tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1149147956189340722006-06-03T09:12:00.000+01:002006-06-03T12:40:54.800+01:002006-06-03T12:40:54.800+01:00<span style="color:#000000;"><em><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3093/528/1600/books2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 8px 10px 7px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3093/528/200/books2.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>'Democracy is not possible without the written word. You cannot carry on an intellectual debate in the market-place of ideas via 30-second soundbites. For that you need books.'</strong></em><strong><br /></strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore">Al Gore</a> speaking at this week's <a href="http://www.hayfestival.com/hayfestival/programme.asp">Hay Festival</a>, an event described by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_clinton">Bill Clinton</a> as <em>'the Woodstock of the mind'</em> (what is it about American politicians?)<br /><br />* Follow <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1786437,00.html">this link</a> for a report on Al Gore's Hay speech.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3093/528/1600/keithjarrett2.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3093/528/200/keithjarrett2.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><em>Now playing</em></strong> - Keith Jarrett's <em><a href="http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1178999/a/Book+Of+Ways.htm">Book of Ways, The Feeling of Strings</a></em>: 2CDs of <a href="http://theovergrownpath.blogspot.com/2004/11/improvisation.html">improvisations</a> on the clavichord which simply confirm that great music, like great books, should make you question every thing you have previously accepted.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Any copyrighted material on these pages is included as "fair use", for the purpose of study, review or critical analysis only, and will be removed at the request of copyright owner(s). Report broken links, missing images and other errors to - overgrownpath <em>at</em> hotmail <em>dot</em> co <em>dot</em> uk</span><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />If you enjoyed this post take <em>An Overgrown Path</em> to </span><a href="http://theovergrownpath.blogspot.com/2006/05/campaign-no-blogger-can-ignore.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">A campaign no blogger can ignore </span></a></strong></span>Pliablenoreply@blogger.com