Just like a coffee junkie will never understand how I function on a daily basis without coffeine, a bookworm has a hard time dealing with people who don’t regularly read. Why are these differences? Is it any good for society at large to have well-read members? I see time and time again how patients with…… Continue reading Why some people won’t read
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Why Have Children? The Ethical Debate
In a world set-out against childless/childfree persons, this book sets out to prove that it is the persons that decide on parenting that should justify their choice, not the other way round. The arguments put forth for having or not having children are female-centric in respecting bodily autonomy as it is the woman that bears…… Continue reading Why Have Children? The Ethical Debate
When being lazy pays off
How to do nothing and yet accomplish everything – with my Protestant work ethic, I was too intrigued to not pick up a book with such a title – how can one be lazy and say it out loud? I honestly thought the book was a joke, but I ended up writing an article about…… Continue reading When being lazy pays off
How to find your desired book in several worldwide libraries at once
Thanks to the wonders of interlibrary loan, no one is tied to their local library anymore, but how do you find the libraries where your desired book is located at? One such resource is Worldcat – it searches any type of media among the libraries that registered on their website. You can search libraries near…… Continue reading How to find your desired book in several worldwide libraries at once