Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - A Novel Condition:Well Read Sick of deeply personal accounts

Sick of deeply personal accounts written in the first person

Explores the relationship between architectural history and the current practice of architecture

Laced with subversive humour and warm intelligence

In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld

and transforming retail in the same way that Henry Ford revolutionized manufacturing

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - A Novel Condition:Well Read Sick of deeply personal accountsGlobal conspiracy, complex code breaking, high tech data visualization, young love, the secret to eternal life. Mostly in a hole in the wall San Francisco bookstore. Clay Jannon tells how serendipity, sheer curiosity, and the ability to climb a ladder like a monkey has sent him from Web Drone to night shift at Mr. Penumbras 24 Hour Bookstore. After just a few days on the job, Clay realizes just how curious this store is. A few customers come in