Chilling mystery: Why don't Mexicans read books?
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Despite myriad efforts to encourage reading and thus increase book buying, more publishers are shutting down.
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E Pluribus E-Books Unum Reader? Among the charming aspects of the fledgling electronic book industry is the way very large corporations can skirt ethical boundaries in the field - yet not make much money.â¦
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With more than 12 million books sold last year alone, author James Patterson doesn't need to worry about getting the public to read him. But he does worry that people aren't reading enough.
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By JOSEPH B. VERRENGIA     -- With 6,000 characters to memorize, Westerners shudder at the idea reading even the most basic street signs and instructions in Chinese...
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It's more than idle doodling and the meaning is unclear. But there's one thing researchers are sure of: The insect, ear of corn, inverted fish and other symbols inscribed on an ancient stone slab is the earliest known writing in the Western Hemisphere.
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Neighbors of Elvira Carvajal sought refuge in her house so immigration agents wouldn't arrest them. Friends of Herman Martinez asked him to bring them milk for their children because they were afraid to step onto the streets.
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Researchers claim to have solved the mystery of the people who simply do not count. It could be because they are lost for words. The Piraha of the Amazon have almost legendary status in language research.
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What happens when her weekly reader is People?
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When was the last time you read a good mystery novel, or munched popcorn while watching a mystery flick at your local theater? Odds are, either of these entertainments set you back at least &#36;10 and lasted a few hours. For a lesser price, we're all participating in cracking a real mystery&#x2014;what's beneath the clouds that cover Saturn's moon, Titan?
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You may be confused now, but you won't be when you finish reading.
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Dyslexia, a common reading and learning disorder, could be influenced by culture, researchers said Wednesday. They discovered that a different area of the brain is affected in dyslexic Chinese
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Complutense University in Madrid has signed an agreement with Google to enable the search giant to scan its library of 3 million works, becoming the first non-english library to join the Google Book Project. Spanish-language books including those from Cervantes and Sor Juana Ines will be digitized.
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Univision has surpassed the networks in young adult viewership, according to recent Nielsen ratings. This prominence of Spanish-language media has some concerned about the cultural isolation of Hispanic immigrants.
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Letâs not lose the plot. In defense of âbadâ words in childrenâs books.
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In this new post to the PHP Everywhere blog, John Lim asks an interesting question - why should PHP ever be taught in schools? (in response to this post)   If something is popular but hard to understand then we need an education process. To just shake our heads and give up is simply immature (or trolling). Otherwise we might as well say that English (or any other spoken language for that matter) should not be taught, because spoken languages are illogical, imprecise and therefore ... useless.   John also clears up some of the misconceptions from the other post with equality and type comparison in PHP.
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HELSINKI, Jun 8 (IPS) - Books cannot talk back to a reader and answer all  of their questions. So if one is seeking concrete information on,  say, a gay person, the library is perhaps the wrong place to  visit.
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Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: An important US study shows us that the effects of ethnic diversity can be read as a challenge, rather than a threat.