How native speakers pronounce “books”

I gave up printmaking when I left Iowa, but books have been my steadfast companions. My solace, my teachers,

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They're going back to books and handwriting, especially in the earlier grades.

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but believe it or not, you might be better off closing the books, putting away the music, and going to sleep.

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they are listening to lessons on the radio, discreetly passing cassette tapes and books to each other and trying to keep studying in secret.

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My self-centeredness had me writing my own five-star Amazon reviews for my various books, praising my elegant prose and rugged good looks.

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A lot of people, actually. Turns out you don't make a lot of money writing books, so most of the authors you know and love

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