But after I read your book, I felt it was important to be living and have fun."

VOA: special.2009.10.12

And I read more than I went outside and played and made my mom mad."

VOA: special.2009.08.24

I listen to all types of music. I read cookbooks too,for fun."

VOA: special.2009.05.29

Still,she says her books reflect the Nancy Drew stories that she read as a child: "Things that I read as a kid keep cropping up in my own work whether I realize it or not.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

"I read books like Freud's book on the analysis of dreams but I realized this is Chris Nolan's dream world.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

"I picked up a Reader's Digest, and there I read that for $100 million the World Health Organization had eradicated small pox."

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

Listen to me. James is a tracker.The hunt is his obsession. I read his mind.My reaction on the field set him off.

VOA: standard.other

I read under the dim light of a kerosene lamp.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

I read a lot of books.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

He said,"I think I have written a lot and sent it off to be printed before I realized strangers might read it."

VOA: special.2010.01.10

"It helped teach me how to count and read. And I also loved how they integrated the human characters with the Muppet characters.

VOA: special.2009.11.27

ERIC YANG: "I just read a lot of things, like the atlas,the Internet,magazines, maps,travel guide books.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

And I'm Bob Doughty. Read and listen to our programs at voaspecialenglish.com.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

Steve Ember read the poetry. I'm Faith Lapidus.

VOA: special.2009.04.12