Filled with vivid images and amusing anecdotes, the descendant of the founder of London's Foyles bookshop recalls the history of his family and family business with remarkable observations about the book trade - an area that "defies commercial logic." Everyone who, following kings and presidents, scientists and writers, screen stars and, of course, the most ordinary visitors, looks into this amazing bookshop on Charing Cross Road - no matter in reality or in absentia, with the help of this book - will spend time with usefully and with pleasure, because moments of magic, moments of discovery so often happen in bookstores. “The number of bookstores has halved since the beginning of the century. Fortunately, this trend has changed over the last few years and their numbers in the UK have begun to gradually increase again. Most of those that have survived the disruption and reinvented themselves have prospered, and I am confident that Foyles will too and will once again become one of the world's leading destinations for book lovers, with an unrivaled range and knowledgeable staff.” (Bill Samuel)