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Books have been intertwined in human history in one form or another, being the product of our culture, traces of our existence, stories that we tell and ways that we transfer knowledge through generations. As April 23 is World Book and Copyright Day or International Day Of The Book, Guru celebrates it with a list of things to do and places where reading is appreciated. ....
Read all about it 1 A blogger a number of years ago cited an alleged Unesco statistic stating that Thais only read eight lines per year compared to the five books a year Singaporeans and Vietnamese read. I couldn t find the statistic anywhere but a former editor for Guru also wrote in one of her past editor s note that the National Statistic Office reported in 2005 that Thais read an average of just seven lines a year. However, the Unesco site which you can check out has traced that illiteracy has begun declining in 2015 so perhaps the seven-lines-per-year has improved. But why in the world am I talking about Thailand s literacy rates when we usually talk about food or Uncle Tu s latest blunders in this magazine? Well, today is actually World Book Day, and we re listing out a few things you can do to celebrate the occasion and perhaps also keep that upward trajectory on the Unesco stat going. So choose a cozy spot and get ready to bury your nose in a few pages as we ....