Literacy in America/Minneapolis

As I was researching for some cool information for today’s blog, I came across this cool article about literacy in America. Check it out!!

10 Most Literate Cities in America
By Dale Collie

10 Most Literate Cities in the U.S. A.

While Amazon is doing well, the total number of book stores
in the USA is declining. The US Census report shows that
we now have 19,275 retail stores focused on books, periodicals
and music, down approximately 3,500 from 1997.

And more people are writing and publishing books. More than
170,000 titles were published last year – 465 per day.

Here are the top 10 most literate cities in the USA based on
US Census data, newspaper circulation rates, magazine
publishing, educational attainment levels, library resources, and
booksellers.

1. Minneapolis, MN

2. Seattle, WA

3. Pittsburgh, PA

4. Madison, WI

5. Cincinnati, OH

6. Washington, DC

7. Denver, CO

8. Boston, MA

9. Portland, OR

10. San Francisco, CA

To see how your hometown stacks up, see the entire list of 79
cities at http://www.uww.edu/npa/cities/allrank.html

Famous motivational speaker, Charlie Tremendous Jones, frequently
tells us that five years from now, we’ll be the same people we are
today except for the people we meet and the books we read.

Here are some quotes from Tremendous Jones’ “Life Changing Classics,
Vol III – Books are Tremendous.”

“The reading of good books is one of the most helpful ways in which
young people can develop themselves. One of the saddest mistakes I
made in years gone by was utter neglect of reading. I realize now
what I have missed by not having read and studied more.” department
store guru JC Penney

“A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody
wants to read.” classic 19th century American author Mark Twain

“A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed
and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.” classic poet John Milton.

“Some books leave us free and some books make us free.” 19th century
American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson.

“A man who buys a book is not just buying a few ounces of paper, glue
and printer’s ink; he may be buying a whole new life.” Ralph Waldo Emerson.

“If a man can purchase but very few books, my first advice to him would be,
let him purchase the very best. If he cannot spend much, let him spend well.
The best will always be the cheapest.” American author and theologian Charles H. Spurgeon

“The average salesman doesn’t read a book a year. That’s why he is the average
salesman.” Anonymous

So, what’s the moral of the story? If you are not reading several books a year, you’re missing out on a rich part of your life. Grab a book off the shelf and get started. A few minutes a day will shoot you through a book so fast you’ll wonder why you procrastinated.

Dale Collie - professional speaker, former
US Army Ranger, CEO, and a Fast Company top
50 innovative leader. Author of "Winning
Under Fire." (McGraw-Hill) collie@couragebuilders.com

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I love that we are number 1!! Reading blogs counts as reading, right?.....

Beth Riegger
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