three in the morning
They stock new and used books on the same shelves -- something I 've always loved -- and every time I 've stopped in , they 've had a veritable mountain of my books , and they 've been incredibly gracious about asking me to sign the store-stock . The clerks are friendly , the stock is fabulous , and there 's even a Powell 's at the Portland airport , making it just about the best airport bookstore in the world for my money ! -RSB- -RSB- -LSB- -LSB- Powell 's Books : http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?isbn=9780765319852 1005 W Burnside , Portland , OR 97209 USA +1 800 878 7323 -RSB- -RSB- Believe it or not , my parents made me go to school the next day . I 'd only fallen into feverish sleep at three in the morning , but at seven the next day , my Dad was standing at the foot of my bed , threatening to drag me out by the ankles . I managed to get up -- something had died in my mouth after painting my eyelids shut -- and into the shower . I let my mom force a piece of toast and a banana into me , wishing fervently that my parents would let me drink coffee at home . I could sneak one on the way to school , but watching them sip down their black gold while I was drag-assing around the house , getting dressed and putting my books in my bag -- it was awful .