Steve Jobs said the Kindle would fail because 'no-one reads any more'. I don't know about that, but I do know an alarming number of people almost never read.
A member of the vast Monday Books team went to the hairdresser's on Saturday and met someone who had just bought his first book. He was 23 years old, and very excited about it (the book, not his age).
That day, I was at the wedding of a friend, aloophole consultant to the rich and famous tax lawyer. As you do, if you're a crashing bore, I asked a number of the guests to name the last book they had read. Most couldn't remember, and of those who could most named Tolley's Tax Guide or a Harry Potter. Bizarre.
It was a good wedding, and not just because attending it meant we we not tempted to watch the England vs USA football match. Monday Books' official position on the football world cup is clear: we don't much like football, and we like it even less with those South African kazoos blowing non-stop.
A member of the vast Monday Books team went to the hairdresser's on Saturday and met someone who had just bought his first book. He was 23 years old, and very excited about it (the book, not his age).
That day, I was at the wedding of a friend, a
It was a good wedding, and not just because attending it meant we we not tempted to watch the England vs USA football match. Monday Books' official position on the football world cup is clear: we don't much like football, and we like it even less with those South African kazoos blowing non-stop.
We prefer landscapes. Here's a blog with some beautiful photographs of the Scottish Highlands. Well worth visiting (the blog and the Highlands):
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Great picture... I sometimes look out of my office window and wonder why I don't spend my life in places like that instead.
Well, a lot of people read to get to sleep so Tolley's Tax Guide or Harry Potter are good options.
I thought I didn't read enough, but if this post is anything to go by I get through a lot more than most!
My current study is borrowed and I feel terrible that I have taken so long to read it. It's David Simon's Homicide.
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