Banning has been there since the very start, in 1998, and has noticed all the changes in the book and publishing industry over the decades. You might also bump into Pat Banning, the lively owner of BookEnds, who’s clearly passionate about all things books. But after squeezing through the aisles and sifting through the collections, you’ll be sure to find a hidden gem.

Open the doors to this small and cozy shop in the middle of Kailua Shopping Center and you’ll find new and used books everywhere: on bookshelves nearly reaching the ceiling, stacked on the floor, and piled on tables. Take a drive from Kaimuki to Windward Oahu and you’ll stumble upon another independent bookstore: BookEnds - a locally owned book shop in Kailua specializing in new and used books - that has remained a landmark in the community for 25 years. “And it’s also an appreciation for the customers that we get to interact with, and that human-to-human interaction over a product is really what comes together to provide some element of success.” 2020: The year that changed indie bookstores Mysterious maps, Long John Silver and his parrot, buried treasures, tropical islands, leafy palms and endless blue seas, innocence and treachery, the complicated path between good and evil, all conspire to deliver a powerful addition to any collection of tall tales and essential reads.“So for us, it’s really that it’s a love of what it is that the product is that we have,” DeLuca said. Its racing narrative pace takes the young Jim Hawkins on a lively escapade that's fired the imagination of many generations of readers. The very name of Robert Louis Stevenson is synonymous with storytelling adventures, Treasure Island being one of the most popular books in English literature. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. It's a heady mix of blue seas, hidden treasures, salty characters and breathtaking action, fully deserving of its place amongst the gorgeous editions of the Flame Tree Collectable Classics. Robert Louis Stevenson's thrilling read is a rip-roaring adventure, one of the best still in English literature.

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