[oman-l] Re: shopping in Muscat

[Brian Andersen]

At 13.14 15-06-98 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello all!
>
>While the Mutrah suq is a fantastic place to shop, and Musqat's new
>shopping malls offer an international selection of fine goods, I would
>want to warn those relocating that Western language books can be very hard
>to find in the Gulf.  
>
>While I didn't do much book shopping in Oman, I can testify that there is
>no such thing as a cheap paperback book in Bahrain.  
>
>If you are moving there, bring lots of books for those Friday afternoons
>when you aren't out enjoying the natural beauty.
>
>Enjoy!
>
>-Brian
>
>Brian Begy
>Lowly Graduate Student
>Department of History
>The University of Chicago
>"Where Fun Comes to Die."
>
>bfbegy@midway.uchicago.edu
> 

As mentioned in another message there's a very good second hand book shop.
Also the chain of Family book shops has, imho, quite a lot going for it.

If one stay at a campus, like SQU, the Staff Club will usually have some
sort of book exchange.

Brian Andersen, Denmark


Hilsen
Brian Andersen, Ballerup