Why People Love to Get Lost in Books by Jim Davies
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In college, I used to cut out articles from newspapers and tear out the articles from magazines that I wished to keep. Later, I photocopied reports, articles, and essays. Later still, with the advent of near universally accessible computers, printers and the internet, I printed out that in which I was interested. Now I will try and just use a blog to park those dozen or so items a day that I skim, find interesting and/or aggravating, and intend to come back to later.
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About Me
- Charles
- A family man, a management consultant, a book seller and an avid reader. Committed to helping children become avid readers in turn. The great chain of reading always needs renewing.
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- Why French Women Don’t Get Promoted by Ross Douthat
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- Wearing a Badge, and a Video Camera by Randall Stross
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- Political Ignorance in Britain by Ilya Somin
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- A Child’s Instinct for Positivism by Will Baude
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- Heavy Thinkers Need Not Apply by Chris Parr
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- Book Publishing’s Big Gamble by Boris Kachka
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