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From humble storefront beginnings
in 1971 on a derelict corner of northwest Portland, Powell's
Books has grown into one of the world's great bookstores,
with seven locations in the Portland metropolitan area,
and one of the book world's most successful dot-coms (www.powells.com),
serving customers worldwide.
Powell's roots begin in Chicago, where Michael Powell,
as a University of Chicago graduate student, opened his
first bookstore in 1970. Encouraged by friends and professors,
including novelist Saul Bellow, Michael borrowed $3,000
to assume a lease on a bookstore. The venture proved so
successful that he managed to repay the loan within two
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