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What We’re Reading, Weekly Bestsellers, and Author Interviews – Orange County Register

If you love books, authors, and smart recommendations for things to read or give as gifts, Book Pages, our new weekly newsletter for Southern California readers, gives you all that and more. I read the same book every night for years, its repetition becoming almost meditative even as it put …

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Reading books, listening to music doesn’t improve well-being, study finds

OXFORD, United Kingdom – Reading books, listening to music, and watching TV – what researchers call “mainstream media” – don’t help improve happiness and well-being as much as some think. This is the result of a new survey comparing the short-term benefits of consuming traditional media over newer platforms such …

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Will reading books make you happier?

January 7, 2022 11:39 AM Alan moze Posted: January 7, 2022 11:39 AM Update: January 7, 2022 4:31 PM FRIDAY January 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – As for what makes us happy, is it better to read or listen to music than to spend hours playing video games? Not really, …

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Will reading books make you happier? – Consumer health news

FRIDAY January 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – As for what makes us happy, is it better to read or listen to music than to spend hours playing video games? Not really, says a team of researchers from the UK and Austria. “A lot of people think traditional media, like reading …

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Will reading books make you happier? | Health

FRIDAY January 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – As for what makes us happy, is it better to read or listen to music than spend hours playing video games? Not really, says a team of researchers from the UK and Austria. “A lot of people think traditional media, like reading books …

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Will reading books make you happier? | Health info

By Alan Mozes Health Day Reporter (Health Day) FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to what makes us happy, is reading or listening to music better than spending hours playing video games? Not really, says a team of researchers from the UK and Austria. “A lot …

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I can’t finish reading books. Should I stop trying?

I have trouble finishing books. Well, you could even say I have a hard time reading, if you think that a good reader is someone who finishes the books he picks up. It has been like this for several years now. When I was 12 or 13, I was a …

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‘Japan’s Most Beautiful Bookstore’ Tsutaya Books to Open at Bukit Jalil Pavilion by April 2022 | Life

Book lovers can expect the Tsutaya Japanese Books to open at the Bukit Jalil Pavilion by the first quarter of this year. – Photo courtesy of Pavilion Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, January 5 – This year is shaping up to be a mega bookstore revolution with Kuala Lumpur welcoming Tsutaya Japanese …

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Gender stereotypes start in storybooks, study finds

Washington: A study found that by the age of two, children begin to believe in gender stereotypes, such as boys doing better at math and girls at reading. The research has been published in the ‘Psychological Science Journal’. However, a new study has looked at a different, potentially under-recognized source …

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Reading books on the phone with my grandson made us both feel good

First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Got a story to tell? Check out our guidelines on tgam.ca/guidedissertation. Illustration by Marley Allen-Ash When my 54 year old wife passed away in 2015, I found myself with a gaping hole of loneliness in my life. My adult sons …

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Aryan Khan spends his time reading books about Ram and Sita in Arthur Road prison: Sources

Aryan Khan, son of actor Shah Rukh Khan, who is currently in Mumbai Central Prison on a drug case, spends his time in prison reading a religious book and other fiction. Prison officials say he is being held behind bars like other inmates, in accordance with the prison manual. Sources …

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Popular children’s storybook service exposes millions of user records

Mongolian children returned to class after a Covid shutdown – Copyright AFP / File Byambasuren BYAMBA-OCHIR An open and unprotected MongoDB database owned by the children’s storytime app, FarFaria, has exposed personally identifiable information 2.9 million users. FarFaria is an app for “the perfect storytime experience”. Data breaches continue to …

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Blinkist Review: Isn’t the future of reading books just reading books? – Doha News

With the growing popularity of eBooks, apps like Blinkist have made reading a lot easier, but could it come at a cost? In recent years, e-books have become more and more popular. Kindle devices and iBooks apps have helped catalyze the growth of the digital reading format. E-books are frequently …

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5 of the best new YA books as classic books

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. There is an old saying that every story to be told has already been written. But the point is, these stories can always be told in new and interesting ways. These five recent …

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This weekend we read books from Kaia Gerber’s library

When Kaia Gerber gave the internet an episode of her book club with special guest Emily Ratajkowski, it’s safe to tell you all. love this. Since then, the model has continued the series on social media, posting regularly on Instagram. Today Gerber announced that the latest installment of her book …

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Teens text and use social media instead of reading books

By Hannah Natanson A new study has alarming results but probably isn’t surprising to anyone who knows a teenager: High school kids today text, scroll, and use social media instead of reading books and magazines. In their free time, American teens rock their devices for hours a day rather than …

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GQ magazine puts the Bible on the list of 20 classic books not worth reading

Well, it looks like this group of scribes won’t be greeted very warmly at the Pearl Doors. GQ magazine, a bible of “care” advice, gadget suggestions and style advice, sparked a social media conflagration by labeling the Holy Christian Bible “crazy, repetitive, and contradictory” and placing it on a list …

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