Monday, August 22, 2011
[News and Notes] Reading: A Lifetime of Free Entertainment
CNN Contributor, Bob Greene, discusses the value of reading books in the article "Free Entertainment, for Life"
"...There are so many wonderful books that have been written over the centuries, books that will thrill you and make you cry and change you and bring laughter to you and keep you up all night. Even if you did nothing else for the rest of your life but read, you would only be able to get to the most infinitesimal percentage of books that you would be destined to adore. They're just waiting for you -- waiting to be found, right now."
Want to know his thoughts about old vs. new books and the value of libraries? Click here to read the full article.
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