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The Scene – 57th Street Books is part of the Seminary Co-op Bookstores family, founded in 1961. As at the other shops, buying three shares of stock will net you a 10 percent discount on most purchases, the opportunity to special-order any book and to buy through the mail, and a share in the store's earnings. But you don't need to be a member to shop. – – The Goods – A vast literature section. 57th Street specializes in hard-to-find authors (not just one book, mind you, but nearly everything in print by each writer). You may stumble across books you didn't know existed…