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The Joy of Books
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When was the last time you burrowed into a really great book? Kat and Tiff burrow deep into why reading books (not screens) is good for you and how to get back into it without breaking the bank or destroying the environment.
Sources:
- ELA Brave and True - High School Students Can’t Focus and Here’s Why - https://elabraveandtrue.com/2022/12/08/why-students-cant-focus-to-read-books
- Education from Seattle PI - The Advantages of Sustained Silent Reading - https://education.seattlepi.com/advantages-sustained-silent-reading-1638.html
- NIH - How Does Fiction Readng Influence Empathy? - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3559433/
- JCFS - The Importance of Having Books in Your Home - https://www.jcfs.org/blog/importance-having-books-your-home
- Chicago Review of Books - Book Waste: The Dangers of Publishing and the Ethical Consumption of Books - https://chireviewofbooks.com/2023/12/07/book-waste-the-dangers-of-publishing-and-the-ethical-consumption-of-books/
- Statista - Mean Annual Expenditure on Books Per Consumer in the U.S. - https://www.statista.com/statistics/191043/us-consumer-spending-on-books-since-2002
- Automateed - 2024 Amazon Book Sales Statistics - https://automateed.com/amazon-book-sales-statistics/
- Bookshop.org
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Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Sources (00:03:40)
3. Why No One Can Read Good Right Now (00:04:23)
4. The Benefits of Reading and Books (00:09:31)
5. How to Get Back Into Reading (00:18:20)
6. Where to Get Your Books (e-Books and Others) (00:24:22)
7. Musings on Our Favorite Books and Funny Reading Habits (00:40:22)
8. Next Week: The Joy of Ripping Up Invasive Species (00:56:45)
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