Brightrock

"One in four adults say they read no books at all in the past year, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released Tuesday. "   

I can't say that the results of this AP poll surprises me much, but it's still a bit depressing.  Even if you assume that some of those people were reading newspapers and articles on the Internet instead of books, we lose something important as books become a smaller part of our culture.   

A couple of suggestions if you're looking for something to reignite your taste for reading:

Nonfiction:
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Team of Rivals
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Fiction:
Fight Club
Archangel Protocol
A Deepness in the Sky
A Fire Upon The Deep
Presumed Innocent
Game of Thrones

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