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readings tips

A couple of recommended reading lists

September 6, 2008

A few months back, Books Alive 2008 (an Australian Government initiative) produced a booklet listing “50 books you can’t put down”. Not the most earth-shattering list but worth a look if you can’t decide which Australian book to read next. If you missed out on a hard copy, you can browse the list online or [...]

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7 ways to find more time to read

August 27, 2008

It is with some regularity that library users tell me they wish they had more time to read. They also tend to say how wonderful it must be to work in a library and read books at work all day. I hate to shatter the myth, but although it certainly is great to work in [...]

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Some reading suggestions

August 21, 2008

Leo over at zenhabits has listed “50 amazing and essential novels to enrich your library“. While I’m very wary of one person’s preference being considered essential for everyone else to read, it’s still a worthwhile list to get some suggestions. Have a browse, see if any jump out at you, there are also a whole [...]

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ReadingHacks poll: Does reading make you sleepy?

August 1, 2008

I was thinking about reading habits today. It is my job afterall. In particular, I was thinking about the fact that when I read in bed at night it tends to make me sleepy and I often struggle to get through more than a handful of pages. My wife on the other hand may start [...]

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Insomniac linkage

July 27, 2008

I am currently wide awake in the middle of the night. In order to see some benefit from this, I’ll share a few things that have been open in my browser for the last few days:

The Globe and Mail has an article about why reading fiction is good for us. Just in case me telling [...]

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