Hooked to the Book !
"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." This quote by George Martin is an excellent insight into the motives of habitual book buyers. I know several habitual book buyers and most of them have an amazing level of intellectual stock. Conversations with these people are always interesting and engaging vis-à-vis others who mostly talk like newspaper echoes or television news analyzers. The advantages of reading books (not restricted to a specific genre) are many. The most distinctive advantage is the ability of such people to build rapport with people from diverse cultures, tastes and interests. It’s also a proven fact that reading has many positive cognitive consequences. ( http://www.csun.edu/~krowlands/Content/Academic_Resources/Reading/Useful%20Articles/Cunningham-What%20Reading%20Does%20for%20the%20Mind.pdf ). Further, reading books is a safe bet and can help you enhance your career prospects to a great extent...