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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is an outstanding bookstore. Prices are about on par with what you'd expect from the big guys (Borders, etc.), but the ambiance is better and the selection contains more unique and unusual stuff.…
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
OK if you like books and there is ever a nuclear winter, this is the place where you want to be ... This is by far one of the coolest places I have been to in Chicago. A sort of basement/bomb-shelter…
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Any bookstore that you can aptly describe as "labyrinthine" automatically wins. WINS!
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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The Seminary Co-Op is an academic book wonderland. If you live in the area (or visit frequently) its worth getting a membership card in order to save 10% each time you visit.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite bookstore ever. I love history, and their selection is fantastic. I found so many books which I haven't found in any other bookstore. I haven't found any of the books there which I wanted…
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If there were a God, the Seminary Co-op would be proof that He loves books. I feel no shame about buying most of my books online (now that I live in a building where recieving packages is not a pain…
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
humble place, in a humble neighborhood.
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great bookstore for the academic community it serves. Ambience gets an A and you could get lost in this cozy basement (literally and happily!) for days. They make a big deal out of texts written by…
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of my favorite bookstores, ever. This bookstore was built as a bunker capable of protecting all within from a nuclear holocaust / fallout winter for the preservation of all tomes and…
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I visited UofC while trying to decide whether to come here, everyone told me to check out the Sem Co-op bookstore. I listened (read: I got lost and ended up in front of it, so I went in), and…
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is basically the best best best bookstore ever, and I've been to a lot of them. I went to the University of Chicago and majored in a science, so I never technically had to go here to get any…
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
not that great.
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
best book store ever.
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My little brother kindly referred to it as "swanky," however I don't think that's what it's going for, nor is it what it is. The Sem Co-Op is definitely one of the better bookstores I've been to. It's…
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Really great bookstore. So much different from the chain stores. I love spending an afternoon here and always find something interesting.
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
4.5 stars An amazing bookstore in a beautiful building and filled with an amazing collection of books.
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great bookstore! They have a lot of works from UChicago professors, and you can find books here you can't find at Borders or Barnes and Noble--obviously.
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It was love at first sight, when I walked into this place! It's everything you could ever want in a bookstore and then some! I just wandered around the place in awe, finally resting in the psychology…
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Seminary is much the same set-up as 57th street books but about twice the size. I actually really did get lost here when I was trying to find the economics room. It does give me a warm fuzzy feeling…
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Mmm...yummy bookstore. Enjoy holing yourself up in one of this cavern's cozy little nooks. So much joy and wisdom packed into the shelves! I highly recommend the psychology corner. Perfect…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i found several different publications of saussure's course in general linguistics in two languages. ...i'm in love
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You can find most things here, and if you can't, the friendly people working will quickly get it back in stock. It's a great place to go to keep informed of new releases in academia - a boring feature…
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
New social science and humanities publications on display all over the store, and the largest philosophy section I have ever seen in a bookstore. Wow. Bookstore philosophy sections are often a bit of…
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Its really heartening to see the Co-op top the list of Chicago shopping venues on Yelp! A favorite of mine since my Hyde Park days. I see the most often used descriptor of this bookstore is…
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Like everyone says... this is a labyrinth of books. If you just want to find one new good book to start reading, don't come here. There's too many that will catch your eye, and i don't even read…
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Had to add my 5-star vote ... just watch out for the two times a year that this place is packed ...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
when the apocalyse happens, i'm using this bookstore as a bomb shelter. and, if i survive the avalanche of books crashing down from the towering shelves upon my head, i will have the widest range of…
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is awesome. It's a basement labyrinth filled, floor to ceiling, packed to the gills, with books. Books of every possible type and topic. Fiction, economics, critical race theory, flower…
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great store. On prices - with a membership, (which you can sell back at a later date) the prices are really reasonable and are at or below Amazon's prices. Plus, you almost want to support these guys…
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This labyrinthine book-paradise was probably the single most important factor drawing me to the University, and I don't think I'm alone. For an academic, this place is everything that a bookstore…
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i want to die here.
