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Twilight of the Books.('Proust and the Squid')(Book review)
In 1937, twenty-nine per cent of American adults told the pollster George Gallup that they were reading a book. In 1955, only seventeen per cent said they were. Pollsters began asking the question with more latitude. In 1978, a survey found that fifty-five per cent of respondents had read a book in the previous six months. The question was even looser in 1998 and 2002, when the General Social Survey found that roughly seventy per cent of Americans had read a novel, a short story, a poem, or a play in the preceding twelve months. And, this August, seventy-three per cent of respondents to another poll said that they had read a book of some kind, not excluding those read for ...
- Correcting Calprop third-quarter results; tabular figure for fully diluted net...
- Press release article from: Business Wire November 14, 1995 700+ words
...year ago. Net loss was $469,438 or 12 cents per share, compared with net loss of $476,535, or 12 cents per share, in the same quarter a year ago...a net income of $1,438,171, or 15 cents per share (fully diluted), for the nine...
- Correcting, clarifying figures in headline, 1st graf, 3rd, 4th lines, should...
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 7, 1995 700+ words
...clarifying figure in headline, should read 34-1/2 cents (sted 34=cents); figures in 1st graf, 3rd line should read 3-1/2 cents (sted 3= cents), 4th line should read 34-1/2 cents (sted 34= cents...
- Profile Books & Spotify announce THE 50TH LAW; An audiobook read by 50 CENT &...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire October 7, 2009 700+ words
...Books & Spotify announce THE 50TH LAW; An audiobook read by 50 CENT & ROBERT GREENE; Launches exclusively on Spotify...Greene ('Hip Hop's Machiavelli', The New Yorker) read their unique audiobook - only the second ever to stream...
- Correcting...In the news release transmitted earlier today (June 16, 1997) for...
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 16, 1997 700+ words
...growth throughout the term of the contract. Institutions may be eligible for a second year renewal discount of up to 35 per cent off the suggested retail price. It also targets institutions seeking the easiest-to-administer license program available...
- Are you ready for some football (books to read)? 2DAY'S 2 CENTS: Sports...
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Rand, Michael September 9, 2009 700+ words
Byline: MICHAEL RAND; STAFF WRITER In the book publishing business, timing isn't everything -- but it's pretty close. As such, a pair of new football-related releases from the University of Minnesota Press split the uprights in that all-important facet. The books -- "The Vikings Reader" by Armand
- Correcting note in Consolidated statement of income, note (a) should read ... a...
- Press release article from: Business Wire November 17, 1994 700+ words
...growth, correcting note (a) in Consolidated statement of income, note (a) should read ... a combined gain of 9 cents (sted a combined pretax gain of 9 cents). CONTACT: Westvaco Corp., New York William P. Fuller III, 212/318-5250...
- Perspectives on the Optoelectronics Industry: 2 A[cent sign]a'[not...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire January 5, 2009 700+ words
...January 2009-Research and Markets: Perspectives on the Optoelectronics Industry: 2 A[cent sign]a'[not sign]a[euro]oe Innovation Is an Essential Read Forleading Providers of Optoelectronic Components and Systems(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...
- A read to suit all men's tastes: Mintel predicts that the men's magazine market...
- Magazine article from: Marketing Week November 7, 2002 700+ words
...Since the comparable findings for 2002 are 49 per cent, 34 per cent and 18 per cent respectively, this suggests that it is among the...buyers, they are also significantly mote likely to read a popular tabloid than a broadsheet, and this may...
