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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A Thai woman reads while everyone around her prays during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A Thai woman reads while everyone around her prays during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014.<br />
PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A Thai woman reads while everyone around her prays during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2007 -- PHILADELPHIA, PA: Children watch movies on portable DVD players and read on a transatlantic flight between Philadelphia, PA, and Zurich, Switzerland.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2007 -- PHILADELPHIA, PA: Children watch movies on portable DVD players and read on a transatlantic flight between Philadelphia, PA, and Zurich, Switzerland.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Feb. 8, 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A woman reads a Mandarin language newspaper at the Chinese Cultural Center in Phoenix, AZ. Chinese around the world celebrated the New Year this month. This is the Year of the Ox in the Chinese calender. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Feb. 8, 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A woman reads a Mandarin language newspaper at the Chinese Cultural Center in Phoenix, AZ. Chinese around the world celebrated the New Year this month. This is the Year of the Ox in the Chinese calender. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People stand in a circle and read "1984" as a protest against the coup. About eight people gathered at the Chong Nonsi intersection in Bangkok to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman reads "A Guide to Civil Resistance" during a protest against the Thai coup Thursday. About eight people gathered at the Chong Nonsi intersection in Bangkok to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman reads "A Guide to Civil Resistance" during a protest against the Thai coup Thursday. About eight people gathered at the Chong Nonsi intersection in Bangkok to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman reads "A Guide to Civil Resistance" during a protest against the Thai coup Thursday. About eight people gathered at the Chong Nonsi intersection in Bangkok to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man reads "1984" during a protests against the Thai coup Thursday. About eight people gathered at the Chong Nonsi intersection in Bangkok to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man reads "1984" during a protests against the Thai coup Thursday. About eight people gathered at the Chong Nonsi intersection in Bangkok to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man reads "1984" during a protests against the Thai coup Thursday. About eight people gathered at the Chong Nonsi intersection in Bangkok to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman reads "1984" during a protest against the Thai coup Thursday. About eight people gathered at the Chong Nonsi intersection in Bangkok to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman sits in the Skywalk between the BTS Skytrain Siam and Chit Lom stations to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience and nonviolent protest. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading. Bangkok was mostly quiet Saturday. There were only a few isolated protests against the coup and military government.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk by a man sitting in the Skywalk between the BTS Skytrain Siam and Chit Lom stations to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience and nonviolent protest. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading. Bangkok was mostly quiet Saturday. There were only a few isolated protests against the coup and military government.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People walk by a man sitting in the Skywalk between the BTS Skytrain Siam and Chit Lom stations to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience and nonviolent protest. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading. Bangkok was mostly quiet Saturday. There were only a few isolated protests against the coup and military government.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man sits in the Skywalk between the BTS Skytrain Siam and Chit Lom stations to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience and nonviolent protest. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading. Bangkok was mostly quiet Saturday. There were only a few isolated protests against the coup and military government.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People sit in the Skywalk between the BTS Skytrain Siam and Chit Lom stations to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience and nonviolent protest. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading. Bangkok was mostly quiet Saturday. There were only a few isolated protests against the coup and military government.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women sit in the Skywalk between the BTS Skytrain Siam and Chit Lom stations to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience and nonviolent protest. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading. Bangkok was mostly quiet Saturday. There were only a few isolated protests against the coup and military government.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women sit in the Skywalk between the BTS Skytrain Siam and Chit Lom stations to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience and nonviolent protest. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading. Bangkok was mostly quiet Saturday. There were only a few isolated protests against the coup and military government.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People sit in the Skywalk between the BTS Skytrain Siam and Chit Lom stations to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience and nonviolent protest. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading. Bangkok was mostly quiet Saturday. There were only a few isolated protests against the coup and military government.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People sit in the Skywalk between the BTS Skytrain Siam and Chit Lom stations to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience and nonviolent protest. