This week's edition of "CTA reading habits" begins with a couple of self-help books. It's the first time I've seen riders reading self-improvement books. As usual, I provide the sex and approximate age of the rider. And as usual women readers outnumber their male counterparts.
Cut the Clutter and Stow the Stuff, by Lori Baird, read by a 55-year-old woman. You're never too old to get organized.
Excel 2003 for Dummies, by Greg Harvey, read by another 55-year-old gal. You're never too old to learn Excel. But I would avoid advertising to fellow CTA riders that I'm a dummy. That's why I've never bought one of those "Dummy" books. Not that I'm a dummy.
The Privilege of Youth, by Dave Pelzer, a 40-year-old woman. You're never too old to know that youths are privileged.
The Arabian Nights, translation by Sir Richard F. Burton, perused by both a 30-year-old woman and her same-age significant other.
Out, by Natsuo Kirino, 25-year-old woman. And no, it's not a "coming out" story. According to Amazon: "Four women who work the night shift in a Tokyo factory that produces boxed lunches find their lives twisted beyond repair in this grimly compelling crime novel, which won Japan's top mystery award, the Grand Prix, for its already heralded author, now making her first appearance in English." Interesting. Boxed lunches? Who knew there was a factory for that?
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