Word: reade
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Gordonstoun School and two terms at the spartan Geelong School in the Australian bush, Britain's Prince Charles, 18, seems to be ready for more intensive book learning. Next fall the prince will enter Trinity College, Cambridge, the alma mater of his grandfather George VI, to read history and related subjects. After a couple of years of that contemplative life, the heir to the throne will sign up for a tour of duty in one of the realm's military services...
...disposal. That often means bylined, front-page stories on major events a day ahead of the Times. Weiss is working hard at improving communications with the U.S. so that he can continue to beat the competition. "My friends say they have a sense of deja vu when they read the Times," says Weiss...
...Giles Goat-Boy, unexpectedly made the bestseller list, but the number of people who really read their way through its 710 pages not even WESCAC, the story's omnipotent computer, could determine...
Translated into human terms, these statistics testify to Americans' widening interests and expanding consciousness. Despite some prophets who consider the printed volume doomed in this age of instant communication, books are not only being read; in many cases they are more powerful weapons than ever. Rachel Carson's Silent Spring awakened the world to the dangers of the improper uses of insecticides and was a work of high literary quality as well. Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any..Speed was the spark plug that started major safety reforms in the automobile industry. Particularly among the young, paperbacks...
Dependable Losers. The major houses produce titles in the hundreds; their bosses can scarcely remember the authors' names, let alone find time to read their books. McGraw-Hill turned out 662 last year, Doubleday & Co. 650, Harper & Row 633, Prentice-Hall 449, Holt, Rinehart & Winston 345 and Random House 421. They all print text-and reference books, as well as children's books, which are dependable moneymakers. Their profitable textbook and paperback operations enable them to gamble on adult trade books-which as a rule lose money. Random House President Robert Bernstein estimates that 60% of adult trade...