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CRITIC AT LARGE
You don't need a survey to detect the decline of reading, the diminished clout of the book.
Just mull anecdotal comparisons. Back in the 14th century, Edward III swapped 80 oxen for one illustrated tome, thinking that he'd pulled off a royal deal. These days President Bush, hardly known for bibliophilia, brags that he doesn't even read newspapers.
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Who Killed Literary Reading?
By CARLIN ROMANOYou don't need a survey to detect the decline of reading, the diminished clout of the book.
Just mull anecdotal comparisons. Back in the 14th century, Edward III swapped 80 oxen for one illustrated tome, thinking that he'd pulled off a royal deal. These days President Bush, hardly known for bibliophilia, brags that he doesn't even read newspapers.
In...
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