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The Importance of Non-Fiction
βOne glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.β – Carl Sagan Reference books open the door to the world around us and there are some amazing choices out there for every possibility. They are information treasure chests that create discussion and debate, expand our knowledge and give us a deeper understanding of our past, present and future. What they are not, is dry, dusty tomes that can be found at the back of a classroom cupboard – reluctantly dragged out and worked through (systematically of course) with a test at the…