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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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
Man’s Search for Meaning
A classic tribute to hope from a physician who has experienced the Holocaust, – this book became a bestseller – indirectly proving that this subject matters to us all. The book starts with the depiction of life in the Nazism prisoner camp – how the only thing that mattered was survival – thus explaining the…… Continue reading Man’s Search for Meaning
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