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Book Fact: Chess is Fun
And I don’t know how to play chess. Book fact #7 there are over 20,000 books written about chess. Love & Light, Lori
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Book Fact: Reading Feeds your Brain
One of my fears is being afflicted with dementia or Alzheimer’s. I have a family history. Learning that reading helps keep those two monsters away. Read more books! Book Fact #6 People who read books are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. Love & Light, Lori
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Book Fact: Children are better than Books
Book Fact #5 Roosevelt read an average of one book per day. Here are President Roosevelts rules for reading. 1. “The room for choice is so limitless that to my mind it seems absurd to try to make catalogues which shall be supposed to appeal to all the best thinkers. This is why I have…
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Book Fact: Librarians have Dirty Little Secrets
I have a confession. I don’t like Harry Potter. I’m an anomaly. Most librarians I know love Harry Potter. Most of my children love Harry Potter. No offense Ms. Rowling. Book Fact # 4 J.K. Rowling is the first billionaire author, thanks to the success of the Harry Potter series. Love & Light, Lori
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Book Fact: Words Flow Vertical 
For a significant part of her life, Woolf wrote her novels while at a desk standing about three feet six inches high with a sloping top; it was so high that she had to stand to her work. Her sister painted standing up, so Virginia felt that her own pursuit might appear less difficult than…
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Book Fact: Books Stick to Fingers
Frequently stolen books according to librarians. Book Fact # 2 The most stolen book is the Bible. Listen friend, don’t steal it. I will give you one. Love & Light, Lori
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Book Fact: China Did It First
The first book printed using Johannes Gutenberg’s movable-type printing press in the West was the Gutenberg Bible, completed around 1455. Although the Gutenberg Bible is recognized as the first large book of its kind in Europe, it’s important to remember that movable type itself was invented centuries before Gutenberg in China and Korea. The Jikji,…
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New Blog Series: Book Facts
Hello friend, I’m going to start a new series today called Book Facts. This will be a series of random facts about a book, reading, writing, libraries, or any other interesting book related subject. I plan to post every day. However life happens. If I miss a day, don’t hold it against me. I will…
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Squirrels
What details of your life could you pay more attention to? I’m very good at being busy. If there was a detail I need to focus on, it would be difficult to identify. I have been an ADHD kid all my life, long before the diagnosis was a thing. There was no medication for it…
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Look for Good
What’s the trait you value most about yourself? I tend to look for the good in everyone. That is what I value most and also what has caused me the most heartbreak. Still I look for good. Love & Light, Lori
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Brendan & Lori O'Gara 