In looking for reading and math resources this week, I discovered Exodus Books right here in nearby Milwaukie Oregon! They have “hand picked literature”–books for “edification”, “education”, and “enjoyment.” What a great experience. Can you imagine a bookshop where they actually review the books so that they can sell you those that they believe have… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Books
The Importance of Having Books in Your Home
For your children to learn to read and be successful in school, it is vitally important for you to have books in your home. I have been a bookseller for 39 years, so what else would I say? But it is the other way around: this is one of the significant reasons I am passionate… Continue Reading
Reading Develops Critical Thinking Skills
The process of reading develops a person’s ability to think and assess ideas and to come to rational conclusions concerning those ideas. Being able to comprehend what you are reading opens a myriad of new ideas to your mind. Reading can teach comparison and contrasting of ideas; the difference between fact and opinion; evaluation of… Continue Reading
I Love To Read
I LOVE TO READ Reading can bring a whole new world a person—that movies, video games, and other activities cannot. I love to read. Give me a good book, and a few quiet hours and I will be delighted. I love to read biographies, fiction, and history. I enjoy “how to” books, nature, travel and… Continue Reading
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