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Re: So mapthis Send a noteboard - 14/09/2009 10:35:40 PM
King Leopold's Ghost

I should read this then. I was very close to reading it about six months ago, but I was worried it would be really biased.


Well, it definitely isn't balanced. I don't think the author started his research and thought, "Well, we'll see how things turn out." It isn't THE definitive book on the Belgian Congo, but I think it is still a great read.
Palabra a tu madre.
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Non-Fiction survey Tom - 14/09/2009 05:38:04 PM 1096 Views
Heh. jh - 14/09/2009 05:58:59 PM 787 Views
You associate non-fiction with work? Are you a non-fiction book reviewer by day? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:35:59 PM 609 Views
Nah... jh - 14/09/2009 06:56:41 PM 634 Views
I like non-fiction as long as it's not preachy. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 06:25:42 PM 797 Views
So...Bill O'Reilly's out but Aleister Crowley is in, right? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:34:38 PM 696 Views
I didn't say I wanted to read occult books. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1233 Views
Fun. Legolas - 14/09/2009 06:31:28 PM 883 Views
Machiavelli is a good case study for translation vs. original language Tom - 14/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 640 Views
Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 06:43:32 PM 826 Views
I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Tom - 14/09/2009 06:58:46 PM 700 Views
Re: I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Rebekah - 14/09/2009 07:10:01 PM 726 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 638 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 694 Views
This is pretty much it. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 09:09:18 PM 691 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:40:31 AM 742 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 17/09/2009 03:08:34 PM 638 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 11:57:22 PM 593 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey mapthis - 14/09/2009 07:25:20 PM 624 Views
Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting Tom - 14/09/2009 08:59:38 PM 642 Views
Re: Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting mapthis - 14/09/2009 09:09:30 PM 646 Views
So nossy - 14/09/2009 10:14:47 PM 614 Views
Re: So mapthis - 14/09/2009 10:35:40 PM 596 Views
I do read sometimes. Craig - 14/09/2009 08:01:03 PM 824 Views
If you liked Jesus, Interrupted... Tom - 14/09/2009 08:58:26 PM 687 Views
Added to The List. *NM* Craig - 14/09/2009 10:28:14 PM 287 Views
I read it quite a lot, obviously. Camilla - 14/09/2009 09:20:40 PM 721 Views
I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Tom - 15/09/2009 05:14:06 AM 666 Views
Re: I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Camilla - 15/09/2009 08:07:28 AM 730 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey random thoughts - 14/09/2009 09:24:35 PM 831 Views
I'd be interested to know the title of that Lincoln book. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:11:14 AM 316 Views
Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM 698 Views
Thanks! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:07:50 PM 322 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ranagrande - 14/09/2009 10:05:56 PM 630 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 305 Views
What, pro wrestling is awesome! ranagrande - 16/09/2009 05:59:44 PM 855 Views
Sweet nossy - 14/09/2009 10:09:21 PM 791 Views
My problem with Fisk is his naivete Tom - 15/09/2009 05:10:00 AM 677 Views
If you're referring to the passages I think you're referring to... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:06:04 AM 788 Views
I need to read more American Indian books random thoughts - 16/09/2009 07:01:21 PM 630 Views
Good survey! smaug - 14/09/2009 11:40:58 PM 783 Views
Ah...but where do you draw the line on the occult? Tom - 15/09/2009 05:07:14 AM 619 Views
Intent. Craig - 15/09/2009 06:02:39 AM 652 Views
Yea, I would tend to agree. smaug - 15/09/2009 11:10:03 AM 679 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Chas - 15/09/2009 12:25:57 AM 664 Views
You should consider reading more non-fiction. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:55 AM 334 Views
It's under consideration. Chas - 15/09/2009 11:50:47 PM 543 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 709 Views
As someone who read Ab Urbe Condita in Latin...the book you reference "delenda est". Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:05 AM 645 Views
It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM 309 Views
Mea culpa; the book in question is Zoch's Ancient Rome. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:45:22 PM 578 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Vodalus - 15/09/2009 01:07:13 AM 692 Views
I did a survey about personal libraries, too... Tom - 15/09/2009 05:01:12 AM 657 Views
great survey. Avendesora - 15/09/2009 02:17:26 AM 843 Views
Re: great survey. Tom - 15/09/2009 04:56:50 AM 692 Views
Interesting questions! Sophy - 15/09/2009 07:20:05 AM 796 Views
I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but Tom - 17/09/2009 03:10:49 PM 737 Views
That's the English titel yes! Sophy - 18/09/2009 07:03:45 AM 911 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Jonielle - 15/09/2009 11:35:48 AM 877 Views
Try reading something new you think you'd like and post a review! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:11:47 PM 273 Views
Books on Napoleon.... Napoleon62 - 15/09/2009 08:03:55 PM 675 Views
Narcissist. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 08:21:44 PM 275 Views
David Chandler's The Campaigns of Napoleon is wonderful. *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:13:03 PM 272 Views
i like non-fiction! temeraire - 15/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 714 Views
Lots of people have recommended The Omnivore's Dilemma to me *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:14:09 PM 317 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:49:35 AM 920 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ajah - 26/09/2009 01:49:16 AM 701 Views
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