Hi guys, I want to introduce a bookstore in our city today.
Going to a new city is an adventure. Going to a bookstore is an adventure + depth tour, especially to a bookstore worth visiting.
Powell ’s Books is this kind of bookstore. Powell's Books is a chain of bookstores in Portland, Oregon, which is the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world. Powell's was founded by Walter Powell in 1971. It is located in the Pearl District on the edge of downtown and occupies a full city block , about 1.6 acres of retail floor space. CNN rates it one of the ten "coolest" bookstores in the world. It has nine color-coded rooms and over 3,500 different sections. You can buy new, used, rare, or out-of-print books and you can also sell your books to this store.
Ok, follow me please, Let's take a look of this book store.
去一个新城市是一场探险，那去一家书店就是探险＋深度自由游，尤其是去一家值得去的书店。
Powell ’s Books就是一个这样容纳了无数可能性的书籍海洋，每个进入的人都会迫不及待地神游四方，获取不一样的人生体验。这家书店是全美，也是全世界最大的独立私营书店，由Walter Powell创立于1971年，总店坐落在Portland市中心，书店整整占据了一个街区，营业面积达6300平方米。里面销售新书，二手书，打折书，绝版书，唱片等其它纪念品，小物件。
All four corners have powell's sign, but they are all low-key. Good wine needs no bush.
这个街区都是她一家。四个角都有powell's的牌子，不过都很低调，并不起眼。所谓酒香不怕巷子深。
When Borders, the second largest bookstore chain in the United States, filed for bankruptcy protection, I was shocked a bit. Will E-books replace the physical books in the future?
当年美国第二大连锁书店Borders申请破产保护后，曾让我小小震动了一下。难道在这个电子产品主宰一切的社会里，实体书真的不敌汹涌而来的电子书吗？anyway，Powell's Book还立在那里，永远留给我们一个可以无限温习的环境，一个机会。如果有一天，实体书真的彻底被电子书代替，这是该庆祝，还是该悲哀呢？
以前住的城市经常去的是borders，前文说了，已经倒闭。那时定期带儿子到书店，就是为了培养他爱书，爱阅读的习惯，所以让他自己选，或者我来帮他选。美国图书馆资源很好，但是我还是喜欢给儿子买书，一本好书可以无数次地读，可以放在书柜，有种拥有后的安全感。而图书馆借来的书，始终要还，读起来有种逼迫感。来到portland，得知这里有家这么大的书店，我心狂喜，有机会去市里转就带儿子去。每次进去几小时都出不来，我们需要不停地催促着儿子，停车时间到了。别说孩子，我也拔不开腿啊。满眼的书啊！那种极大丰富，让你恨不得晚上就睡里面。
There is a coffee shop. Always full of customs.
里面有小咖啡厅，点杯咖啡，坐在窗前看书，人生不过如此。这位置可不好等，每日进去的人太多了。
Entrance is here. Remember to go to front desk to get a map first or you probably get lost in the store.
进门后，挂着的黑板上写了各类书的分区。小朋友的书在Rose Room。记得先去前台拿份书店地图，不然你很可能转不出来。
进门后，挂着的黑板上写了各类书的分区。小朋友的书在Rose Room。记得先去前台拿份书店地图，不然你很可能转不出来。
Today we are here to buy books for my sons. I just search the Rose room, which is the room for kids books.
书籍分类，很好找。三张桌子上放的三个内容。第一张是跟世界地理文化风俗有关的；第二张桌子上全是跟dragon有关的书籍，科幻的，科普的，很有意思。
Books are arranged very well and you can easily find what you want. Many books will be affiliated with clerk recommendations. The blackboard will show us award-winning books.
这些是按照系列分的，照片上可以看清楚的，有clifford，Maisy等，都配有照片，小朋友自己就能找到。
还有chapter book区，魔幻故事区等等。很多书会贴上店员推荐，Many books will be affiliated with clerk recommendations.，总之，要找到你想要的书，在这么大一个漫无边际的书海里其实并不难。全部书籍都管理得仅仅有条，非常人性化。亲子阅读区，有桌子凳子，父母跟孩子一起阅读。
It is very interesting that one book you can find different versions here. For example, a fiction book, you can find new one, used one, hardcover one, regular one and or so with different prices. That's super cool!
Look at this Greek Ionic column built by books! I found one of Chinese famous book--Tao Te Ching (《道德经》)
Powell‘s book里面的书非常全，同一个书，可能有高大上的版本，也可能有屌丝版本，还可能有二手版本，价格依次递减，大家可以根据需要选购。我常常会买二手书，价格好，其实保存得都不错，跟新的也差不多。俺家儿子每次都要高大上的，这次为了让他放弃高大上选个屌丝版的，俺嘴皮子都磨破了，后者差不多是前者的半价啊！
每次去都是为了儿子，我都没时间去看看自己想看的书，下次去我一定要为自己！逛书店的妙处是网购图书永远体会不到的，不是单单一点击就完事，而是左顾右盼，连带相关，相互比较，一个跳跃接着一个跳跃，一个欣喜接着一个欣喜，这种乐趣电子书是不能替代的！
I like to visit book store and like physical books more than E-books, which can give me a lot of free reading experiences and more fun. If you travel in Portland don't forget this wonderful bookstore.
