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How Many Books Can You Read All Your Life?

532 views. 2011-11-1 18:23

I have to admit that I like reading, though sometimes I am distracted just by other things, I always like reading. I also find there’re so many books all over the world, even though I can read a book per ten minutes for one hundred years without sleep, the total number of which is only 5,256,000 and just one sixth of the number of books in the Library of Congress, saying nothing of other books in other places. So what are we going to do? Reading books according to the sequence of bookcase? No. Simply read none of them, because anyhow, you can’t finish them all your life? No. We should read book like panning gold. The books all over the world just like sand, from which you can find gold. Even the gold you find, you need purification of it. You need your own brain to judge which is gold and which is sand. Before you read, you must have an independent brain at first. I always like people who have their own independent brains. Now I find out why I like cat better than dog, because cat is always independent and rarely following you everywhere.

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Reply heai88 2011-11-1 18:45
how to work out the total number(5,256,000 )? it should be calculated as follows:                           100*365*24*60*60/10=315,360,000,
then I am confused which one is right at last?
Reply 如主文 2011-11-1 18:51
heai88: how to work out the total number(5,256,000 )? it should be calculated as follows:                           100*365*24*60*60/10=315,360,000,
then I a
Mine is as below:
100*365*24*6
I can only suppose that I can read a book per ten minutes, but you can read six books per minute. You’re my idol, even more than Chairman Mao.
Reply heai88 2011-11-1 18:57
如主文: Mine is as below:
100*365*24*6
I can only suppose that I can read a book per ten minutes, but you can read six books per minute. You’re my idol, even
sorry, I am faint just now. but you are still wrong, miss a zero.
Reply 如主文 2011-11-1 19:06
heai88: sorry, I am faint just now. but you are still wrong, miss a zero.
Where? I've calculated it for ten times, but the result is still 5,256,000.
Reply 如主文 2011-11-1 19:06
heai88: sorry, I am faint just now. but you are still wrong, miss a zero.
Where? I've calculated it for ten times, but the result is still 5,256,000.
Reply heai88 2011-11-1 19:12
如主文: Where? I've calculated it for ten times, but the result is still 5,256,000.
The total number is right, but pls check carefully the way of calculation you just advised..
Reply 如主文 2011-11-1 19:14
heai88: The total number is right, but pls check carefully the way of calculation you just advised..
I’ve checked it another ten times. I’m not wrong. I’ll just defend truth with my life as the same as Bruno
Reply louislaolu 2011-11-1 21:00
That's an interesting formula. Since I am weak at mathematics, I can't work it out. Could you guys exlpain it to me so that I can caculate the number of books I will read all my life.
Reply 如主文 2011-11-1 21:03
louislaolu: That's an interesting formula. Since I am weak at mathematics, I can't work it out. Could you guys exlpain it to me so that I can caculate the number
Suppose one can live for 100 years and can read one book per 10 minutes, because a year has 365 days, a day has 24 hours, an hour has 60 minutes, I think you can do it.
Reply louislaolu 2011-11-1 21:10
What do you mean by "I can do it"?  True, with your help, I can do the arithmetic now. But I don't think that I can do with so many books. Reading one book every 10 minutes? You guys must be kidding. But I enjoy this impossible formula.
Reply 如主文 2011-11-1 21:25
louislaolu: What do you mean by "I can do it"?  True, with your help, I can do the arithmetic now. But I don't think that I can do with so many books. R
If you believe you can do it, surely you will do it.
Reply redapple2 2011-11-1 22:11
Yes, there are hundreds and thousands of books in the world. Yet it is said one only needs to read 150 books which are chosen carefully in his entire life. Then you almost master all the knowledge of human being and know how to apply what you have learned.
Besides, among the 150 books, for sure there are some of your favourite ones, you could read it over and over again if you want.
Reply 如主文 2011-11-1 23:23
redapple2: Yes, there are hundreds and thousands of books in the world. Yet it is said one only needs to read 150 books which are chosen carefully in his entire
Maybe I'll give myself a list of 150 books now. hehe
Reply 怡兰 2011-11-2 01:19
I should start writing down all the books I read! but I've certainly read more than 150 books, and I'm 25...
Reply 如主文 2011-11-2 07:25
怡兰: I should start writing down all the books I read! but I've certainly read more than 150 books, and I'm 25...
You're younger  and smater than me. Could you please give me a reading list of yours for reference? I think your taste of book is fabulous.
Reply moli 2011-11-2 09:57
It is true there are so many books in the world, so you should select those books you are interested in.
Reply 怡兰 2011-11-2 15:11
如主文: You're younger  and smater than me. Could you please give me a reading list of yours for reference? I think your taste of book is fabulous.
I always read books about China. I love YU HUA which I am currently ralding in Chinese... but I also love British literature like Jane Austen. I also like reading italian journalists' books, like Beppe Severgnini and Giorgio Bettinelli, but I don't know how many chances you have to find them in Chinese.. maybe in English

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