An interview with Bob Shurtz
Title
An interview with Bob Shurtz
Subject
Used books, movies, CDs
Ralph Sampson
Parking Lot Service worker
Science Fiction
Real Estate Office
Special Ed major
Masunutten Regional Library
The Princess Bride
Record Store
Description
The interview covers Bob Shurtz's experience of owning a bookstore after he was offered to buy it off from two JMU students who had opened it for a class project. He talks about the types of books that are sold at the store, how downtown Harrisonburg has changed, and the importance of bookstores in our society.
Format
MP3, 25mins
Interviewer
Bahar Sayed
Interviewee
Bob Shurtz
Date of Interview
July 3, 2015
Citation
“An interview with Bob Shurtz,” The Bookshop: An Oral History Archive, accessed April 27, 2024, https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/bookstores/items/show/50.