Books

• 1. A presentation byPricila Yessayan

2. Summary1. Introduction.42. No Books?!.................53. How to use one?!......64. Curiosities..75. Why write?..................86. Why read?..................97. Most Read.108. Future.119. A few questions.12 3. IntroductionPronunciation: /book/Written or printed workconsisting of pagesglued or sewn togetheralong one side andbound in covers.Source:http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/book?region=us&q=book 4. No Books?! Once upon a timethere were no books Tablets of clay or rockthe world was a dark Papyrusplace... Parchment Codex 5. How to use one?!http://youtu.be/pQHX-SjgQvQ 6. Largest Library:CuriositiesLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C. Books in the world:129,864,880 books Libraries by population: Oldest Book: U.S. 1 for 15,000Instructions ofShuruppak, 3000 BCE Major booksellers: China 7103 (millions) Most expensive book:The Codex Leicester, Americans read anLeonardo da Vinci $30.8 million average of 10 books per year 7. Why write? Earn money;A book is a physicalsouvenir, a concrete To shareinstantiation of yourknowledge, passion; ideas in a physical Increase credibility & object, something thatvisibility; gives your ideas Broaden horizons;substance and allows To change someonesthem to travel.life;Seth Godin Leave a legacy. 8. Why read? To learn To search For funIts that excitement oftrying to discover thatunknown world,Azar Nafisi 9. 5.The AlchemistMost ReadPaulo Coelho1. The Bible 6.The Da Vinci Code2. Quotations from the Dan Brown Works of Mao Tse-tung 7.Twilight - The Saga Mao Tse-tungStephenie Meyer3. Harry Potter8.Gone With the Wind J. K. Rowling Margaret Mitchell4. Lord of the Rings 9.Think and Grow Rich J. R. R. TolkienNapoleon Hill 10. Diary of Anne Frank Anne Frank 10. Future E-books Readers Multimedia Books The end of printedbooks? 11. A few questions Do you rememberyour first book? Do you read forpleasure or obligation? How many book haveyou read this year? Does a book changesthe way youcommunicate? 12. And they lived happilyever after. The End