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Books: Seen, and Not Read
Books: Seen, and Not Read
Dec. 5, 2005 issue - There are the books we read, the books we mean to read, and then there are the ones—c'mon, admit it—that mainly just look impressive on the shelf. Take "A Brief History of Time": the classic has sold more than 10 million copies and is hailed as brilliant—but good luck finding people who've finished it.
A recent study of 2,100 Brits found that more than a third of them buy certain titles solely to look intelligent—a bit of statistical confirmation of "book snobbism," something long suspected in literary circles.