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Re: Non-Fiction survey random thoughts Send a noteboard - 14/09/2009 09:24:35 PM

So...my survey is as follows:

1. Do you read non-fiction on a regular basis? If so, what do you typically read?


About every other book and it depends but probably more history then anything else
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2. Do you enjoy (whether you have read it recently or not) any of the following categories of books?

- history


yes and mostly military history

- biography


some. My wife likes to read presdental biographies and I read some of those.

- religion


not in general and the n more from a historical point of view

- world cultures


some

- science and mathematics


science yes and mostly related to evalution or some times the history of science, when and how things were invented.

I am more likely to read science magazines then science books

- political theory


not normally

- philosophy


not to much. Most if reads like so much BS

- art and architecture (including film and TV)


I read about arts some and if you include how to book then building as well

- psychology


not unless it is in science magazine I am reading

- literary criticism


I sometime listen to the NPR podcast "Books" does that count?

3. What is your favorite work of non-fiction (please exclude religious/devotional works from this question)?


Killer Angels was very good but ask me next week and you will get a different answer.

4. Would you be interested in reviews of non-fiction books on this site?


More so then fiction actaully.

5. Have you read any non-fiction book recently that was terrible? If so, what?


I tried reading this book about the Incas that was horrible. Which is to bad because the information was interesting it was just so poorly written. There was also a book on Marine Corps history that was ruined both both the gross bias and excissive triva. I really don't need to know who the adjatant of company was.

6. Was there a non-fiction book that you read that changed the way you thought or felt about world issues (again, please exclude religious and devotional works from this question) ?


Lincoln as commader in chief (can't remember exact title) changed the way a looked at Lincoln and his leadership during the war.

I can't think of one that changed my entire world view. I guess On Liberty or Metaphysic of Morals changed the way look at morality but that was a long time ago.

7. Do you consider books about the occult to be non-fiction or fiction? Why?


I think it is fuzzy disction. Some biographies should be considered fiction.

8. In your personal library at home, what percentage of your books are non-fiction?


Just hard backs I would say 60-40 nonfiction (I don't sell school books). If you count paper back those numbers flip. Throw in magazines and it goes back the other way.

That's it...for now.
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Non-Fiction survey Tom - 14/09/2009 05:38:04 PM 1189 Views
Heh. jh - 14/09/2009 05:58:59 PM 905 Views
You associate non-fiction with work? Are you a non-fiction book reviewer by day? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:35:59 PM 733 Views
Nah... jh - 14/09/2009 06:56:41 PM 752 Views
I like non-fiction as long as it's not preachy. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 06:25:42 PM 921 Views
So...Bill O'Reilly's out but Aleister Crowley is in, right? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:34:38 PM 817 Views
I didn't say I wanted to read occult books. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1353 Views
Fun. Legolas - 14/09/2009 06:31:28 PM 993 Views
Machiavelli is a good case study for translation vs. original language Tom - 14/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 750 Views
Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 06:43:32 PM 935 Views
I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Tom - 14/09/2009 06:58:46 PM 818 Views
Re: I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Rebekah - 14/09/2009 07:10:01 PM 844 Views
You're going to force me to start a Dan Brown discussion in a different thread. Tom - 14/09/2009 09:00:32 PM 765 Views
Well, I can do it here, no worries, just think of it as non-non-fiction. jh - 14/09/2009 09:06:34 PM 814 Views
This is pretty much it. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 09:09:18 PM 812 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:40:31 AM 862 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 17/09/2009 03:08:34 PM 758 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 11:57:22 PM 712 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey mapthis - 14/09/2009 07:25:20 PM 750 Views
Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting Tom - 14/09/2009 08:59:38 PM 764 Views
Re: Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting mapthis - 14/09/2009 09:09:30 PM 774 Views
So nossy - 14/09/2009 10:14:47 PM 731 Views
Re: So mapthis - 14/09/2009 10:35:40 PM 726 Views
I do read sometimes. Craig - 14/09/2009 08:01:03 PM 948 Views
If you liked Jesus, Interrupted... Tom - 14/09/2009 08:58:26 PM 806 Views
Added to The List. *NM* Craig - 14/09/2009 10:28:14 PM 338 Views
I read it quite a lot, obviously. Camilla - 14/09/2009 09:20:40 PM 844 Views
I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Tom - 15/09/2009 05:14:06 AM 786 Views
Re: I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Camilla - 15/09/2009 08:07:28 AM 841 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey random thoughts - 14/09/2009 09:24:35 PM 954 Views
I'd be interested to know the title of that Lincoln book. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:11:14 AM 363 Views
Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM 820 Views
Thanks! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:07:50 PM 372 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ranagrande - 14/09/2009 10:05:56 PM 757 Views
I'm sorry. I just can't take "pro wrestling" seriously enough to comment on it beyond this. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:15:13 AM 359 Views
What, pro wrestling is awesome! ranagrande - 16/09/2009 05:59:44 PM 968 Views
Sweet nossy - 14/09/2009 10:09:21 PM 903 Views
My problem with Fisk is his naivete Tom - 15/09/2009 05:10:00 AM 766 Views
If you're referring to the passages I think you're referring to... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:06:04 AM 903 Views
I need to read more American Indian books random thoughts - 16/09/2009 07:01:21 PM 752 Views
Good survey! smaug - 14/09/2009 11:40:58 PM 888 Views
Ah...but where do you draw the line on the occult? Tom - 15/09/2009 05:07:14 AM 734 Views
Intent. Craig - 15/09/2009 06:02:39 AM 761 Views
Yea, I would tend to agree. smaug - 15/09/2009 11:10:03 AM 807 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Chas - 15/09/2009 12:25:57 AM 788 Views
You should consider reading more non-fiction. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:55 AM 386 Views
It's under consideration. Chas - 15/09/2009 11:50:47 PM 665 Views
I read a lot of it for my classes, so I read very little of it for leisure. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 12:46:23 AM 842 Views
As someone who read Ab Urbe Condita in Latin...the book you reference "delenda est". Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:05 AM 778 Views
It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM 357 Views
Mea culpa; the book in question is Zoch's Ancient Rome. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:45:22 PM 694 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Vodalus - 15/09/2009 01:07:13 AM 808 Views
I did a survey about personal libraries, too... Tom - 15/09/2009 05:01:12 AM 778 Views
great survey. Avendesora - 15/09/2009 02:17:26 AM 968 Views
Re: great survey. Tom - 15/09/2009 04:56:50 AM 806 Views
Interesting questions! Sophy - 15/09/2009 07:20:05 AM 907 Views
I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but Tom - 17/09/2009 03:10:49 PM 863 Views
That's the English titel yes! Sophy - 18/09/2009 07:03:45 AM 1037 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Jonielle - 15/09/2009 11:35:48 AM 1001 Views
Try reading something new you think you'd like and post a review! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:11:47 PM 317 Views
Books on Napoleon.... Napoleon62 - 15/09/2009 08:03:55 PM 793 Views
Narcissist. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 08:21:44 PM 327 Views
David Chandler's The Campaigns of Napoleon is wonderful. *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:13:03 PM 314 Views
i like non-fiction! temeraire - 15/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 841 Views
Lots of people have recommended The Omnivore's Dilemma to me *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:14:09 PM 372 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:49:35 AM 1042 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ajah - 26/09/2009 01:49:16 AM 820 Views
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