Sentences with phrase «books as a pastime»

One the one hand it saddens me because it is a reflection of how the reading of books as a pastime pursuit has been a diminishing trend over the last 30 years.

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Because as much as Gossip the book is about the popularization of back - fence talk and the search for a reason why one of the world's most compelling pastimes is so pleasurable, it's also about admitting that people just can't keep secrets; they don't want to, and we might as well embrace the fact that they'll keep fewer and fewer in the future unless we collectively settle on some new etiquette.

Despite the widespread digitization of favorite pastimes such as reading and watching TV, the dominant format of entertainment remains print books, DVDs, Blu - ray disks and physical prints of digital photographs, according to the study.

People are using coloring books as a fun pastime and a way to relax.

For what it's worth as regards The Incredible Hulk, I'll restate the fact that I've never been one to hop on the anti - sequel / anti-remake bandwagon (I'd rather see more double - bills of films like Capote and Infamous than «original» films lacking in soul or depth), and despite his many offenses (most of them relative in my book), nor will I take part in the seemingly mandatory pastime of kicking M. Night Shyamalan when he's down.

Two: anyone who sells a book is, by the very definition of the word PROFESSIONAL («engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime», according to Mr Webster) a PROFESSIONAL writer / author / wordsmith / whatever label you want to slap on it.

Writing a book isn't enough until and unless you're content with the fact that you're writing it as a pastime activity.

What started as a quirky pastime has become a worldwide trend, as evidenced by the number of adult coloring books making their way onto international bestseller lists.

The loft is where Joan spends most of her pastimes; it's here that she reads her cooking books as well as bake bread and cake whenever she feels.