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading. Bangkok was mostly quiet Saturday. There were only a few isolated protests against the coup and military government.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People sit in the Skywalk between the BTS Skytrain Siam and Chit Lom stations to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience and nonviolent protest. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading. Bangkok was mostly quiet Saturday. There were only a few isolated protests against the coup and military government.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man sits in the Skywalk between the BTS Skytrain Siam and Chit Lom stations to silently read George Orwell's "1984" and other books about civil disobedience and nonviolent protest. The protests are based on the "Standing Man" protests that started in Turkey last summer. Authorities made no effort to stop the protest or interfere with the people who were reading. Bangkok was mostly quiet Saturday. There were only a few isolated protests against the coup and military government.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A Thai Muslim woman walks past a vendor reading his newspaper in Bobae Market in Bangkok. Bobae Market is a 30 year old market famous for fashion wholesale and is now very popular with exporters from around the world. Bobae Tower is next to the market and  advertises itself as having 1,300 stalls under one roof and claims to be the largest garment wholesale center in Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks and novices walk past a sign announcing Bangkok is the 2013 UNESCO World Book Capital. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: A Borders Books and Music store in Phoenix, AZ, Sunday, Feb. 13. Several business news organizations have reported that Borders Group, the second largest US chain of bookstores, may file for bankruptcy protection as soon as the week of February 14. Borders sales have been hurt by the US economic downturn and the increasing shift to digital media away from traditional media, like books, magazines, music CDs and movie DVDs. Borders has also been slow to move to digital reading devices, like their own Kobo and competitors' Nook and Kindle devices. Borders operates more than 650 bookstores across the US and may close between 150 and 200 of them during their reorganization. In January 2011, Borders group delayed payments to publishers as part of an effort to restructure its financing and avoid a cash shortfall.        Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  An anti-coup protestors hand out copies of "1984" during a protest against the coup. Handing out or reading "1984" in public can be grounds for arrest under Thailand's martial law. Dozens of people gathered in front of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre in Bangkok Saturday to hand out red roses and copies of George Orwell's "1984." Protestors said they didn't support either Red Shirts or Yellow Shirts but wanted a return of democracy in Thailand. The protest was the largest protest since June 2014, against the military government of General Prayuth Chan-Ocha, who staged the coup against the elected government. Police made several arrests Saturday afternoon but the protest was not violent.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A toy vendor walks past a tourist reading on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks and novices walk past a sign announcing Bangkok is the 2013 UNESCO World Book Capital. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People pray during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks and novices walk past a sign announcing Bangkok is the 2013 UNESCO World Book Capital. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks and novices walk past a sign announcing Bangkok is the 2013 UNESCO World Book Capital. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. <br />
PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks and novices walk past a sign announcing Bangkok is the 2013 UNESCO World Book Capital. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014.<br />
PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai girl watches a monk collects books for literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014.<br />
PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A Thai girl waits to donate a book to a Thai literacy project during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. <br />
PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. <br />
PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai students pray during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai students pray during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Buddhist monks and novices file into the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Buddhist monks and novices file into the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais browse among the books being donated to Thai literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais browse among the books being donated to Thai literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais browse among the books being donated to Thai literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Some of the books being donated to Thai literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks lead the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais browse among the books being donated to Thai literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Some of the books being donated to Thai literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais browse among the books being donated to Thai literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014.<br />
PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais browse among the books being donated to Thai literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014.  .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A book fair in the walkway of the Siam Skytrain station in Bangkok in honor of Bangkok being named the World Book Capital. UNESCO has awarded Bangkok the World Book Capital City 2013. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A book fair in the walkway of the Siam Skytrain station in Bangkok in honor of Bangkok being named the World Book Capital. UNESCO has awarded Bangkok the World Book Capital City 2013. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: A Borders Books and Music store in the Biltmore section of Phoenix, AZ, Sunday, Feb. 13. Several business news organizations have reported that Borders Group, the second largest US chain of bookstores, may file for bankruptcy protection as soon as the week of February 14. Borders sales have been hurt by the US economic downturn and the increasing shift to digital media away from traditional media, like books, magazines, music CDs and movie DVDs. Borders has also been slow to move to digital reading devices, like their own Kobo and competitors' Nook and Kindle devices. Borders operates more than 650 bookstores across the US and may close between 150 and 200 of them during their reorganization. In January 2011, Borders group delayed payments to publishers as part of an effort to restructure its financing and avoid a cash shortfall.        Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: A Borders Books and Music store in the Biltmore section of Phoenix, AZ, Sunday, Feb. 13. Several business news organizations have reported that Borders Group, the second largest US chain of bookstores, may file for bankruptcy protection as soon as the week of February 14. Borders sales have been hurt by the US economic downturn and the increasing shift to digital media away from traditional media, like books, magazines, music CDs and movie DVDs. Borders has also been slow to move to digital reading devices, like their own Kobo and competitors' Nook and Kindle devices. Borders operates more than 650 bookstores across the US and may close between 150 and 200 of them during their reorganization. In January 2011, Borders group delayed payments to publishers as part of an effort to restructure its financing and avoid a cash shortfall.        Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: A Borders Books and Music store in Phoenix, AZ, Sunday, Feb. 13. Several business news organizations have reported that Borders Group, the second largest US chain of bookstores, may file for bankruptcy protection as soon as the week of February 14. Borders sales have been hurt by the US economic downturn and the increasing shift to digital media away from traditional media, like books, magazines, music CDs and movie DVDs. Borders has also been slow to move to digital reading devices, like their own Kobo and competitors' Nook and Kindle devices. Borders operates more than 650 bookstores across the US and may close between 150 and 200 of them during their reorganization. In January 2011, Borders group delayed payments to publishers as part of an effort to restructure its financing and avoid a cash shortfall.        Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 13 FEBRUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ: A Borders Books and Music store in Phoenix, AZ, Sunday, Feb. 13. Several business news organizations have reported that Borders Group, the second largest US chain of bookstores, may file for bankruptcy protection as soon as the week of February 14. Borders sales have been hurt by the US economic downturn and the increasing shift to digital media away from traditional media, like books, magazines, music CDs and movie DVDs. Borders has also been slow to move to digital reading devices, like their own Kobo and competitors' Nook and Kindle devices. Borders operates more than 650 bookstores across the US and may close between 150 and 200 of them during their reorganization. In January 2011, Borders group delayed payments to publishers as part of an effort to restructure its financing and avoid a cash shortfall.        Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 15 MARCH 2006 - CHONG KOH, KANDAL, CAMBODIA: A student does her Khmer reading lesson at the elementary school in Chong Koh, a small village on the Mekong River in central Cambodia. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 24 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai police officer (center) talks to a poet (left) while a plain clothes officer (right) photographs her poem after she read it aloud at a meeting of the Monsoon Poets Society in Bangkok. Members of the "Monsoon Poets Society" gathered in front of the Anantasamakom Throne Hall Tuesday to pay homage to the People's Party, a Siamese (Thai) group of military and civil officers (which became a political party) that staged a bloodless coup against King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) and changed Thailand (then Siam) from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy on 24 June 1932. Since the coup against the civilian government on 22 May, the ruling junta has not allowed political gatherings. Although police read the poems, they did not arrest any of the poets or make any effort to break up the gathering.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai police officer (right) talks to a poet  (left) about her poem after she read it aloud at a meeting of the Monsoon Poets Society in Bangkok. Members of the "Monsoon Poets Society" gathered in front of the Anantasamakom Throne Hall Tuesday to pay homage to the People's Party, a Siamese (Thai) group of military and civil officers (which became a political party) that staged a bloodless coup against King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) and changed Thailand (then Siam) from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy on 24 June 1932. Since the coup against the civilian government on 22 May, the ruling junta has not allowed political gatherings. Although police read the poems, they did not arrest any of the poets or make any effort to break up the gathering.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai police officer (left) talks to a poet  (right) about his poem after he read it aloud at a meeting of the Monsoon Poets Society in Bangkok. Members of the "Monsoon Poets Society" gathered in front of the Anantasamakom Throne Hall Tuesday to pay homage to the People's Party, a Siamese (Thai) group of military and civil officers (which became a political party) that staged a bloodless coup against King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) and changed Thailand (then Siam) from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy on 24 June 1932. Since the coup against the civilian government on 22 May, the ruling junta has not allowed political gatherings. Although police read the poems, they did not arrest any of the poets or make any effort to break up the gathering.