Reading » book http://www.books4smarts.com buying books, Rare, collectable, out of print, books Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:47:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Reading can be just like a movie http://www.books4smarts.com/reading/ http://www.books4smarts.com/reading/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:59:33 +0000 admin http://www.books4smarts.com/?p=3352 Reading is not only fun but it can be better than any movie, why?  Well it has to do with How do you read, is it like an adventure, in your head?

Do the characters become like old friends?

Reading to me is like a movie, inside my head, after reading for a few minuets, I forget that I am actually reading a book and it becomes this movie that is playing in my mind, is it like that for you?   Scientific studies suggest that it can be like this for readers, however it is either something that you have or you have not.

I do wonder thought if it is something that can be learned or is this something you are born with.

I hope that it can be learned, because I would love to be able to share this ability with everyone.

I have at times, read a book and in some ways could not distinguish it from a movie, which may sound strange to the tourist reader, however, to the constant reader, reading a good book can be like visiting with a good friend over a particularity good cup of coffee, reading about the textures, the smell of the coffee, sitting in a back yard, in the morning and sharing conversation.

Reading can be like this, and in fact I rather suspect that is is like this for perhaps 40 percent of readers, that read more than 10 books a year…

When you read is it like a movie playing in your mind?

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Now this is a book that some in congress in fact most in congress have never read, why not send it to a member of congress so they can get an idea of how the rest of the world should be acting…

Because it seems like they are fools.
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Upon the amount of practical knowledge of marketing that the
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With the eagerly anticipated Warner Bros. Pictures movie The Losers set to reach theaters in April 2010, DC Comics collects the first twelve issues of THE LOSERS — from the ANTE UP and DOUBLE DOWN TPs — into a single, explosive volume!

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Sales master Jeffrey Gitomer has created a real-world, practical, and fun book that salespeople will love and profit from — and sales managers will buy by the case. Salespeople want answers. That’s why the Little Red Book of Selling is short, sweet, and to the point. It’s packed with answers that people are searching for in order to help them make sales for the moment – and for the rest of their lives. In the Little Red Book of Selling salespeople will learn… More >>
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Setting down his thoughts on swordplay, on winning, and on spirituality, legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi intended this modest work as a guide for his immediate disciples and future generations of samurai. He had little idea he was penning a masterpiece that would be eagerly devoured by people in all walks of life centuries after his death. Along with The Art of War by Sun Tzu, The Book of Five Rings has long been regarded as an invaluable treatise on the st… More >>
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Wouldn’t you love to abolish the IRS . . . Keep all the money in your paycheck . . . Pay taxes on what you spend, not what you earn . . . And eliminate all the fraud, hassle, and waste of our current system? Then the FairTax is for you. In the face of the outlandish American tax burden, talk-radio firebrand Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder are leading the charge to phase out our current, unfair system and enact the FairTax Plan — replacing the federal… More >>
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The Women’s Health Big Book of Exercises is the essential workout guide for anyone who wants a better body. As the most comprehensive collection of exercises ever created, this makeover manual is a body-shaping power tool for both beginners and longtime fitness buffs alike. From start to finish, this 480-page makeover manual bulges with hundreds of useful tips, the latest findings in exercise science, and cutting-edge workouts from the world’s top trainers.  Inside… More >>
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Now every kid can write like a Wimpy Kid! An exciting companion to the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. “First of all, let me get something straight: This is a journal, not a diary.” This innovative interactive journal based on Greg Heffley’s own “diary” lets kids express themselves in an exciting new way. In Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book, kids will be asked: What was the best dream you ever had? The worst thing you ever ate? The … More >>
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From Creation to the death of Joseph, here are all 50 chapters of the Book of Genesis, revealingly illustrated as never before. Envisioning the first book of the bible like no one before him, R. Crumb, the legendary illustrator, reveals here the story of Genesis in a profoundly honest and deeply moving way. Originally thinking that we would do a take off of Adam and Eve, Crumb became so fascinated by the Bible’s language, “a text so great and … More >>
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