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But of course that will happen only if you keep reading.

I do not wish to recommend any particular novels or novelists, since the type of ction
one enjoys is a very personal matter. You doubtless know the kind of story you like—
mystery, science ction, spy, adventure, historical, political, romantic, Western,
biographical, one or all of the above. Or you may be entranced by novels of ideas, of sexual
prowess, of fantasy, of life in di erent segments of society from your own. No matter. Find
the kind of novel or novelist you enjoy by browsing in the public library or among the
thousands of titles in bookstores that have a rich assortment of paperbacks as well as

hardbacks.
And then read! And keep on the alert for new words! You will nd them by the hundreds
and thousands. Bear in mind: people with rich vocabularies have been reading omnivorously,
voraciously, since childhood—including the ingredients listed in small print on bread
wrappers and cereal boxes.

(End of Session 41)

1 Remember Ogden Nash’s delightful definition?
The cow is of the bovine ilk,
One end moo, the other end milk.

2 Latest figures, 1978, for the United States: males, 68.5 years; females, 76.4 years.