PERU, Ill. (WWMT) -- A 70-year-old man gave up drinking to read books instead, roughly 5,000 of them.For the past eight years, Michael Coulter says he has read an average of two books a day."If I don't have nothing to do, I'll just sit down and read," Coulter said.Adriana Diaz reports. Follow us on Twitter @Local12 and LIKE us on Facebook for updates!
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