Study shows owning books more important for kid's academic achievement than parents' education level

*Kids’ Brain Food « A Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online

According to a new study published in Research in Social
Stratification and Mobility, owning books is more important than
parents’ level of education or job in predicting their kids’ academic
achievement.

If parents have a college education, their children have a 16%
greater chance of finishing college. But just having lots of books
boosts their chances by 20%. Even a small number of books at home makes a
huge difference. Just 25 books predicts a child will have 2 extra years
of schooling.

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Science Fiction books that launched their own genres

io9 - Science Fiction Books That Launched Their Own Genres - Books

Swaim's list of traumatic children's books

10 Great Books For (Traumatizing) Children | Cracked.com

Sookie Stackhouse Boxed Set (the series that True Blood is based on)

Amazon.com: Sookie Stackhouse Boxed Set (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood): Charlaine Harris: Books



Because so many people have become aware of these books as a result of
the TV series, a word about the differences between the two is in
order. There are both definite similarities and some sharp differences
between the two. The books focus much more on Sookie and less on the
lives of the supporting characters, not surprising given that Sookie is
the narrator in the novels. Sookie's narrative voice is for me one of
the joys of the books and I miss that very personal perspective when I
watch the TV series. The books are also far less sexual than the
series, though there are several sex scenes (though it never descends
to the pure porn found in the Anita Blake books). The series differs
sharply from the books when it deals with characters other than Sookie.
For instance, Tara in the books is a minor (and white) character. Jason
plays a far smaller role. Just about everything touching Tara and Jason
cannot be found in the novels. Sam and Tara are not involved. Without
giving spoilers, Lafayette cannot be regarded as an important character
in the books. On the other hand, Eric is as important as the other
three main characters in the books, Sookie, Bill, and Sam. Still, based
on all but the last 2 or 3 episodes of Season One of the TV show,
Sookie's story there is pretty close to that is the first novel in the
sequence.

William Gibson's novels

Science Fiction and Fantasy Reading Experience: William Gibson's Novels: A Fractured Delight

Kinky Sci Fi books

Books: Ten of the Kinkiest Science Fiction Books You'll Ever Read

Hey, I read some of these (including this one pictured). Fun reading.

I got part way through the Gor series and eventually got bored as you can only go so far with that formula.