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I Hear America Reading: Why We Read - What We Read (1st Edition) by Jim Burke (Editor), John Y. Cole (Introduction) Paperback, 116 Pages, Published 1999 ISBN-10: 0-325-00134-0 / 0325001340 ISBN-13: 978-0-325-00134-0 / 9780325001340 "In an era of decreasing commitment to literacy . . . it is no surprise that most students, too, are bypassing books." So wrote English teacher Jim Burke in a seminal letter to the San Francisco Chronicle-seminal because of the astounding response that ensued when he invited readers to "write to my |