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Living Bookends Bookstore was the in-house bookstore of Living Enrichment Center , which was a 94,500-square-foot New Thought church in Wilsonville, Oregon . The bookstore was begun with a meager selection, hardly more than a few bookshelves, while LEC was still in Tigard, Oregon . Living Bookends Bookstore moved with Living Enrichment Center to the Wilsonville location in 1992. When Living Enrichment Center closed in the summer of 2004 amid a financial scandal, Living Bookends Bookstore closed along with it. SPIRITUALLY-BASED SELECTION EMPHASIZING NEW THOUGHT Because Living Enrichment Center was a New Thought church, much of the stock consisted of New Thought authors, such as Ernest Holms , Myrtle Fillmore , and Mary Baker Eddy . Books by more contemporary authors, such as Wayne Dyer and Marianne Williamson were also available. The books of Mary Manin Morrissey , who served as Senior Minister of Living Enrichment Center, were prominently on display. Books about UFOs, Bigfoot, and other New Age type speculation were also available. Living Bookends Bookstore also had a large selection of Morrissey's Life Keys talks on display. Recordings of Morrissey's Sunday talks were made available in Living Bookends immediately after each Sunday service. While at the Wilsonville location, Living Bookends also sold assorted jewelry, candles, videos, CDs, and other New Age type products. Toiletries for people taking part in the retreats held on the grounds and conducted by Namaste Retreat Center were also sold. Living Bookends Bookstore also had an espresso machine. CLOSURE OF LIVING BOOKENDS BOOKSTORE Living Bookends Bookstore, along with its parent company of Living Enrichment Center , moved from the Wilsonville, Oregon campus to Valley Theatre in the summer of 2004 . Living Bookends Bookstore had a going-out-of-business sale on August 29, 2004, which was the day of the final church service of Living Enrichment Center. By this point, Living Bookends had moved to a small office space near Valley Theatre, in Beaverton, Oregon , which is where the last few Living Enrichment Center services were held. SEE ALSO |
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