Wow this book store is huge it's three stories. With just…read moreabout every type of book you can possibly find they also have a whole floor of kids books and kids toys and other fun stuff. They have a coffee shop and all different places to sit and read if You like books this is a place to be right in the downtown area of Bonn Germany. Everything is in German so I can't read it but the staff was pretty friendly showing us around. Prices are reasonable.

A fabulous gigantic book shop right in the heart of Bonn. Looks small from the outside and the…read moremoment you step in you see the old building with high ornate ceilings and floors of books. I could spend a day here just browsing and reading. There is a whole kids section in the UG floor and a huge selection of topics and books to choose from. I will definitely be back next time I am in town :-))

From the owner: Wir sind eine kleine, gut sortierte und persönlich geführte Buchhandlung. Literatur erleben!read more

This bookstore is located inside Cologne's main train station (Hbf) and we went there yesterday…read morewhile waiting for our train back to Frankfurt. The store is large and it has a terrific selection, with the exception of too few photography & art books. Also, everyone working there was very friendly and helpful.

Located inside the central station: good spot for killing time while waiting for a train (the…read moreDouglas on the other side is also a good spot for this but less intellectual). Good selection of international press (I found le monde diplo, charlie hebdo, le monde) and a very good selection of books in English (classics, fiction and non fiction, last time I visited they had several books by Chomsky). The selection in French is less good, though, mostly current 'navets' and translations.

From the owner: Die Idee: Wir machen Überflüssiges flüssig…read more Oxfam Shops sind Secondhand-Läden mit einem besonderen Konzept. Ehrenamtliche Teams verkaufen hier Dinge, die andere gespendet haben. Die erwirtschafteten Finanzmittel kommen der entwicklungspolitischen Arbeit des Oxfam Deutschland e.V. zugute. Ob Sie uns mit Sachspenden unterstützen, ehrenamtlich mitarbeiten oder in den Oxfam Shops einkaufen - Sie setzen sich damit für die Vision von Oxfam ein: eine gerechte Welt ohne Armut.

We visited the Berlin store (see my separate review) and loved it, so naturally we had to visit the…read moreCologne store. Once again, I could easily have spent many more hours browsing; the selection is *superb* and eclectic. Also, everyone working there was incredibly helpful and quite friendly.