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Kindling Literacy

Kindle electronic readers are capable of kindling some pretty fiery emotions among literature lovers. The technologically inclined love the Kindle’s compact paper-free design and countless download choices. The technologically challenged, on the other hand, maintain a passionate devotion to the printed page, citing the irreplaceable pleasure of whispering pages and the …

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Good luck or good pluck?

Published 1911, The Book of Good Cheer (p. 14) says …

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Literate Lobsterman

It’s hard to imagine there are people in the U.S. who cannot read. Where would you be today if you hadn’t slipped into The Secret Garden, tagged along on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, jaunted Around the World in 80 Days, or made yourself at home in The Little House on the Prairie? The books I’ve read have spirited me away on incredible journeys, paths I would never have been able to tread had I not been able to read.

Enter Captain James Arruda Henry …

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