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91 year old borrows 25,000th book!!
Prolific page turner, 91, borrows 25,000th library book (with no overdue fines) read the full story here
Even with my Sony I'll never catch up! ![]() Link was working looks like referrals are being blocked - cut and paste this in your browser to read it http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1202913 Last edited by columbus; 07-29-2009 at 11:26 AM. Reason: revised link |
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wow, that's really impressive. even if i quit my job, i don't think i could catch up ! o_O then again, i haven't kept track of how many books i *already* read...
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Quote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...nd/8172355.stm |
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Wow, something to aspire to!!
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I did some math of my own. I average 35 books from libraries a year.
It would take me 714 years to reach 25,000 books (borrowed from libraries). LOL! |
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You're aware, aren't you, that this guy 91 year-old girl has just been scanning the books and posting them in torrents for, lo, these many years and doesn't actually read them. Arrrr!
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The article says she is reading up to 12 books a week that would take her 40 years to reach 25,000, she is 91 so I suppose it is possible. Presumably the library can document her withdrawals?
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I thought I read she got her first card in 1946...that is 63 years. But at first she was taking around 6 books a week, and worked up to 12.
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Amazing, I'm doing cartwheels if I can get thru 8 books a month!
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