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Many commuters choose to pass their travel time captivated in a book. New York artist Ourit Ben-Haim has attempted to capture the variety of materials we read and what they say about us in her project, the Underground New York Public Library. Viewers of the photos can help to tag them with the titles and authors of the books featured. (PetaPixel)
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UNYPL is also the inspiration for Human Reading Being, a similar London-based project: http://www.facebook.com/HumanReadingBeing.