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Different Types of Book Fan

There are many types of book fanatics. There are those who collect all of the classics and keep them in storage. There are those who browse randomly through second hand book stores or markets and spend hours reading the backs of each book before purchasing the ‘one’. There are those who shop by recommendation. There are the online book purchasers, who have a list prepared and tick each one off as they are delivered to the door. There are many types of book fanatic but they all possess one single quality. That is of passion. They love books and treat each one as the precious jewel that they are. Honouring the author’s hard work and creativity is at the forefront of a book fanatics mind. Understanding that each book took a portion of the author’s personality and implanted within the book, is something a book fan will cherish.

There are also those who browse through the stores and purchase according to the cover. If the cover catches the eye of the purchaser then it is pretty much a given that this book will land in their book case. Collecting books but not necessarily reading them before purchasing another seems a little bizarre, but this type of book fan enjoys looking through their collection knowing that they have so many books waiting to be read. It is probably the equivalent of buying a variety of favourite sweets and displaying them to titivate the taste buds each time you look at them. It is also enjoyable for this type of book fan to have people round and watch them get excited that they have the book that the person has always wanted to read and could they please borrow it? Sharing in this way creates more enjoyment for any book fan.

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Review: Giving by Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton names his book ‘Giving’, as it eulogizes the merits of volunteering time and money for worthy causes. The book is a rousing look at how endeavours of an individual can solve so many problems and save lives all across the world. It also offers convincing instances of both corporate and citizen activism at work on the planet today.

The book is full of inspirational examples of those who really made a difference, and who are making: billionaires, including Bill Gates giving away their fortunes and there Florida villas (If they have one); children as old as 6 raising thousands of dollars for Katrina relief effort; or Oseola McCarty, who spent 75 years washing and ironing, to collect 150,000 dollars scholarship fund for African-American students. The book really succeeds at rousing exhortation to use at least some amount of time or money that we have for the benefit of the world.

Clinton depicts that since the time he left office, he has been trying to transform his life from a life of “getting”to a life of “giving.”Politics, he mentions, “is a ’getting'business”– whether it is votes, support, contribution; everything is centred on getting. “To balance the scales,”Clinton says, he is trying to devout his post-presidency to “giving”. Mortality, he says, was the motivation factor to push him to this new goal. Clinton states “After I narrowly escaped what could have been a fatal heart attack in 2004, I felt that way even more strongly.”

“Giving” is an experience and an emotion, it is a journey within for those who are brave enough to read it. It tugs at your heart strings and call you to take some action now to give help to those who need it most.

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