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Reading
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RIPS Law Librarian Blog
The Benefits of Reading
By Sandy Li
Nowadays, with so many ways to entertain yourself – with social media, idly scrolling through the news on our phones, or streaming shows – it may be easy to forget…
Althouse
"In his nonfiction book 'A Swim in a Pond in the Rain”' (2021), about reading the Russian masters, he described 'people who’ve put reading at the center of their lives because they know from experience that reading makes them more expansive, generous people.'"
By Ann Althouse
"This is pleasant to imagine, and I suppose it’s true up to a point, but who doesn’t know a lot of big readers who are jackasses from head to toe?…
Althouse
"Life is an excruciating phase in the life of everyone."
By Ann Althouse
Wrote Nell Zink, in "Sister Europe,” quoted in the Dwight Garner section of the NYT piece "Our Book Critics on Their Year in Reading," and that's a free link to…
Future Lawyer
What Books Are You Reading In The New Year?
By rickgeorges
Reading is fundamental. When my mother began reading to me at age 1, I was unaware. I was like all babies, happy to be in a mother's bosom. As I…
The Attorney Marketing Center
Why read books when we have so much other options?
By David Ward
I’ve mentioned this before, but it’s important and worth mentioning again. I thought about the subject recently when I realized I wasn’t reading enough books. I buy them. But don’t…
Future Lawyer
#TBT – Reading Is Fundamental.
By rickgeorges
I was blessed with a mother who believed that reading to her children, and teaching them to read, was the best thing she could do to educate us. I was…
Future Lawyer
What Are Your Saturday Plans?
By rickgeorges
When I want to sit down with a book, I pull out my Kindle Scribe. There are hundreds to choose from. Paper books wouldn't fit in the RV. I just…
DennisKennedy.Blog
52 Books in 52 Weeks – 2023
For many years, I've enjoyed reading the posts of several bloggers who are trying to read 52 books in 52 weeks. I've also wanted to find a good way for…
The Attorney Marketing Center
Me in ‘23
By David Ward
As one does at this time of year, I’m spending a lot of time thinking about next year. One thing I’m planning to do is to read more books. I…
Other
The world is lost because we've stopped reading books.
By Greg Storey
I wish I could say the title is sarcastic but after reading a blog post from Margot Bloomstein earlier today it seems like a logical conclusion. We talk of empathy…