Alexander Book Co.

50 Second St.
(Between Market & Mission)
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: 415-495-2992

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Welcome to Alexander Book Company -

Your Indie Downtown San Francisco Bookstore 

YOU CAN ALWAYS CHECK ON-HAND AVAILABILITY THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, BUT IF QUANTITIES ARE LOW IT IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO CALL TO CONFIRM.

*ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY students may sell used textbooks during business hours.*

With three floors stocked with over 50,000 new books to browse and shop, Alexander Book Company is a full-service independent bookstore, conveniently located in Downtown SOMA district of San Francisco near Bart and Muni  (Montgomery Street Station)and just a few blocks from Union Square and the heart of the financial district. We have most categories of books and feature extensive African-American, Children's, Graphic Design and Literature/Fiction Departments. We'll order any book in print and  offer complimentary gift-wrap.  

REMEMBER TO SHOP LOCAL - You too can actively support your community by choosing to shop at locally owned business' such as Alexander Book. A study conducted in Austin,TX found for every $100 spent at a locally owned bookstore, $45 stayed in the community as opposed to only $13 when compared to a Border's in the area.

New Releases

$24.95
ISBN-13: 9780385349949
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Knopf, 3/2013

Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women’s voices are still not heard equally in the decisions that most affect our lives. In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg examines why women’s progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root causes, and offers compelling, commonsense solutions that can empower women to achieve their full potential.


Life After Life (Hardcover)

$27.99
ISBN-13: 9780316176484
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Reagan Arthur Books, 4/2013

On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a lusty wail, and embarks upon a life that will be, to say the least, unusual. For as she grows, she also dies, repeatedly, in a variety of ways, while the young century marches on towards its second cataclysmic world war.


$26.95
ISBN-13: 9780393081572
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company, 4/2013

The irresistible, ever-curious, and always bestselling Roach returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm that people carry around inside.


$22.00
ISBN-13: 9780385349833
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Knopf, 4/2013

The latest novel from #1 internationally bestselling author Coelho is a classic of inspiration and reflection. A novel of philosophical reflection set in Jerusalem during the time of the Crusades. Here a community of Christians, Arabs, and Jews who have long lived together harmoniously have been warned of an imminent attack and certain destruction.


$27.99
ISBN-13: 9781455515158
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Twelve, 5/2013

What are the differences between a winning and losing performance? Why are we able to rise to the challenge one day, but wilt from it the next? Can we in fact become better competitors? In TOP DOG, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman use cutting edge science to tease out the hidden factors at the core of every great triumph - and every tragic failure. By enabling you to identify your own competitive style, TOP DOG will help you tip the odds of success in your favor.


The Dinner (Hardcover)

$24.00
ISBN-13: 9780770437855
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Hogarth, 2/2013

An internationally bestselling phenomenon: the darkly suspenseful, highly controversial tale of two families struggling to make the hardest decision of their lives -- all over the course of one meal.