Annie Bloom s Books is an independent bookstore that opened 25 years ago. Its staff is made up of full-time booksellers as well as teachers, students, lawyers, potters and parents. Despite their diverse backgrounds, all have one passion -- books. The book store maintains a wide range of subjects including fiction and literature, art and architecture, business and professional, cooking, computers and Internet, history, travel, mysteries and thrillers, religion, sports and self-help. It also organizes store events such as book readings. Apart from visiting Annie Bloom s Books the reader can also browse, select and buy books online. The bookstore is in Portland, Ore.