One can truly have a library of wisdom. Naturally, that library of books doesn’t do a man much good if
they sit on the shelf unread. One could acquire knowledge by talking to people, but the knowledge that can be gained from the people of the past can be obtained only in a book.
Posted on August 9th, 2007 by Leisa
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I’ve read such books, many of them. Books that have made me cry. Books that have made me laugh. Books that have made me smarter. Books that have propelled me to a deep depression. Books that have lifted me up. And books that have made me want to read more books.
Posted on August 8th, 2007 by Leisa
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Do you like to read? Do you rely on books to keep you knowledgeable about the business world? Do you have children who love to read? Then this contest is for you! Starting this month, and every month (well for as long as we feel like it) we will be giving away to a lucky reader a cloth hard-cover book of their choice.
Posted on August 3rd, 2007 by Leisa
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Books not only carry a civilization - they alter a civilization. Look at how Uncle Tom’s Cabin altered a civilization. In fact, few other novels have altered a civilization as much. Henry James said the book was as “much less a book than a state of vision, of feeling and of consciousness.
Posted on August 2nd, 2007 by Leisa
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