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- “It still amazes me that everyone is so crazy about what we are doing. Maybe I am just dreaming but people see…”Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
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- “Reading a book is a silent conversation between two friends.”Aman Jassal
- “I grew up reading Stephen King, Peter Straub, Clive Barker, Robert McCammon, Isaac Asimov's nonfiction books,…”Nnedi Okorafor
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Books by Alberto Manguel
A history of reading
1997
The Library at Night
2008
The dictionary of imaginary places
1999
Reading Pictures
2001
A reading diary
2005