Thunderbolt Books and Gifts
2 ratings since posting on Wednesday, November 3, 2004
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thunderbolt books 512 santa monica blvd. santa monica, 90401 310.899.9279 10am-10pm, 7 days i just love this store. when i need to unwind or get recharged or just feel dopey and discouraged after a long day at my challenging life, where do i want to go? i want to go eat yummy vegan food at real food daily..but wait, that's not what i'm here to say....after/ or before, yummy vegan cuisine, i want to enter thunderbolt books. for me it's like church--that is to say--er...maybe unlike church (the church i grew up in anyway)--this is sacred ground. thunderbolt books is part of a precious and a vanishing species on our small planet. this store is beautiful. it is perfectly lit. it is like walking into a comforting embrace. i always feel i am invited to find my own way through this store--just like my journey through life...but unlike my life, this store is so peaceful..meditative and calm...the store is wonderfully clean, and bright. the staff is knowledgable and kind. owner russell has compassionately steered me towards just the right thing many times over the years. furthermore, this store, and its people, have never seemed to have any annoying agenda for what i believe or don't, what i want to read, or don't... they are just openly providing alternatives and options, which i think is why i always feel so safe and happy there. i like to go upstairs into the loft and sit on the floor, pretending to read something. but really, i'm meditating with surprising ease, appreciating the wonder of books, whatever the subject matter. i'm listening to the always-playing, always-celestial, perfect music...i'm resolving to recommit to my spiritual practice and to start being nicer, more generous, less cranky, etc...isn't it amazing that this bookstore can inspire all this in me..? i think so...did i mention the crystals, the jewelry, the candles, the flower essences, the top-quality nutritional supplements. did i mention i love this store. you should go there. go there now. stop reading this, tear yourself away from the computer and go...and after you're done browsing, buy stuff..if you want this store to survive, and you will if you've ever been there, support it. support it with your dollars, not just your praise. let's not look back at that sweet santa monica blvd. storefront in years to come and cry, one more time, (re independent bookstores) over what we've lost. - samantha , posted 04/11/07 |
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512 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401 This store has a really nice feeling to it. You know, sometimes the 'new-age' thing gets pretentious really quick...but this place is the real thing. Lots of newer book titles and quite a few audio tapes and cds to browse through. They have some wonderful buddhist statues as well. I've gotten lots of gifts for people here over the years. Right next to Real Food Daily on Santa Monica Blvd. - Unsubscribed , posted 11/03/04 |
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