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Ingenious infographic for book lovers: bestselling books in numbers

A must-read for all bookworms, admirers of the beauty of language, mathematics, statistics and other lovers of numbers: a genius infographic that shows bestselling books in numbers. So that the next time you know which book by your favorite author is the shortest, which is the longest, how many phrases were used by Shakespeare first in the world, how many kisses happen in Jane Austen's novels and which Harry Potter was Rowling's most eloquent.

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12 Asian Authors You Should Know

Literature as we know it from high school desks covers everything from Shakespeare to the Victorian Romantics. We learn about European and American modernists and postmodernists, but the word is almost never applied to authors of Asian origin. That's why we've selected 12 of the ones you should read here.

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Motion Silhouette – an interactive picture book of light and shadow

Art with the help of light and shadows probably developed already when the caveman discovered fire. Today, Japanese artists Megumi Kajiwara and Tatuhiko Nijima are reviving this art for us in their interactive picture book Motion Silhouette.

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6 books recommended by Bill Gates for this summer

The great Bill Gates, the founder of the famous Microsoft, is not only an outstanding entrepreneur, full of innovative ideas and one of the richest Earthlings. In his busy schedule, he apparently also manages to squeeze time for reading, and so a few days ago he published a list of six books that impressed him the most this year and that he warmly recommends to all of us for summer reading.

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In the summer at NUK at the Bring-Take-away Book Fair

The Summer Festival at NUK revives the Plečnik atrium in the National and University Library, a hidden gem in the very center of Ljubljana. In addition to numerous musical and other events, a Bring-Take-it book exchange fair will take place on July 20.

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15 book classics every Earthling should read

Some books are labeled as "literary classics" for a reason. There are books that put your brain to pasture and books that broaden your horizons, change your view of the world, and impress you with the beauty of words. We've collected 15 of the latter for you - 15 of those you've probably already heard of, even if you didn't pay much attention to Slovenian at school. 15 book classics that every earthling should read, along with 15 of the most famous quotes for a taste.

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JK Rowling has written a new Harry Potter story

An online version of the latest Harry Potter has been released on the Pottermore website.

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Summer reading: 10 new books for the beach

Summer is here, and for all of you who don't get to read as much as you'd like during the year, the beach is the right place to catch up. Find ideas for summer reading in our selection of 10 novelties that appeared on the shelves of Slovenian bookstores this year and are breaking reading records: from JK Rowling, who hid under a pseudonym, to Dan Brown, the new novel by the author Jej, moli , loves, the award-winning Slovenian women in Paris by Brina Svit and biographies of the famous director Emir Kusturica.

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10 Personal Growth Books Everyone Should Read

A selection of those books that can completely change the way you look at the world and show you the possibilities that will make you no longer stand in the way of your own happiness.

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Book: Widow Basquiat, the cult poetic biography of the infamous artist Basquiat.

Widow Basquiat is a cult poetic biography of the infamous artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, which traces the lives of Suzanne and Jean-Michel in short sections. Suzanne's memoirs talk about their life together, which they spent intensively in the obscene eighties of the last century in the glitz and misery of New York.

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April 23, 2014 - World Book Day

Today we celebrate all of us who love books. Writers, poets, publishers, librarians and all of us who love to read. World Book Day is dedicated to reading, publishing, copyright protection and intellectual content. We celebrate World Book Day for a whole week in different places around Slovenia.

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Fair - 19th Slovenian Book Days

For small and large bookworms and lovers of the written word, the nineteenth Slovenian book days are coming, this time under the motto "This good book". The fair will once again transform Ljubljana into a city of books.

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