Ian's Shop-O-Matic Web Guide

First, you'll need a toy store like the Archie McPhee Company.

Then you'll probably want some books that you can't get at Amazon, because they don't sell them in this country. Try the UK's Internet Bookshop, Australia's Dymock's Books or the Australian Online Bookshop, or just maybe Berkeley's Dark Carnival Books.

If you need a book that's out of print, try

  • Advanced Book Exchange (est. 1996, B&N since 1998)
  • Bibliofind (Amazon)
  • Half.com (eBay)
  • aLibris
  • Interloc
  • Bookavenue.com
  • BookFinder.com

    Finally, you'll be wanting a Zarah Leander or Lola Beltran CD, or the British version of something with a different track list or cover (or, in the case of Chumbawamba, all the quotes the US version censored and all the songs without bleep sounds over parts of them). Try the UK's Interactive Music & Video Shop - CD, Video, MiniDisc, Cassette, Vinyl, Laserdisc, T-shirts & Games, or Germany's TeleCD - Your Musicshop (English), or go straight to the label itself in the case of Beggars Banquet.

    TRAVEL
    M&K Travel
    sample: London/Paris $429
    Best Fares, 415-433-9648
    sample: London/Paris $439
    TFI Tours
    sample: London/Paris $460
    Airticket Masters
    sample: London/Paris $479
    Trekkers Travel
    prices on Web only, sample: London $491 on Lufthansa
    Shoppers Travel
    sample: London $499, Paris $529
    Scandia Travel, 800-536-4359
    sample: Paris $499, London $545
    Far & Beyond "no advance fares"
    sample: London $589, Paris $649
    Rockbottom Fares
    sample: London/Paris $599/705

    Or, borrow it for free!

  • Berkeley Public Library Catalog
  • Oakland Public Library Catalog
  • San Francisco Public Library Catalog

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