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January Book of 2012 - The Golden Spruce

Most of my life I have been an avid reader.  The only exception was right after I graduated from University in 1993.  I think my brain was done with reading and needed a break.  In 1995, my husband gave me a copy of the English Patient and I was hooked on reading again.  That book and the movie, released in 1996, are still my favourite book and movie. For a couple of years now, I have subscribed to Audible   and really enjoyed listening to a book or two each month.  I started by listening to business books that I found necessary but not that interesting to read. Then I took a chance and downloaded The Kite Runner instead of reading it.  I was hooked!  A good story with a good narrator can engross me for hours.  My most recent listen was Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.  I would never have been able to read this book from cover to cover so listening to it was fantastic. Still, nothing can really replace a good paperback read. Kindle, ...