anglophilefootballfanatic.com - 1/13/2009
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This morning I read a quote by Steve Jobs that said, “40% of Americans read 1 book or less last year.” Yes. Re-read that. Not once. Not twice. Read it multiple times. Feel your heart drop. Approximately one hundred million people in our country either only read one book in ...
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Ignore the cackling of my 2008 book list
Playgroups are No Place For Children —
... So HA!, 2008 booklist.
So! {clap, clap} What should I read this year?
Here’s what I have so far…
1. Hunger Games (already finished it and I can’t wait for the next installment!!!!)
2. I’m currently reading The Poisonwood Bible (I’ve read it before, but I can’t remember what happened. Thanks a LOT, Placenta Brain.)
3. I plan on participating in Anglophile Football Fanatic’s PMS Bookclub and the first book is Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. ...
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If Mom Says OK —
... In a recent post, Anglophile Football Fanatic was lamenting the sad state of reading in America. She quoted a statistic that said “40% of Americans read one book or less a year.”
That was very depressing. I could not survive reading so little. I have to have two or more books going at a time. I have a full bookshelf of novels waiting in my reading queue. I will probably die of old age before I finish all the books I have left to read.
My reading philosophy is aptly summed up in this Francis Bacon quote: ...
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