Published April 27, 2007, 12:00 AM

Opinion: Death march to illiteracy

People who read books are different from other people. They’re smarter for one thing. They’re more sensual for another. They like to hold, touch and smell what they read. They like to carry the words around with them — tote them on vacation, take them on train rides and then, most heavenly of all, to bed.

By: Kathleen Parker,

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