Together this collection of lost treasures offers a glimpse into other readers' lives that they never intended for us to see. By night, he's the voyeuristic force behind where he shares the weird objects he has found among the stacks at his store.Forgotten Bookmarks is a scrapbook of Popek's most interesting finds. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Sure, there are actual bookmarks, but there are also pictures and ticket stubs, old recipes and notes, valentines, unsent letters, four-leaf clovers, and various sordid, heartbreaking, and bizarre keepsakes. What stories could they tellBy day, Michael Popek works in his family's used bookstore. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Forgotten Bookmarks: A Booksellers Collection of Odd Things Lost Between the Pages at. Forgotten Bookmarks is a scrapbook of Popek's most interesting finds. By night, he's the voyeuristic force behind where he shares the weird objects he has found among the stacks at his store. But what becomes of those forgotten bookmarks? What stories could they tell? By day, Michael Popek works in his family's used bookstore. Eventually the book finds its way into the world-a library, a flea market, other people's bookshelves, or to a used bookstore. It could be a train ticket, a letter, an advertisement, a photograph, or a four-leaf clover. The paper probably dates from the 1950s, the heyday of the store. It's happened to all of us: we're reading a book, something interrupts us, and we grab the closest thing at hand to mark our spot. Today's forgotten bookmark is a memo to Bresee's employees regarding a Main Street parade.
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