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Modern Times Bookstore

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Citysearch | Reading matter for the socially conscious, making this bookstore one of the smartest in town.

Since 1971, a collective has run Modern Times as a progressive neighborhood bookshop, though in recent years they have compromised this stance by taking on hourly employees to do the busy work. The roomy,...
citysearch.com - expert review - 08/14/2003
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User Reviews of Modern Times Bookstore

Yelp.com Review - by Darrin G.

5.0 of 5 stars. I first went here in 2001 when I was still in high school, and I liked it then and I still like it now, even though I don't make it in as much as I should. Modern Times has all sorts of fun events and…
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by laura a.

5.0 of 5 stars. this bookstore is well worth visiting if you're a fan of good fiction and non-fiction, zines, even children's books. i was really impressed with the selection here..especially the zine stuff. i was…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kathleen N.

5.0 of 5 stars. Nice, local independent bookstore that is well stocked with a healthy selection of books and zines. Lots and lots of local flavor. Every now and then I get an employee who has that too-cool-for-school…
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tara A.

4.0 of 5 stars. i definitely do not come here as often as i should or would like. i was reminded of this fact today when i stopped in to pick up a book for my dad's birthday. [everything is illuminated] they have a…
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Katie M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Don't go here if you want the latest installation of the Oprah Book Club (not that there aren't some GREAT books on that list). It's not a mainstream place. I think they're only nice to me because I…
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Magdelyn P.

2.0 of 5 stars. This review is based on an experience six months ago, but it just jumped into my mind. This bookstore gets an extra star, bringing my review to two, for having a good Lit Mag section. Otherwise, the…
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Cheri L.

4.0 of 5 stars. One time, I was so engrossed in my comfy chair, reading Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," that I was late for my meeting a few doors down at 826 Valencia, which was…
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by justin d.

4.0 of 5 stars. i went to gay shame here a couple times and the harry potter 7 release party. they only get four stars because at the party none of the treats were vegan.
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Natalie S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Modern Times from the outside always seemed a little too flourescently-lit to be an appealing venue for book-browsing. But once I finally walked in and poked around, turned out this cavernous space…
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Linda J.

3.0 of 5 stars. I wish I could feel the love for Modern Times, because of their independent ownership and because they are in my neighborhood. I agree they have a good selection. But in my years of shopping there,…
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Levi B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great alternative book store. Got everything you need when it comes to progressive thinking and social issues.
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Walked in not expecting much and walked out with several books and a few magazines. I could have easily bought several more, the staff obvioulsy chose with care and quality in mind. It's funny thow…
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by rachel b.

5.0 of 5 stars. I have been shopping at Modern Times for years, and I am in love with it! The love just keeps coming..like really. Like this is a LTR and I am so glad that the love goes on. Long ago, MTB and I fell…
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jin Z.

3.0 of 5 stars. I can't help spending time flipping through their new non-fiction display every time I go - they've got a great selection of interesting liberal/lefty titles. The somewhat warehouse-y space doesn't…
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Josephine L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Serious crush. On this bookstore. I want to have a soul-kissing make-out session with it.
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Fallopian Swim Team D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Killed an hour in there today. Browsed aisles of books that you just would not see at a large chain store. Real off the wall/counter culture/activist/makes you think type stuff. Do not ask for the…
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by elsa m.

5.0 of 5 stars. Yay, support them. You'll find stuff here that's hidden elsewhere.
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Bill J.

2.0 of 5 stars. There's something just kinda off about this store and its selection. I appreciate that they have interesting author events and the space has a community center appeal, which is all great. But I'm in…
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sooj O.

3.0 of 5 stars. Sigh. There are times when you can feel a bookstore where, for one reason or another, it's not being well maintained. It comes down to a number of factors: the look of sections not being well…
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Dandy D.

5.0 of 5 stars. i love their radical slant. they carry some titles you'd have a hard time finding elsewhere. & i discovered when i went to hear miranda july read there recently, that they have a little stage just…
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by elly j.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love Modern Times. They are a great local bookstore, with grassroots events and readings from non mainstream writers. They have a pretty good selection of both eclectic stuff AND bestsellers. They…
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by sprout s.

5.0 of 5 stars. Modern Times is a wonderland. Mashallah! Thank you for supporting my book habit.
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Rinky N.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is dangerous place for my family of book-aholics, My hubby and i used to go here all the time years ago but hadn't been there in 5 years or more. I limited myself to the kids' books, cookbooks…
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Milly S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Want-to-buy-everything selection (and children's book section that makes me want to get pregnant immediately). Friendly and informed staff. And they're worker-owned. Dreamy.
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Vikram A.

4.0 of 5 stars. Modern Times always gets extra points from me for being a host business during Lit Crawl. They are a nice little local shop that brings in authors for various talks and discussions. Their staff is…
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Alissa P.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is my favorite bookstore in San Francisco. This is truly a neighborhood bookstore, and you can feel good supporting a small business instead of Amazon. The selection is broad, and they offer…
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Erika Y.

5.0 of 5 stars. everytime i go into this bookstore, i find what i'm looking for... if not the specific book, something even better. great for gifts b.c. of wide selection and interesting genres., bought all my…
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Chloe S.

4.0 of 5 stars. One of the places I am not allowed to visit when broke since there is absolutely no way I'll enter with intentions to browse and actually leave empty handed. Plus, I always feel guilty perusing the…
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by liquefaction S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Independent bookstores have been struggling more than ever to stay in business because of big chains like Borders, Amazon, Barnes ( Noble, etc. For that reason alone, I have decided to buy only from…
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by puck f.

4.0 of 5 stars. good books, good folks. people i want to give my book money to.
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by charlotte s.

4.0 of 5 stars. coolbean local mission dist. bookstore with a great selection of interesting titles... they also have authors come and do readings as well.
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Mer S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Perfect selection for a niche store and they've put on amazing events. Hearing Ahmed Shawki and David Zirin speak in that tiny space (and the discussions that followed) were highlights of my year.
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by brenda b.

5.0 of 5 stars. Wide selection of books that one would hard-pressed to find at a mainstream megabookmart, ie: Barnes and Nobles or Borders. I've found the staff to be kind and responsive all the times I've went. I…
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2006
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Modern Times

Left wing political book store and more. They actively encourage taking books off the shelf, sitting...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/29/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Gabriel D.

3.0 of 5 stars. Really, it should be 2.5 stars. The selection isn't bad, and they do have a lot of stuff you won't find anywhere else, but...They are just so damned rude!!!! It's not a liberal issue because I'll go…
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2006
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Modern Times Bookstore

This is a very cutsie bookstore in the mission district in San Francisco. There is a great selection...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/31/2005
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Modern Times

I like this little bookstore. It is located in the heart of the mission district and parking is not ...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/21/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark B.

5.0 of 5 stars. One of my favorite bookstores on earth, Modern Times is independent and cooperative. The only problem with Modern Times is that when I go into the store, I want to buy half the inventory.
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by t. han s.

3.0 of 5 stars. you are more liberal than i am.
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Tong H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Great place to nurtur your mind. Fantastic collection.
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Nish N.

3.0 of 5 stars. A cool, local bookstore in the Mission, not necessarily the largest selection, but a great community center of sorts, with many a local author and/or progressive luminary passing through for their…
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Steve R.

5.0 of 5 stars. Progressive bookstore in the Mission which needs community support. Many authors speak there and an indie press is featured each month. www.mtbs.com
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2005
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my favorite bookstore

If you love current political writing, you'll love this place. Everything from books on vegitarianism to Buddhism. Great selections and wonderful quirky books! They have a nice space set up in the back for...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/17/2002
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