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Save a Book!

Did you hear about this? The bookstore owner in Kansas City who couldn’t give away his excess inventory started burning books in protest. BUT! You can save a book (or 20).

I’m not saying I made a purchase or anything (I totally did), but the Prospero Bookstore homepage has these (completely & money-spending inspiringly true) quotes:

There are worse crimes than burning books, one is not reading them. ~ Joseph Brodsky
The individual who won’t read has nothing over the individual who cannot read. ~ Mark Twain

So - save a book, would you?

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