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I'm a compulsive reader. I carry a man purse wherever I go so I can have a book with me at all times. I read on the subway. I read during my lunch break. I read sitting under a rack of clothes while my wife shops at Ann Taylor.

But the most enjoyable reading I do is when there is no one in the house, and the shades are opened on the backyard and the only noises are the crackling of the heating system coming to life and the occasional bird beating its wings near the window.

"Hello, Penelope? Can you hear me? I get no service here. Let me sail closer to land."