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A Hunger for Knowledge and Stimulating Thought

Posted by Leisa Watkins On April - 14 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS

“The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think.” ~ James McCosh I hunger for knowledge and thirst for stimulating thought. I suppose that is why I like reading personal development, business, educational and inspirational books. They usually contain immediate life lessons you can put to use right away. Naturally, there are many novels which would qualify as stimulating thought as well. Sure I like to read the occasional book purely for the joy of it, but I prefer a good novel that not that not only entertains, but one that teaches ...

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A Good Book Has No Ending, Or Does It?

Posted by Leisa Watkins On March - 25 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
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"A good book has no ending." ~R.D. Cumming A good book has no ending because it is either a catalyst for change, an inspiration for life, or a starting point in a journey. Books change lives. I remember just a couple of things about my life is sixth grade. One was the daily writing assignments our teacher gave us. She said we could write on any topic we wanted. While most children wrote about something different every day, I chose to write a book. As a 12 year old child I was inspired by the book Stuart Little by E. B. White ...

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