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the "Monsoon Poets Society" read their poems in front of the Anantasamakom Throne Hall Tuesday during an event to pay homage to the People's Party, a Siamese (Thai) group of military and civil officers (which became a political party) that staged a bloodless coup against King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) and changed Thailand (then Siam) from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy on 24 June 1932. Since the coup against the civilian government on 22 May, the ruling junta has not allowed political gatherings. Although police read the poems, they did not arrest any of the poets or make any effort to break up the gathering.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the "Monsoon Poets Society" read their poems in front of the Anantasamakom Throne Hall Tuesday during an event to pay homage to the People's Party, a Siamese (Thai) group of military and civil officers (which became a political party) that staged a bloodless coup against King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) and changed Thailand (then Siam) from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy on 24 June 1932. Since the coup against the civilian government on 22 May, the ruling junta has not allowed political gatherings. Although police read the poems, they did not arrest any of the poets or make any effort to break up the gathering.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai police officer (left) talks to a poet (right) after he read it aloud at a meeting of the Monsoon Poets Society in Bangkok. Members of the "Monsoon Poets Society" gathered in front of the Anantasamakom Throne Hall Tuesday to pay homage to the People's Party, a Siamese (Thai) group of military and civil officers (which became a political party) that staged a bloodless coup against King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) and changed Thailand (then Siam) from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy on 24 June 1932. Since the coup against the civilian government on 22 May, the ruling junta has not allowed political gatherings. Although police read the poems, they did not arrest any of the poets or make any effort to break up the gathering.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JUNE 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai police officer (center) talks to a poet (left) while a plain clothes officer (right) photographs her poem after she read it aloud at a meeting of the Monsoon Poets Society in Bangkok. Members of the "Monsoon Poets Society" gathered in front of the Anantasamakom Throne Hall Tuesday to pay homage to the People's Party, a Siamese (Thai) group of military and civil officers (which became a political party) that staged a bloodless coup against King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) and changed Thailand (then Siam) from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy on 24 June 1932. Since the coup against the civilian government on 22 May, the ruling junta has not allowed political gatherings. Although police read the poems, they did not arrest any of the poets or make any effort to break up the gathering.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  Rev. RUSSELL LACKEY, right, holds the microphone for Rev. BONNIE PARKER, who read from the Bible, during a drive through Palm Sunday service sponsored by Luther Memorial Church on the campus of Grand View University in Des Moines. About 150 people attended the service. They remained in their cars while the ministers read a short passage from the Bible, handed out palms and blessed them. On Sunday, 05 April, Iowa reported 868 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. There have been 22 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Iowa. Restaurants, bars, movie theaters, places that draw crowds are closed until 30 April. The Governor has not ordered "shelter in place" but several Mayors, including the Mayor of Des Moines, have asked residents to stay in their homes for all but essential needs. People are being encouraged to practice "social distancing" and many businesses are requiring or encouraging employees to telecommute.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: dMIKE ROWLEY, (left) and ALAN WENGER, members of Sons of the Revolution, read the names of veterans buried in Woodland Cemetery during the Veterans' Day service in Woodlawn Cemetery in Des Moines. Volunteers read the names of the approximately 1,000 veterans buried in the cemetery. The observance at Woodland Cemetery was one of the few live Veterans Day ceremonies in the Des Moines area this year. Most were held online only because of the Coronavirus pandemic.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: dMIKE ROWLEY, (left) and ALAN WENGER, members of Sons of the Revolution, read the names of veterans buried in Woodland Cemetery during the Veterans' Day service in Woodlawn Cemetery in Des Moines. Volunteers read the names of the approximately 1,000 veterans buried in the cemetery. The observance at Woodland Cemetery was one of the few live Veterans Day ceremonies in the Des Moines area this year. Most were held online only because of the Coronavirus pandemic.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: dMIKE ROWLEY, (left) and ALAN WENGER, members of Sons of the Revolution, read the names of veterans buried in Woodland Cemetery during the Veterans' Day service in Woodlawn Cemetery in Des Moines. Volunteers read the names of the approximately 1,000 veterans buried in the cemetery. The observance at Woodland Cemetery was one of the few live Veterans Day ceremonies in the Des Moines area this year. Most were held online only because of the Coronavirus pandemic.