News From Amsterdam where For the nation’s book lovers and those yet to be converted, publisher Lemniscaat freely distributed 7,000 books in trains operating between Rotterdam and Groningen and from Haarlem to Maastricht on Monday morning.
Publishing staff were on the go from about 6am onwards as they placed the books in the trains — which travel to the four corners of the Netherlands — at Utrecht station.
The 20 titles range from philosophy or psychology through to youth books and a spokeswoman said there was something for everyone, NOS reported.
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Psst…hey kid. You want a book? Nah…it’s free. Just try it. I think you’ll like it. Never mind what your mom says…it won’t hurt you. It’ll make you feel real good and maybe blow your mind. At the very least, it’ll give you something to do while you’re in the john. I’ll be here next week if you need me. I’m your friend. Trust me.
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Train conductor assaulted with ‘Eastern Medicine; an illustrated guide of the Asiatic treatments”.
“Please move your right arm sir, I can’t read the left page of the book.”
“It’s mine” “No mine!” “I saw it first” “NOT” (BAM, WHEM, KTJANG!
“wow, that’s an original paperweight!”