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Publication: The New Yorker

Publication Date: 09-DEC-02

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Steve Crowley is the first to admit that his bookstore's success has a lot to do with what he calls "Strand spillover." Having that behemoth right around the corner from his shop, ALABASTER BOOKS (122 Fourth Ave.; 982-3550), insures a steady stream of patrons. "Once people come in, they usually find something. We're sort of arts and literature, but we stock all categories," Crowley says, sitting behind an old wooden desk that holds a Chopin bust ("I thought...

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