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Creation Theory

By Samuel Fromartz | Mar 1, 2000

Why is Haystack Toys cofounder Dan Lauer traveling the country and meeting with inventors? To test his theory that consolidation in the toy industry has sque... Read story

Bookstore Owner Refuses to Grow, Pays Price

By Tom Ehrenfeld | Oct 1, 1996

A look at why a legendary, community-based bookstore failed after years of success. Read story