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Nov 2021
45m 14s

23 Tips from 23 Years of Book Reading

DESIRING GOD
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Tony Reinke | Many of us today love to swipe, scroll, and stare, but hardly read. Tony Reinke shares 23 tips for reading more and better in a digital age. 
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