Devourer of Books

Post 84:
Books and films both tell stories, but what we want from a book can be different from what we want from a movie. Is this true for you? If so, what’s the difference between a book and a movie?
I’m going to avoid the snarky comments about the ‘difference’ between a book and a movie.  [...]

Scenario: You’ve just bought some complicated gadget home . . . do you read the accompanying documentation? Or not?
Do you ever read manuals?
How-to books?
Self-help guides?
Anything at all?
Let me just begin by saying, I’m not very good at instructions.  Written instructions occasionally fare better than oral instructions, because I have a tendency not to listen to [...]

Writing guides, grammar books, punctuation how-tos . . . do you read them? Not read them? How many writing books, grammar books, dictionaries–if any–do you have in your library?
Once upon a time, in high school and college, I had some MLA writing guides and other similar such things that were required for class. I [...]

Quick! It’s an emergency! You just got an urgent call about a family emergency and had to rush to the airport with barely time to grab your wallet and your passport. But now, you’re stuck at the airport with nothing to read. What do you do??
And, no, you did NOT have time to grab your [...]