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SOME OF THE MANY BENEFITS OF READING

Improves
Vocabulary
Concentration  
Focus
Memory
Discipline
Creativity
Analytical thinking
Improves writing skills
Reasoning skills
Motivation
Communication skills

Provides
Relaxation
Entertainment
An escape   
Enjoyment
Stimulation

Builds
Self esteem
Skills
Awareness

And it …
Reduces boredom
Reduces stress
Enhances intelligence
Is an active mental process

(SOME OF THE) TOP BOOKS OF ALL TIMES …
Anna Carenina by Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitz Gerald
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

For more “top” reads, visit

http://www.thebest100lists.com/best100novels/

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1951793,00.html

http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnovels.html

http://www.listsofbests.com/list/21-100-best-books-of-all-time

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