Originally posted by biggest bMaybe it wouldn't count as "one book" but the Encyclopaedia Britannica would take a bit of reading to get through. For fiction though I would have to think. Maybe something I don't understand then with time I would.
if you had one book for the rest of your life what would it be?
Originally posted by Will EverittGood idea. Maybe a book in a foreign language. To make the challenge a little easier and have some chance to learn the language, it might be best to choose a book you have already read in a language you understand.
Maybe it wouldn't count as "one book" but the Encyclopaedia Britannica would take a bit of reading to get through. For fiction though I would have to think. Maybe something I don't understand then with time I would.
Originally posted by NordlysI like that. Although from my limited attempt in learning foreign languages I am not going to be a multilingual person. I didn't get on with French, Latin or Chinese.
Good idea. Maybe a book in a foreign language. To make the challenge a little easier and have some chance to learn the language, it might be best to choose a book you have already read in a language you understand.
Originally posted by NordlysThat's how my mother learned English. She had a bible that was German on one side of the page and English on the other and she studied it every evening.
Good idea. Maybe a book in a foreign language. To make the challenge a little easier and have some chance to learn the language, it might be best to choose a book you have already read in a language you understand.
