Chapter 44: Kevin the Bookseller on subtracting stuff and sorting Star Wars

Dec 26, 2019

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In this chapter, I walk into a full-blown Indigo bookstore, inside of a hospital and run into my old friend Kevin, who has been working there for 11 years. As we begin talking about his three most formative books, I decide to bring out my iPhone and record the conversation.

Chapter Description:

I love Kevin Marusic. 

He’s a book nerd and bookseller and bookstore manager (and moustache aficionado) who runs the Indigo bookstore in the Mount Sinai hospital in downtown Toronto. 

Whenever I talk to Kevin our conversation rolls like a river so this time (this time!) I pulled out my cell phone after I walked in and recorded the very first guerrilla style chapter of 3 Books! 

No prep, no research, no notes, no books read in advance.

In Chapter 44 of 3 Books, join me inside the Indigo Books in Mount Sinai hospital as we discuss how to learn to look at worlds beyond our own, what order you should watch the Star Wars movies in and why, what the dangers are of the ‘pants computer’, why you should separate your phone into tool and toy, why books are magic (new 3 Books value!), and, of course, the incredible Kevin Marusic’s three most formative books. 

There are so many nerdy tic-tacs buried in this chat that I am not coming anywhere close to doing Kevin justice.

Trust me.

He is a gem! He is a lover. He has a wonderful heart.

And I am so delighted to share his incredible wisdom with all of you. The world will be a better place if we can all be a bit more like Kevin. 

Let’s go!

What You'll Learn:

• What is the other definition of USSR?
• Why is it important to lose yourself in art or in stories?
• Why should a conversation flow like a river?
• Who did JRR Tolkien go to school with to help inspire Lord of the Rings?
• Why are booksellers and librarians ‘doctors of the mind’?
• How can living with less give us more?
• What are the dangers of the ‘pants computer’?

You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://www.3books.co/chapters/44