tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post2488748378843923970..comments2024-03-15T07:53:12.488+00:00Comments on Rullsenberg Rules: Disheartening or encouraging? How many books to read in a lifetimeLisa Rullsenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02020425273742237299noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post-82243451032560039422009-09-15T21:54:28.119+00:002009-09-15T21:54:28.119+00:00Even if you read 4 books a week there's no gua...Even if you read 4 books a week there's no guarantee they'd be any good. You're better off being selective and attentive. Read all the books written by Norm and his family. That should keep you going. ;-)Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272341393007849321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post-72176117448537013972009-09-10T18:36:38.569+00:002009-09-10T18:36:38.569+00:00We is only teasing - although you would have to sa...We is only teasing - although you would have to say that you have probably read a lot more than many people!Lisa Rullsenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02020425273742237299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post-85423283880023658352009-09-10T10:41:51.532+00:002009-09-10T10:41:51.532+00:00I didn't say that I read 4 books a week! I wis...I didn't say that I read 4 books a week! I wish I could, but I'm a slow reader. I picked that figure to show that even if one does read that much, and over a lifetime, it would still only cover the tiniest fraction of what there is.Norman Gerasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post-81711567076670823042009-09-10T07:54:23.757+00:002009-09-10T07:54:23.757+00:00Pesephone: his children are very grown up and he&#...Pesephone: his children are very grown up and he's an emeritus academic. Plus, there are many kinds of reading. It would sort of depend on what you're reading as well....<br /><br />Point taken though, that having a family (young ones especially - by which I mean still living at home) does significantly reduce available reading time.Lisa Rullsenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02020425273742237299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post-1546571663060913742009-09-09T13:57:42.946+00:002009-09-09T13:57:42.946+00:00Four books per week? That's not reading; that...Four books per week? That's not reading; that's skimming. Does Norm have kids? I take it he doesn't do the cooking, either...Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560178981320189795noreply@blogger.com