A Tale of Two Booklovers

Passion for books is what brings most job seekers to Half Price Books. Working side by side with fellow booklovers, many employees have fallen for one another. Even our President and CEO, Sharon Anderson Wright, who started helping out in the stores at age 13, met her husband Ken Wright here. Ellen O’Neal, Sharon’s sister and our Chairperson of the Board, met her husband Tom working at HPB. Through the years, dozens of employees have met their spouses in the workplace. Not that we’re surprised. As Sharon once said, "Books can be darn romantic."

February: This month in history…

• 1972: Richard Nixon becomes the first US president to visit any country not diplomatically recognized by the US when he visits the People's Republic of China.
• 1979: "A Prairie Home Companion" first broadcasts nationally as part of the National Public Radio's Folk Festival USA.
• 1983: The final episode of M*A*S*H airs. The 2.5 hour finale was the most watched television show at that time.
• 1985: Tina Turner’s "What's Love Got to Do With It" wins as record and song of the year at the 27th Grammy Awards.
• 1985: Madonna's album "Like a Virgin" is released and reaches #1.
• 1990: Nelson Mandela is released from a South African prison after being detained for 27 years as a political prisoner fighting against Apartheid.
• 1990: Space probe Voyager 1 took photographs of entire solar system.
• 1996: The first computer chess victory over a human takes place as IBM's Deep Blue defeats world champion Garry Kasparov in 34 moves in Philadelphia.
• 1997: Researchers in Scotland announce the first cloning of an adult animal, a lamb they named Dolly, with a genetic makeup identical to that of her mother.
• 2000: The TV cable channel Oxygen, dedicated to female viewers, makes its debut.
• 2008: HPB opens its first store in Nebraska.