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Article: Summertime and the reading is easy.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Black Issues Book Review
- Article date:
- July 1, 2002
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2002 Cox, Matthews & Associates. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Close your eyes and picture yourself lolling comfortably in a chaise lounge on fine, white sand, the crystal-clear, blue ocean gently lapping the shore just a few yards away. Warm gentle breezes caress your body and the sun seems to kiss your very soul. A cool drink, complete with umbrella and citrus slices, is at your fingertips. The music wafting from your headphones is softer and mellower than you ever imagined. And your "Do Not Disturb" sunglasses insure continued peace. Heaven? No! Where on earth are the books?
Okay, I'll admit it. For a library-card-carrying bookaholic like me, summer has no meaning without books. So whether I'm basking at the shore or ...