I love McCleod's! There's nothing like it on the West Coast. My favorite thing to do whenever I go in there is to ask the attractive young sprite at the desk for directions to the "Holocaust denial" section. She usually pulls a face and pretends to be confounded until the owner, who is always hovering around nearby, recognizes me and takes over. I often leave with a load of the rarest, most... more

Wow! This place is crazy!! So many old awesome books. Not much more to say besides wow! Great bookstore!

It's a long story.In a nutshell, I grew up playing my grandparents' piano, including their now-vintage sheet music. My favorite was Shirley Temple's "Animal Crackers in My Soup." One day I came over to practice only to find the sheet music gone. My sweet grandfather gave it away to some woman from his church who specifically asked for it. My heart hurts for it to this day.While vacationing in... more