The Loneliness of the Electric Menorah

The Loneliness of the Electric MenorahIn 1963 the paperback revolution was making good literature widely available for the first time, yet only a handful of stores took the trend seriously enough to devote themselves to the cause. Rambam, a closet sized shop on a corner of Berkeley's Telegraph Avenue, was one. The owners had a falling out, as partners often do, but the results were glorious instead of tragic, with ripples that birthed much of the culture we take for granted now.