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It still amazes me that in today's electronic age there's probably still no more powerful way for an ordinary person to change their personal circumstances or even the world then by writing a book.
Most major religions followed by Billions of people are still often led by a book and even some newer religions / cults have been started after someone wrote a book
Books are protected from being copied in law much more then any other kind of product, with protection lasting even decades after an author dies.
Any thoughts on books and their place in the world and their ability to change it?
Most major religions followed by Billions of people are still often led by a book and even some newer religions / cults have been started after someone wrote a book
Books are protected from being copied in law much more then any other kind of product, with protection lasting even decades after an author dies.
Any thoughts on books and their place in the world and their ability to change it?
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I think the printed word will be about for long to come. Books can be revolutionary.
hear hear
Well that could be both a good or bad thing ..
But books are so ingrained in humanity ..
exactly. there must be no electronic comparison to the feeling of opening up and reading a book that was printed (not printed obviously, but you know what i mean ) during the medieval period or tudor times. books are fascinating
Books will retain that power because you can then travel across a world with the same book in hand and effect other the people the same way.
A great phrase, parable, message, vision, simile, paragraph, description or anything else has its own inherent power - but a page carries so much force, something a photocopy or email will never, thankfully, match...
Personally, I think Jim is correct here.
'than' introduces the second element in a comparison.
And I can't print the fucker off. Not hundereds of pages. Not at home, anyway.
The eye cant take in information as well on the screen as on a proper printed page, thats why it needs to be broken up into much smaller chunks otherwise people miss bits.
As for books - whats to say? They're great, from the crapest trashy novel to the greatest 'classic' they are just great - a marvel which hopefully will be around for a long time to come.
I was being a dick. Wasn't Jim's post anyway. Whoops. Sorry. When I have no contribution, I should really just stay quiet!
Aw, 'tis ok. You didn't upset anyone. Stick around regardless ... *hugs*
Why? Nobody else does
To an extent - I still remain amazed by the fact that most people's views of WW1 are coloured by Blackadder and middle class poetry rather than the research of Peter Liddle, Gary Sheffield, John Terraine et al.
People still use the quote 'Lions led by Donkeys' despite all the evidence that Alan Clarke made it up