out this event: John Dean Speaks at the Carter Library

Hosted By: A Cappella BooksWhen: Monday Sep 17, 2007 at 7:00 PMWhere: The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library 441 Freedom ParkwayAtlanta, GA 30307United StatesDescription:A Cappella Books Click Here To ...
Posted by A Cappella Books on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 01:18:00 PST

Jack Pendarvis: In CL Today, Saturday at the Store!

From this week's Creative Loafinghttp://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?o id=oid%3A249881"Jack Pendarvis: Spreading the comic virusAtlanta author ponders whether irony is overratedBY CURT ...
Posted by A Cappella Books on Thu, 31 May 2007 08:57:00 PST

Paul Hawken Pictures Now Up

We all had a great time and enjoyed hearing Paul Hawken talk about his new book Blessed Unrest.Come see the new pictures....
Posted by A Cappella Books on Sat, 26 May 2007 12:58:00 PST

Paul Hawken: Tonight at the Carter Center!

Posted By:A Cappella BooksHosted By::A Cappella Bookse-mailWhen:Wednesday May 23, 2007 at 7:00 PMWhere::The Carter Center453 Freedom ParkwayAtlanta, GA 30307United StatesView MapNOTED ENVIROMENTALIST ...
Posted by A Cappella Books on Wed, 23 May 2007 06:34:00 PST

Saturday! The Southern Roots of Hip Hop!

A Cappella Books Hosted By:: A Cappella Books e-mail When:Saturday May 19, 2007 at 4:00 PMWhere::Criminal Records466 Moreland Ave NEAtlanta, GA 30307 View Ma...
Posted by A Cappella Books on Fri, 18 May 2007 03:05:00 PST

Irvine Welsh Bash: An Excellent Time!

The Irvine Welsh bash at The Highland Inn was a great success.Doug Monroe has blogged about it for Atlanta Magazine.Our friends at Baby Got Books has blogged about it, too. And don't forget to check ...
Posted by A Cappella Books on Mon, 14 May 2007 07:11:00 PST

Don't Miss Trainspotting Author Irvine Welsh

    Hosted By:         A Cappella BooksWhen: Saturday May 12, 2007at 8:00 PMWhere: The Highland Inn644 N. Highland Ave.Atlanta, GA 30306e-mailView MapTRAIN...
Posted by A Cappella Books on Fri, 11 May 2007 05:17:00 PST

Bobby Braddock at A Cappella Books

Bobby Braddock reads from his memoir, Down in Orburndale and sings "He Stopped Loving Her Today" at A Cappella Books, May 3, 2007>BR>Bobby Braddock Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by A Cappella Books on Sat, 05 May 2007 04:29:00 PST