Barnes and Noble, a massive bookstore to end all bookstores that offers pretty much any endeavor in any book your are looking for at any given whim, but it also serves as a place away from home to escape too that most people practice but don't recognize, me being one of them.
If I move to a new place, the first thing I look for after food and the apartment/house is a Barnes and Noble. Want to know why? Because if I am bored one day or feel like getting away from anything going on in my life, instead of staying at home, driving or whatever should meet your fanciful query at that given moment, I like to delve into a nice chair with a book and atmosphere in Barnes and Noble. Most of the libraries that I could go to are either too crowded, too old and not kept up, or noisy ( I know funny isn't it?), but Barnes and Noble has a sort of eloquent ruminating quality in its stores that just feeds my calmness and musing more than anything. I find myself getting a nice smoothie from Jamba Juice, and strolling through the books, looking at what subject might interest me that day, finding a nice place to sit (sometimes the floor) and read/learn while the minutes float away. I like how Barnes and Noble, versus a traditional library, houses people that are inherently on the move, meaning they are there looking for something to buy more often than not rather than lingering around like in a library. I find this more soothing and a better environment to concentrate and drift away in.
So instead of just a megastore, Barnes and Noble can serve as a place to relax and enjoy a nice quiet day in that couldn't be found in your home.
- Sean Marrone
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