Occasional Quakes forum poster Gary Singh in his latest Metro column about an upstart chain called Beat the Bookstore trying to compete w/Spartan Bookstore, which is owned by Spartan Shops: Fast Times at Spartan Bookstore Actually, it's as much about a couple of Gary's memories of working at Spartan Bookstore, but I thought people could use a laugh today. (Go "Beat the Bookstore"!)