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As someone who read Ab Urbe Condita in Latin...the book you reference "delenda est". Tom Send a noteboard - 15/09/2009 05:04:05 AM
I also agree that there is some very literary sci-fi/fantasy (like Tolkien or Asimov) but the problem is that most of what people report to reading here is not of that quality. I'm not saying it's not fun to read...it's just not the sort of thing that you're proud to say you've just finished reading because it doesn't help you "grow" as a person. It's just entertainment, like watching Star Wars.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

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Non-Fiction survey Tom - 14/09/2009 05:38:04 PM 1223 Views
Heh. jh - 14/09/2009 05:58:59 PM 936 Views
You associate non-fiction with work? Are you a non-fiction book reviewer by day? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:35:59 PM 774 Views
Nah... jh - 14/09/2009 06:56:41 PM 789 Views
I like non-fiction as long as it's not preachy. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 06:25:42 PM 955 Views
So...Bill O'Reilly's out but Aleister Crowley is in, right? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:34:38 PM 849 Views
I didn't say I wanted to read occult books. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1386 Views
Fun. Legolas - 14/09/2009 06:31:28 PM 1032 Views
Machiavelli is a good case study for translation vs. original language Tom - 14/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 784 Views
Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 06:43:32 PM 968 Views
I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Tom - 14/09/2009 06:58:46 PM 856 Views
Re: I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Rebekah - 14/09/2009 07:10:01 PM 878 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 797 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 850 Views
This is pretty much it. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 09:09:18 PM 848 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:40:31 AM 897 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 17/09/2009 03:08:34 PM 804 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 11:57:22 PM 747 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey mapthis - 14/09/2009 07:25:20 PM 780 Views
Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting Tom - 14/09/2009 08:59:38 PM 799 Views
Re: Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting mapthis - 14/09/2009 09:09:30 PM 811 Views
So nossy - 14/09/2009 10:14:47 PM 767 Views
Re: So mapthis - 14/09/2009 10:35:40 PM 757 Views
I do read sometimes. Craig - 14/09/2009 08:01:03 PM 982 Views
If you liked Jesus, Interrupted... Tom - 14/09/2009 08:58:26 PM 847 Views
Added to The List. *NM* Craig - 14/09/2009 10:28:14 PM 355 Views
I read it quite a lot, obviously. Camilla - 14/09/2009 09:20:40 PM 879 Views
I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Tom - 15/09/2009 05:14:06 AM 820 Views
Re: I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Camilla - 15/09/2009 08:07:28 AM 869 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey random thoughts - 14/09/2009 09:24:35 PM 992 Views
I'd be interested to know the title of that Lincoln book. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:11:14 AM 382 Views
Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM 854 Views
Thanks! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:07:50 PM 387 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ranagrande - 14/09/2009 10:05:56 PM 793 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 375 Views
What, pro wrestling is awesome! ranagrande - 16/09/2009 05:59:44 PM 1007 Views
Sweet nossy - 14/09/2009 10:09:21 PM 936 Views
My problem with Fisk is his naivete Tom - 15/09/2009 05:10:00 AM 793 Views
If you're referring to the passages I think you're referring to... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:06:04 AM 936 Views
I need to read more American Indian books random thoughts - 16/09/2009 07:01:21 PM 782 Views
Good survey! smaug - 14/09/2009 11:40:58 PM 929 Views
Ah...but where do you draw the line on the occult? Tom - 15/09/2009 05:07:14 AM 766 Views
Intent. Craig - 15/09/2009 06:02:39 AM 798 Views
Yea, I would tend to agree. smaug - 15/09/2009 11:10:03 AM 839 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Chas - 15/09/2009 12:25:57 AM 818 Views
You should consider reading more non-fiction. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:55 AM 401 Views
It's under consideration. Chas - 15/09/2009 11:50:47 PM 701 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 906 Views
As someone who read Ab Urbe Condita in Latin...the book you reference "delenda est". Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:05 AM 811 Views
It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM 376 Views
Mea culpa; the book in question is Zoch's Ancient Rome. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:45:22 PM 728 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Vodalus - 15/09/2009 01:07:13 AM 841 Views
I did a survey about personal libraries, too... Tom - 15/09/2009 05:01:12 AM 807 Views
great survey. Avendesora - 15/09/2009 02:17:26 AM 1063 Views
Re: great survey. Tom - 15/09/2009 04:56:50 AM 845 Views
Interesting questions! Sophy - 15/09/2009 07:20:05 AM 960 Views
I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but Tom - 17/09/2009 03:10:49 PM 894 Views
That's the English titel yes! Sophy - 18/09/2009 07:03:45 AM 1085 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Jonielle - 15/09/2009 11:35:48 AM 1106 Views
Try reading something new you think you'd like and post a review! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:11:47 PM 331 Views
Books on Napoleon.... Napoleon62 - 15/09/2009 08:03:55 PM 827 Views
Narcissist. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 08:21:44 PM 343 Views
David Chandler's The Campaigns of Napoleon is wonderful. *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:13:03 PM 331 Views
i like non-fiction! temeraire - 15/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 877 Views
Lots of people have recommended The Omnivore's Dilemma to me *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:14:09 PM 387 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:49:35 AM 1077 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ajah - 26/09/2009 01:49:16 AM 854 Views
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