Charing Cross Road was once the bookselling heart of London and disreputable enough to avoid the… — Ben Aaronovitch
Charing Cross Road was once the bookselling heart of London and disreputable enough to avoid the multinational chains in their unceasing quest to turn every street of every city into a clone of every other.
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Dedication: This book is dedicated to all the people who get up and do something about it, whatever it is and however small the thing is they do.
