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Great for Gifts

1. Brookline Booksmith

Neighborhood: Coolidge Corner

A love a good used bookstore and this is a great one. It's a store for new books and assorted gifts and other trinkets on the first floor (great children's section and wide aisles with chairs to sit...

2. Aunt Sadie's…

Neighborhood: South End

This is a very cute store with lots of great gift/ spoil yourself ideas. It's a great way to kill some time and browse for things you can't really find in mainstream stores.   So if you have a house...

3. Paper Source

Neighborhood: Coolidge Corner

Great place for funny/unusual cards as well as creative and unrivaled gifts.  Little on the pricey side.  Always fun....

4. Magpie

Neighborhood: Davis Square

myself, I really treasure this store as a source of inspiration and a means for me to support other craftsters. They have some great gift items here - I usually get earrings or pins for my friends. I...

5. Curious George Books…

Neighborhood: Harvard Square

Wow! This place is cool! Great kids books and toys, really well displayed.  It is aesthetically pleasing and chock full of great stuff. If you are looking for a gift for a child, this is a great...

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Selection

1. Harvard Book Store

Neighborhood: Harvard Square

This bookstore has a great feel to it, very different than barnes & noble, etc.  Political pins at the counter, thoughtful and alternative staff recommendations on the books, interesting selection...

2. Brookline Booksmith

Neighborhood: Coolidge Corner

on more than one occasion). Grad students are not supposed to buy everything that first catches their eye. But while their used selection is a little on the small side, it's never been an issue for me...

3. Raven Used Books

Neighborhood: Harvard Square

Small but robust selection of "used scholarly books," i.e., If you have any intellectual interests, go here and you will easily find many interesting texts to read.   History and philosophy sections...

4. Newbury Comics

Neighborhood: Back Bay

I used to go to Newbury Comics all the time. On my most recent trip back, I walked in, looked around and walked out.   The selection's not bad, but there's just this creepy 'buy-buy-buy' vibe...

5. Porter Square Books

a great selection of books- fiction and non, travel guides, cook books, etc... They support local writers and have plently of author events. It's independently owned, so your money is going to a hard...

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