Tuesday 26 November 2013

Surprising Book Facts


I'm not sure I agree with the last 'fact' - it will depend upon your field.  But an hour a day for a few years will certainly make you pretty expert in any field.
Posted by Scriptor Senex at 11:06

9 comments:

  1. Mac n' Janet26 November 2013 at 12:25

    To add to all that, I was a teacher and I knew teachers who didn't read any books and actually said they disliked reading. How sad!

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  2. Librarian26 November 2013 at 13:24

    That is pretty much what Benjamin Franklin did - devoting every spare minute to reading and studying on all sorts of subjects, from religion to mathematics.
    I'm not sure I agree on any of these facts, since statistics can only be so reliable, and almost always come with a certain margin of error and interpretation. But I do think that people who never read books do miss out on quite a lot. If they, however, don't think so, then that's their choice; they probably think I miss out on a lot by not watching telly for several hours each day.

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  3. DawnTreader26 November 2013 at 16:03

    Where do these statistics come from? 42% of college grads seems a very high figure. Like you, I would not automatically agree with the last statement. Not only does it depend on the field - it also depends on what and how you read...

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  4. messymimi26 November 2013 at 18:54

    And they wonder why my nose is always buried in a book!

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  5. Canadian Chickadee26 November 2013 at 19:11

    I blame the digital age, and all the electronic gadgets. Oh wait, I'm using one now, aren't I? Oops! xoxox

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  6. ChrisJ27 November 2013 at 06:52

    It's bad enough not reading books, but what I worry about is how many people are NOT reading newspapers, magazines, computer news, Google info etc. If we leave the running of the nation to the 'educated ' few, how can we expect them to run a government based on the will of the people?

    Thank you so much for the card of Flamborough Head, Sentor! If the photographer had shifted his view just about 50 yards to the right he would have included my old house, part of the Golf Clubhouse. It had been used by the Royal Observer Corps during the war. It didn't look much on the outside but my mother had fixed it up very nicely inside. My bedroom window looked out over that exact same view. We only lived there two years, but I could have lived there a lifetime!

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  7. VirginiaC27 November 2013 at 09:03

    These statistics are quite frightening for me....especially the not reading or buying a book percentages....then again the survey was conducted in the US.
    In this age that we live in, I must admit that I do glean most of my information from online and television, but I love a good book to read now and then.

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  8. GB4 December 2013 at 09:51

    I'm not sure how reliable the last statistic is because even if one reads an hour a day not everyone retains the information.

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  9. Barbara6 December 2013 at 16:55

    How sad. I loved books so much I started my own little library in Junior school in a suit case. I charged one penny per loan and put it to more books.

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