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Packing Bookshelves With Books Just to Appear Intelligent

by Savitha C Muppala on Oct 9 2011 10:49 PM

 Packing Bookshelves With Books Just to Appear Intelligent
A recent research has revealed that people try to give a picture of intelligence by packing their bookshelves with books.
The survey showed that four out of ten Britons confessed that the books kept in the their shelves are purely for show purpose to keep up their appearances, with fifty seven percent of these unopened books being literary classics.

The Lindeman's Wine research also found that 'Pride and Prejudice' is the book that tops the list of the books people generally lie about reading followed by the 'Lord of the Rings'.

It further revealed that forty seven percent of people prefer trashy novels written by 'guilty pleasure' authors when it comes to their choice of reading, but keep them away from displaying on their shelves, the Daily Mail reported.

Works we want to be seen reading as per the survey

1. Pride and Prejudice

2. Sense and Sensibility

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3. Jane Eyre

4. To Kill a Mockingbird

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5. Wuthering Heights

'Guilty pleasure' authors as per the survey

1. Sophie Kinsella

2. Jodi Picoult

3. Jackie Collins

4. Helen Fielding

5. Danielle Steele(ANI)

Source-ANI


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