As I was reading the Wall Street Journal, I read a very interesting article about President Bush's reading habits. Here is how many books he has read in the last few years:
2006: 95 books
2007: 57 books
2008: 40 books (so far)
Every year President Bush reads the entire Bible.
Mr. Bush's 2006 reading list shows his literary tastes. The nonfiction ran from biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Carnegie, Mark Twain, Babe Ruth, King Leopold, William Jennings Bryan, Huey Long, LBJ and Genghis Khan to Andrew Roberts's "A History of the English Speaking Peoples Since 1900," James L. Swanson's "Manhunt," and Nathaniel Philbrick's "Mayflower." Besides eight Travis McGee novels by John D. MacDonald, Mr. Bush tackled Michael Crichton's "Next," Vince Flynn's "Executive Power," Stephen Hunter's "Point of Impact," and Albert Camus's "The Stranger," among others.
I am very impressed by President Bush. He is the leader of the free world, and yet he makes time to read the entire Bible every year. He regularly reads at least a book every week. I imagine how better off the United States would be if everyone in our country read a book every week instead of watching so much television. I am grateful for the President's example.
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But books don't have any ads...
Just kidding. I agree that these reading lists are impressive, and that we would all do better with less TV and more reading. I used to think I was doing well reading a handful of non-fiction books a year. Now I know better.
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