That according to some research carried out a few years ago in US and UK:
- 73% percent of all books in libraries are never checked out.
- The average American reads only eight hours every week.
- 40% of Britons never read books only newspapers
- The average American annually spends 10 times more on what he puts on his head than what he puts into his head.
I wonder what such research if carried out in Nigeria, might reveal. I do know that most Nigerian homes have just about all the electrical gadgets imagineable but lack a library.
It is not all doom and gloom however, I also found this interesting information in an article by Harvey Mackay :
- If you read just one book per month for 12 straight months, you will be in the top 25 percentile of all intellectuals in the world!
- If you read five books on one subject, you are one of the world's foremost leading authorities on that subject!
- If you read just 15 minutes a day -- every day, for one year -- you can complete 20 books!
Ah - ha! Why not read a book this month? I will!
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