This almost certainly exaggerates the actual cannibalization of book sales by libraries (consumer marketers know that self reported purchase intent notoriously overstates actual purchase behavior), but cannibalization does occur.

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But it takes actual smarts to understand that glibness and self-belief are not sufficient proof of genuine intelligence.

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And, with the possible exception of Washington, there is no city in the country where self-importance is more disconnected from actual importance.

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And they are often conjured into existence by self-important managerial types who consider it their actual full-time job to attend meetings.

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