Paintings from this period include one of her mother reading a newspaper.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

"One beautiful spring morning I was alone in my room,reading.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

One room was designed for reading.

VOA: special.2009.11.16

He puts forward a reading list of recent books, including one by a former CIA agent, which the tape says will clarify the "message" of the terrorist attack eight years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

we are human beings,'". Khalaf says that before working on this book, she never thought much about the death penalty, but she was deeply touched by reading the stories of men who often grew up in broken homes and who,as one inmate says, "became lost souls as children."

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

"I go to the gym," (No Transcripts) Michael Reagan says that while following a healthy diet, reading and learning new skills can help sharpen one's memory and possibly prevent or slow the advance of the illness, the most effective way to fight Alzheimer's is to volunteer and support funding for current research.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04