He has worked as a bookstore clerk, translator and literary critic before becoming a full-time writer.

I asked a bookstore clerk if an audio book version of "Twilight" exists, but a computer search found no listing.

The bookstore clerks always turned me down.

"Even smart people make dumb mistakes," said his wife, Sherry, a bookstore clerk, as the two stood outside their Victorian frame house.

Because of one of my investigations, two bookstore clerks were fired for embezzling.

The bookstore clerk told her of the record album by the same name, and the upcoming San Francisco concert.

He lasted a week as a bookstore clerk, then was hired as a legal proofreader.

Not only was he a law student, he was a part-time bookstore clerk.

Not only was he a bookstore clerk, he was an avid fan of George Stark's.

Furthermore, many of these books are simply unavailable, without hard work, lucky accidents, massive libraries, or friendly bookstore clerks in a major postindustrial city.