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BUSCO BOOKS is now open for longer hours with shorter lunch breaks. The shop will no longer be open on Sundays. Full opening hours details are shown below. The phone number for BUSCO
BOOKS, c/Sènia del Barral,
Lloret de Mar is
87 22 11 082. If you don't get an answer when you call, please don't
leave a message. We won't get it! Please phone again during opening hours.
SUNDAY MARKET,
LLORET DE MAR - next attendance: 12 September |
What
visitors said of
"The little bit of Lloret we always enjoy visiting." - J. & S. G., Coventry
Books I just read PAULO COELHO, The Alchemist. I read this to see why it is so popular. and found it something of an anti-climax, having read other books of the same kind over the years. Still, a very short, simple and feel-good fable. Perhaps a good read for the less well-read or anyone in search of inspiration, I am sure. It left me tempted to try another of his books, perhaps written later on as opposed to his earlier books. F. YOUNGHUSBAND, Everest The Challenge (1936). I was intrigued to read this by the Brit who forcefully broke Tibet c.1905. No mention of that, but a short history of the attempts on Everest to date; some other Himalyan efforts; a welcome applause for the porters; hopes for future efforts on Everest; & oddly, a spiritual view to close. Evidently a reformed character with a wealth of experience in the region. STARKS & MURCUTT - LOST IN TIBET. A true story of 5 US airmen crash-landing in the Tibetan mountains in 1943. Having read a number of other "foreigners in Tibet" stories, this was disappointing: it had promise but was a little dull; an irritating narrative style along with its very American view of Tibet. If looking for a story of Tibet, readers would do better to read Heinrich Harrer or Robert Ford. NICHOLAS HAGGER - RISE & FALL OF CIVILIZATIONS. Study of history & predictions with a unique slant. NH says the Light (religious experience) is the common cause for birth of civilizations & the strength of Light directly relates to the strength of civilizations. Europe Xtian, Islamic, Byzantine Xtian, Buddhism, Hinduism etc are all waning with US Xtian the only one in ascent. US-led superstates may save us all from collapse. Interesting. NICK DANZIGER - DANZIGER'S TRAVELS. One man's silk-road journey from UK to Shanghai via Europe, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Tibet in 1980's on 1000 quid, using public transport & blagging, with barely a legal visa in sight. Very frank observations, great friends made, humour & humility - a fascinating insight (if nothing else) into how miserable the British are by comparison!
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If you're looking for a secondhand bookshop on the Costa Brava, looking for an English bookshop close to Barcelona or Girona, or just looking for English books in Spain, then you've come to the right place. BUSCO BOOKS, Lloret de Mar, is on the coast midway between Barcelona and the French border; the only secondhand English bookshop for something like 50km or more. The majority of books on our shelves are used and in the English language. We also stock a good range of bargain-price new English books on all sorts of subjects. Situated in the heart of Catalunya (Catalonia) on the Costa Brava, which is one of Spain's major tourist destinations, we also stock of good range of Spanish-language secondhand books. A small selection of Catalan, German, Dutch, French and Russian books help to give the shop a truly international flavour. Aside from the books on our shelves, we offer a search service for anything out of stock or hard to find. BUSCO BOOKS is therefore the one-stop shop for used books of all sorts and probably the only shop in a wide line between Barcelona and Paris which can say that. Proprietor, Kevin Allcoat was recently featured in the Costa Brava Resident magazine. If you missed it, please click here.
Car parking is free on the streets of Lloret de Mar during fiestas (Sundays included). Out of season (October-Easter), most car parks in and around the town are also free. Access to the shop by car is possible, though parking directly outside is not always possible. Click here for a map. |
OPENING HOURS, CLOSED Sun. 15 & Mon. 16 August SUNDAYS Tel.
87 22
11 082 La Diada de St Jordi (St George's Day) is the 23rd April. Not only is St Jordi the patron saint of England (and other countries), he is also the patron saint of Catalunya. As the date on which both William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes (England and Spain's greatest writers) were said to have died, it is the perfect date on which to celebrate reading and the gifting of books. It was thus introduced to the world as World Book Day in the 1980's thanks to the people of Catalunya. It is now one of the region's major festivals and perhaps the biggest day of the year for many booksellers. The Book Cupboard has been involved since 2003 (see photo, left, from 2009).
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We hope you enjoyed this virtual visit. Make it real when you are in next in Catalunya! Page updated 14 August 2010, by Kevin Allcoat |
