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Ten years ago, few imagined that by decade's end, people would be reading novels on cell phones. A lot has changed in the book world. "Over the last couple of years, I've really noticed if I sit down with a book, after a few paragraphs, I'll say, 'You know, where's the links? Where's the e-mail? Where's all the stuff going on?' " says writer Nicholas Carr. "And it's kind of sad."

As if CliffNotes didn't already have Shakespeare and Steinbeck rolling in their graves, now there's "Twitterature," a new book that will set the literary world on its head. Written by 19-year-old University of Chicago students Alexander Aciman and Emmett L. Rensin, the book features more than 80 classics, summed up in 20 Tweets or less, according to EW.com. As on the actual Twitter, each Tweet contains a maximum of 140 characters. The result of this microblogging-meets-masterpiece experiment? William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is summed up as: "@Peopleof Denmark: Don't worry. Fortinbras will take care of thee. Peace." EW.com has found some other classic spoilers included in "Twitterature." For instance there's this from "Anna Karenina": "Alright, twenty rubles says that I can toss my bag in the air, run across the tracks, and catch it before the train arriv–" In defense of "Twitterature,"...

Most of us understand that we cannot physically see beyond the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum, for instance, to the edge of the infrared or the ultra violet. Accepting this, it might not be too much of a leap to realize that we may also be missing something – like being able to see or hear other beings that might actually be around us. This is the basic premise that – if you accept it - will enable you to give Dr. Tobin Hart’s remarkable book, The Secret Spiritual World of Children, a credible read.