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    Wonder Book

    3.7 (103 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Vinyls
    Joevi F.

    Amazing book and vinyl collection. Books felt like it went on for miles, whatever book you are looking for I'm sure you'd find it. I came for the vinyls and I felt like a kid in a candy store. As pictured below, I found a great selection with an unbeatable price. They also had specials going on for the vinyls which is rare to see. The Frank Sinatra vinyl I ended up finding was a first edition going on eBay for $70+, I only ended up paying $14 for... so they are definitely rare finds if you're willing to look. Highly recommend this place.

    Margo C.

    This is a quirky (and hard to find) used bookstore with an upbeat vibe and lots of unique items for sale besides books...I love the interesting sodas (with cane sugar), local fudge (at the counter), postcards, T-shirts, and vintage prints...the selection of used books and movies seems carefully curated as I have found early editions of novels I could not find elsewhere and favorite old movies I have been surprised to come across. The store layout is maze-like with lots of nooks and crannies. The staff at the counter are friendly and easy going...I like that they have punch cards (but I usually forget mine.) I wouldn't say they have the lowest prices for a used bookstore but their books and movies are in good condition and they have a great collection. So this store is a little difficult to find as it is hidden behind a self storage facility and strip mall along Shady Grove Road. It is easy to miss the narrow driveway that leads to the back of these buildings. But it's also cool that it's not right by a busy street (and there is plenty of parking.)

    10/29/22. Has anyone ever met Phil Collins? Is her as big of a jerk as Elliott Segal says?
    John F.

    10/29/22 Books, music, games, movies, portraits and more movies. This place has many things one could hope to buy. One person's trash is another one's treasure. I say many things and took pictures of several things I liked. I ended up buying the movie Equilibrium. A movie I never finished long ago. A movie that now costs $5.90 and worth the price of admission. Some people might disagree with me on this, but its okay. The staff members I talked to were cool. The person I spoke to when I bought the movie reminded me of someone I have known. I like the portraits I came across and hope one of them becomes the main picture for this review. I will definitely be coming back here with my wife and let her see what I have seen. The music section reminded me of the movie High Fidelity. The tv series also looks really good, but haven't seen a single episode. I kept seeing Jack Black singing "The Night Laura's Daddy Died. Brother What A Night It Really Was...Angina Tough...Glory Beeeeeee" Digressing again. I had a great time here and know I can add more great movies. To my collection should I come across them. I look forward to doing so. If The 5th Die Hard movie is still there next week, I will buy it...maybe.

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    Sidney C.

    This store has a wide selection of books, DVDs, vinyls, games, postcards, etc. that fill up the extensive lines of shelves. Personally, I came for the books, and I was stunned by the wide variety, especially classics! However, they have books in many genres (sci-fi, horror, fantasy, general fiction, poetry, history, art, etc.). I was lost in a trance while walking through the shelves and gazing at all of the books. I could've easily spent all day browsing through the vast collection of books because the shelves seemed to go on forever. I definitely need to come back to this store to look at and purchase more books!

    Michael R.

    I am ecstatic that book stores still exist. Finding a secondhand one is a true gem. I've lived in the area of this bookstore for years and never knew it existed...perhaps because there is a Barnes and Noble across the street from me, which has a Starbucks. And I've been to the complex where this store is located, but I never saw it. That's because it's hidden in the back of a little strip mall or office complex set up. For the first time, I went down a little alley way behind the area that has the Subway, 7-Eleven and the bank, and there it was. When I first walked in, I was greeted at the door and found a stack of T-shirts to my left. I thought this was odd for a bookstore, but then I saw the person on the T-shirt was Edgar Allen Poe...or Alexander Hamilton...or one of those people that would make sense to be on a T-shirt in a bookstore. As I walked down the aisle past the cashiers, I was pleasantly surprised to see used Wii games. They also had PlayStation games and Xbox ones too, but I don't have those consoles so I didn't pay them much mind. The selection was nice. I almost bought a Guitar Hero game and a Just Dance game until I remembered that I don't play the ones I already have. Oh well. The store is huge and is set up kind of like a maze. Places where I thought would be a wall would actually be a walkway into a whole other room. It was great. I got lost a few times, but it was easy to get your bearings. My favorite sections of any book store are the writing or reference section, business, and humor, and this store had great selections in all three. I was thrilled...and saddened that I hadn't published a book that I could find in the store. Their pricing was awesome. I don't think I saw any books that were over $4.95. They also had sections that allowed you to buy 2 books and get 1 free, which was great. Unlike some other stores, their pricing was consistent on books of the same title, which was good to know. Besides rows and rows of books on every topic imaginable, they had a huge selection of DVDs, CDs, and even a record room. Some things just jumped off the shelf and caught my attention like the waist trainer I saw in the Yoga/Exercise section. If you're still a CD person, you could probably find some great music there. If you liked the movie "Love Actually," they had 2 copies that were both $0.96. Absolutely amazing. This was a great find. I could spend days there walking through the rows of various languages or the rows of classics. I even saw a sign that had both Trump's and Obama's name on it, which gave me a cackle to see their sections so close together. If you get tired, they have a few chairs scattered throughout...oh, and there was a restroom for customers too if you asked for a key. If secondhand books that are well priced and in great shape are your thing, you'll love this one.

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    I'm an atheist. I don't believe in Heaven, but this place has got to be the closest thing to it.

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    This place has everything! DVDs, Blu Rays, Mangas and all that. Definitely recommended for anyone who hasn't been to a bookstore like this.

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    Found many great comedy albums for very cheap. there is so much to find here and so reasonably priced!

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    4 years ago

    Fantastic place to pick up children's books. They have so many nearly new books at great prices!

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    Ask the Community - Wonder Book

    Do you buy books?

    They buy them by the size of the box. You get a couple dollars.

    Hi, do you sell manga/comics?

    Yes, there's a wide selection of comics from different publishers and a modest amount of manga.

    Do they accept donations? I have some books I'd like to give away.

    Yes

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    Review Highlights - Wonder Book

    I'm never quite sure what I love best about Book Alcove - the fun of wandering through the various rooms, or the great staff.

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    It's a roomy store, compared to a lot of comic shops, with a lot of recent series, if not the most…read morerecent issues of those series. Their margins must be tight, as they open at 10 AM on Wednesday, and some titles are sold out by 11:30. So, they appear to be under ordering, so as not to have to potentially sit on stock. Not too long ago, they changed their policy where they wouldn't be ordering variant covers unless you specifically pre-ordered them. Sure, that's their prerogative, but many variants are open-order, not requiring any minimums on the part of the retailer, so it just seems...odd. The service...This is my biggest gripe. Often, I've gone into the store to find the cashier talking to a friend/acquaintance. A customer might want assistance, and the cashier is visibly annoyed that he has to stop his conversation to provide customer service. Then, once the customer checked out and left, the cashier would turn to his friend and say something like "That's the guy I was telling you about", with a laugh. So, they seem to joke about their customers - the people keeping them in business - and it just feels unprofessional. I've worked retail, so I get it, but those aren't conversations to gold loudly, as other customers are in the store. I mean, what are they saying about ME when I leave? This has happened more than once, while some of the other loud topics of discussion aren't always appropriate for "polite company". The most friendly employee, sadly, passed away recently, so we're left with the ones talking behind our backs.

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