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Get Out And Read!

Are you an average American reader?  I hope not.
One in four adults say they read no books at all in the past year, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released Tuesday.
The survey reveals a nation whose book readers, on the whole, can hardly be called ravenous. The typical person claimed to have read four books [...]

How many times has this happened to you? 

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I did this just yesterday.  Gotta love those chairs in Barnes & Noble.  Luckily I didn’t set off any alarms.
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Books are funny things. I love them, and I hate them. I love them because I love to read, it’s a great way to flex my imagination muscles. I hate them because I love to read, and have a tendency for books to pile up on me.
In an effort to get my [...]