It was developed to assist leisure reading in particular, following a study by Geoffrey Sauer ( the site's director ) into the rapid and significant increase of books in the United States post-1979 and a consequent decrease in leisure readings among young Americans.
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Ellen Ogdin, the director of public affairs, said Recording for the Blind does not do " leisure reading, " although titles likely to pop up on school reading lists such as " The Crucible " and " Catcher in the Rye " are part of the catalog.
