Heavy tomes now make lighter reading
<p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Moody">Moody</span></p><p><span word="Books">Books</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rubbish">rubbish</span>! <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="millionaire">millionaire</span> <span word="Austrian">Austrian</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="entrepreneur">entrepreneur</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="Hermann">Hermann</span> <span word="Hauser">Hauser</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pioneer">pioneer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="reader">reader</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vulgar">vulgar</span> <span word="description">description</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="meant">meant</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="playwright">playwright</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="screenwriter">screenwriter</span> <span word="Alan">Alan</span> <span word="Bennett">Bennett</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="diaries">diaries</span>, <span word="Keeping">Keeping</span> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Keeping">Keeping</span> <span word="On">On</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="London">London</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Heathrow">Heathrow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="softback">softback</span> <span word="editions">editions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="content">content</span>. <span word="Bennett">Bennett</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="History">History</span> <span word="Boys">Boys</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Broadway">Broadway</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="film">film</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="erudite">erudite</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="book">book</span>.</p><p><span word="Reading">Reading</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weigh">weigh</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Kindle">Kindle</span> – <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="absurd">absurd</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gets">gets</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Kindle">Kindle</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reluctantly">reluctantly</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hauser">Hauser</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span>.</p><p><span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="drawbacks">drawbacks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="belt">belt</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="switched">switched</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p>
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