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: ALAN WENGER, left, and MIKE ROWLEY, members of Sons of the Revolution, read the names of veterans buried in Woodland Cemetery during the Veterans' Day service in Woodlawn Cemetery in Des Moines. Volunteers read the names of the approximately 1,000 veterans buried in the cemetery. The observance at Woodland Cemetery was one of the few live Veterans Day ceremonies in the Des Moines area this year. Most were held online only because of the Coronavirus pandemic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  Rev. RUSSELL LACKEY, right, holds the microphone for Rev. BONNIE PARKER, who read from the Bible, during a drive through Palm Sunday service sponsored by Luther Memorial Church on the campus of Grand View University in Des Moines. About 150 people attended the service. They remained in their cars while the ministers read a short passage from the Bible, handed out palms and blessed them. On Sunday, 05 April, Iowa reported 868 confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. There have been 22 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Iowa. Restaurants, bars, movie theaters, places that draw crowds are closed until 30 April. The Governor has not ordered "shelter in place" but several Mayors, including the Mayor of Des Moines, have asked residents to stay in their homes for all but essential needs. People are being encouraged to practice "social distancing" and many businesses are requiring or encouraging employees to telecommute.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: ROBERT NIFFENEGGER, right, reads the names of veterans buried in Woodland Cemetery, wile ALAN WENGER, a member of Sons of the Revolution, listens during the Veterans' Day service in Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines. Volunteers read the names of the approximately 1,000 veterans buried in the cemetery. The observance at Woodland Cemetery was one of the few live Veterans Day ceremonies in the Des Moines area this year. Most were held online only because of the Coronavirus pandemic.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: ALAN WENGER, a member of Sons of the Revolution, reads the names of veterans buried in Woodland Cemetery during the Veterans' Day service in Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines. Volunteers read the names of the approximately 1,000 veterans buried in the cemetery. The observance at Woodland Cemetery was one of the few live Veterans Day ceremonies in the Des Moines area this year. Most were held online only because of the Coronavirus pandemic.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: ROBERT NIFFENEGGER, right, reads the names of veterans buried in Woodland Cemetery, wile ALAN WENGER, left, and MIKE ROWLEY, members of Sons of the Revolution, listen during the Veterans' Day service in Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines. Volunteers read the names of the approximately 1,000 veterans buried in the cemetery. The observance at Woodland Cemetery was one of the few live Veterans Day ceremonies in the Des Moines area this year. Most were held online only because of the Coronavirus pandemic.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: ROBERT NIFFENEGGER, right, reads the names of veterans buried in Woodland Cemetery, wile ALAN WENGER, left, and MIKE ROWLEY, members of Sons of the Revolution, listen during the Veterans' Day service in Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines. Volunteers read the names of the approximately 1,000 veterans buried in the cemetery. The observance at Woodland Cemetery was one of the few live Veterans Day ceremonies in the Des Moines area this year. Most were held online only because of the Coronavirus pandemic.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: ROBERT NIFFENEGGER, right, reads the names of veterans buried in Woodland Cemetery, wile ALAN WENGER, left, and MIKE ROWLEY, members of Sons of the Revolution, listen during the Veterans' Day service in Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines. Volunteers read the names of the approximately 1,000 veterans buried in the cemetery. The observance at Woodland Cemetery was one of the few live Veterans Day ceremonies in the Des Moines area this year. Most were held online only because of the Coronavirus pandemic.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: MIKE ROWLEY, a member of Sons of the Revolution, reads the names of veterans buried in Woodland Cemetery during the Veterans' Day service in Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines. Volunteers read the names of the approximately 1,000 veterans buried in the cemetery. The observance at Woodland Cemetery was one of the few live Veterans Day ceremonies in the Des Moines area this year. Most were held online only because of the Coronavirus pandemic.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: MIKE ROWLEY, a member of Sons of the Revolution, reads the names of veterans buried in Woodland Cemetery during the Veterans' Day service in Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines. Volunteers read the names of the approximately 1,000 veterans buried in the cemetery. The observance at Woodland Cemetery was one of the few live Veterans Day ceremonies in the Des Moines area this year. Most were held online only because of the Coronavirus pandemic.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: MIKE ROWLEY, a member of Sons of the Revolution, reads the names of veterans buried in Woodland Cemetery during the Veterans' Day service in Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines. Volunteers read the names of the approximately 1,000 veterans buried in the cemetery. The observance at Woodland Cemetery was one of the few live Veterans Day ceremonies in the Des Moines area this year. Most were held online only because of the Coronavirus pandemic.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman reads a Thai newspaper in Wat Pathumwanaram Monday. More than 800 people, mostly women and children, have gathered at Wat Pathumwanaram, near the Red Shirt protest area, hoping the Thai army will not attack them in the temple. The official start of the crackdown is expected to start about 15.00 Bangkok time Monday. The Thai government announced Monday that the Red Shirts unofficial military commander and staunch supporter, Thai Army Maj. Gen. KHATTIYA "Seh Daeng" SAWASDIPOL, died Monday from wounds he suffered when a sniper shot him in the head on May 12 while he was being interviewed by an American reporter. When the announcement was read to the Red Shirt protesters still camped out in Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok many started weeping.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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