u consume it and get it into your bloodstream。 I am arguing that books； too； must be absorbed in your bloodstream to do you any good。
There are three kinds of book owners。 The first has all the standard sets and best…sellers…unread； untouched。 （This deluded individual owns wood； pulp and ink； not books。） The second has a great many books—a few of them read through； most of them dipped into； but all of them as clean and shiny as the day they were bought。（This person would probably like to make books his own； but is restrained by a false respect for their physical appearance。） The third has a few books or many—every one of them dogeared and dilapidated； shaken and loosened by continual use； marked and scribbled in from front to back。 This man owns books。
Why is marking up a book indispensable to reading it？ First； it keeps you awake。 And I don’t mean merely conscious； I mean wide awake。 In the second place； reading； if it is active； is thinking； and thinking lends to express itself in words； spoken or written。 The marked book is usually the tbought…through book。 Finally writing helps you remember the thoughts you had； or the thoughts the author expressed。
If reading is to acplish anything more than passing time； it must be active。 You can’t let your eyes glida across the Jinns of a book and e up with an understanding of what you have read。 The books you read for pleasure cad be read in a state of relaxation； and nothing is lost。 But a great book rich in ide