Elliott Bay Gift Certificates
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Gift Certificates are available in-store or charge-by-phone only! Call 1-800-962-5311
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The perfect gift—in any amount—with that personal touch of classic old world charm.
Austin writer Karen Valby was assigned by Entertainment Weekly to find a small town that seemed untouched by popular culture. Her quest took her to Utopia, Texas—90 miles west of San Antonio—a place with no stoplights, no chainstores, and seven churches. Her assignment accomplished, she was intrigued enough to return, noting that change was coming to Utopia. In Welcome to Utopia: Notes from a Small Town (Spiegel & Grau), Karen Valby notes the changes brought and wrought by the internet, satellite tv, and the very real presence of two wars that the US is fighting. "The characters, the town, and the landscape in Welcome to Utopia are so perfectly drawn, they seem as near to me as my own neighbors. Karen Valby is a writer of astonishing talent, and she has given us the record of a rich and vanishing world in this book." - Haven Kimmel.
