{"id":4810,"date":"2016-08-09T02:02:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T14:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/auip.com\/?p=4810"},"modified":"2016-08-12T08:36:42","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T20:36:42","slug":"national-book-lovers-day-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auip.com\/blog\/national-book-lovers-day-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"AUIP Reads: National Book Lovers Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the United States, August 9th is National Book Lovers Day<\/a>. In truth, we hardly need a reason to celebrate books over here at AUIP, but we’ll take this as an excuse to share some of our favorite staff<\/a> reads.<\/p>\n

\"art<\/a>Mary Ogburn<\/strong>, International Programs and Development Director, recommends:<\/em><\/div>\n
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The Art of Travel<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
by Alain Botton<\/a><\/div>\n
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Mary’s thoughts:<\/div>\n
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Button nudges you to think in vastly new ways about why we travel for pleasure and what we can learn from great travelers – authors and artists – from the past. It is the deepest and most profound reflection on travel that I’ve encountered, while also being a pleasure to read.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n