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A great bookstore for social scientists. Particularly you anthropologists who want to live your Indiana Jones dream. You'll love creeping along the bizarre, twisty aisles until you uncover a treasure.…
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Whenever people visit me in Chicago, one of the places I make sure to take them on the unofficial campus tour is the Seminary Co-op. The labyrinthine, seemingly halls of floor-to-ceiling books never…
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I own too many books, and will probably double my collection in a few years. What can I say I love to read....boy I am such a nerd but my optometrist loves me. If you like books this is the place to…
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
if you are a humanities or social sciences nerd (other kinds too, i suppose), then this place will call to you in your dreams. there aren't many good reasons to live in hyde park, but easy access to…
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been in so many times this week that today I felt I had to assure the guy who works there that I'm not stalking him. I had resolved not to spend more than a hundred dollars on books on this trip…
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I told colleagues at the University of Victoria that I had previously lived in Chicago, a few of them immediately brought up the Seminary Co-op: not the Cubs, the Sox, the, umm, hockey team, or,…
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this is, without a doubt, the best bookstore ever. as a good u of c graduate, i have kept my shares in the co-op even though i live back on the east coast. on a recent trip back into town, i spent…
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
In a world full of Borders and Barnes and Noble Inc., it's a shame that there aren't too many independent bookstores like this anymore. This place is where I went to as a kid to pick up everything…
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Although I don't usually buy my textbooks at the Co-op (I'm poor ... I generally get my class books used online), it's still one of my favorite places to get lost. A vortex of bookshelves, hidden…
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
People call the Co-op one of the most interesting bookstores in the country. It takes full advantage of the wide range of titles from University of Chicago press, and there are things here that are…
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Portland's pride, Powell's, and SF's City Lights have got nothin' on the Seminary. They carry everything worth reading, and if they don't have it they can get it (in any language). The staff is…
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The fact that I live less than a block away from the Seminary Co-Op has made me at least one tax bracket poorer. I've heard that they have the best selection of academic books in the United States,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Holy Trinity* of bookstores in my personal life is as follows: 1. Strand in NYC
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This bookstore is so wonderful, it inspired me to buy Herodotus... for the second time. There's a surprise around every corner, and since there are about 400 of them, it makes for a great trip.
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is hands-down the best bookstore I've ever seen. I was introduced to it in 1980, as a grad student at the U. of Chicago, and I've maintained my membership ever since (no big deal, really, just…
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Clearly the best bookstore on the south side, if not in the city. And it's really a co-op! Buy a few shares ($30), and get a 10% discount for life. They have an overwhelming selection in stock --…
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This store has the most comprehensive selection of essential books I have ever seen. Doesn't matter if it's fiction, academic (all disciplines), poetry, photography compilation, etc. If a book has…
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The place is a frickin' maze. I got lost trying to find the textbooks section. But the wide selection just makes you forget, leaving you to immerse yourself in learning. The staff is always helpful…
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's like the people who work in this store memorize every single book that comes into this store and leaves the store. They know like bar codes, the picture on the book, the text it was written in.…
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As a nerd, this is the most satisfying bookstore I have ever been in. It's in the basement of, well, a seminary, which is absolutely beautiful. The books are just positioned in this windy windy way…
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2005
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Though it mostly caters to students at the nearby University of Chicago, this Hyde Park bookstore is...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/15/2005
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The Seminary Coop is located across the street from the University of Chicago main quadrangle. It's ...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/05/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's a small and cosy bookstore. Walking in I love that smell of books (hence I am at the UofC). The staff is knowledgable and helpful. Since Co-Op feels like a maze with its low ceilings you will…
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great bookstore. Although it is smaller, it's much more personal than going to one of the large chain stores. I know this sounds cheesy, but being in this store gives a sense of community.…
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great bookstore. It is no frills shopping, but you will find just about any book you are looking for. The people in this store are book experts. This is also a coop so you can be apart of…
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What a great store! There is a great selection of books here and fun in store events for adults and kids. The great thing about the store is that you can buy shares and get discounts on books as well…
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Why would you buy books anywhere else? Buy shares in the Coop and get a small discount. The selection is immense--I really enjoy the fact that they have so many books on criticism--not what you'd find…
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2005
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