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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 1362 Views
Heh. jh - 14/09/2009 05:58:59 PM 1074 Views
You associate non-fiction with work? Are you a non-fiction book reviewer by day? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:35:59 PM 897 Views
Nah... jh - 14/09/2009 06:56:41 PM 905 Views
I like non-fiction as long as it's not preachy. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 06:25:42 PM 1092 Views
So...Bill O'Reilly's out but Aleister Crowley is in, right? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:34:38 PM 960 Views
I didn't say I wanted to read occult books. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1493 Views
Fun. Legolas - 14/09/2009 06:31:28 PM 1188 Views
Machiavelli is a good case study for translation vs. original language Tom - 14/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 907 Views
Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 06:43:32 PM 1104 Views
I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Tom - 14/09/2009 06:58:46 PM 997 Views
Re: I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Rebekah - 14/09/2009 07:10:01 PM 991 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 917 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 974 Views
This is pretty much it. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 09:09:18 PM 970 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:40:31 AM 1014 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 17/09/2009 03:08:34 PM 923 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 11:57:22 PM 866 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey mapthis - 14/09/2009 07:25:20 PM 909 Views
Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting Tom - 14/09/2009 08:59:38 PM 911 Views
Re: Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting mapthis - 14/09/2009 09:09:30 PM 939 Views
So nossy - 14/09/2009 10:14:47 PM 884 Views
Re: So mapthis - 14/09/2009 10:35:40 PM 889 Views
I do read sometimes. Craig - 14/09/2009 08:01:03 PM 1127 Views
If you liked Jesus, Interrupted... Tom - 14/09/2009 08:58:26 PM 986 Views
Added to The List. *NM* Craig - 14/09/2009 10:28:14 PM 413 Views
I read it quite a lot, obviously. Camilla - 14/09/2009 09:20:40 PM 1036 Views
I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Tom - 15/09/2009 05:14:06 AM 943 Views
Re: I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Camilla - 15/09/2009 08:07:28 AM 993 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey random thoughts - 14/09/2009 09:24:35 PM 1133 Views
I'd be interested to know the title of that Lincoln book. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:11:14 AM 441 Views
Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM 972 Views
Thanks! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:07:50 PM 448 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ranagrande - 14/09/2009 10:05:56 PM 909 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 435 Views
What, pro wrestling is awesome! ranagrande - 16/09/2009 05:59:44 PM 1127 Views
Sweet nossy - 14/09/2009 10:09:21 PM 1070 Views
My problem with Fisk is his naivete Tom - 15/09/2009 05:10:00 AM 923 Views
If you're referring to the passages I think you're referring to... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:06:04 AM 1058 Views
I need to read more American Indian books random thoughts - 16/09/2009 07:01:21 PM 908 Views
Good survey! smaug - 14/09/2009 11:40:58 PM 1081 Views
Ah...but where do you draw the line on the occult? Tom - 15/09/2009 05:07:14 AM 882 Views
Intent. Craig - 15/09/2009 06:02:39 AM 922 Views
Yea, I would tend to agree. smaug - 15/09/2009 11:10:03 AM 950 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Chas - 15/09/2009 12:25:57 AM 938 Views
You should consider reading more non-fiction. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:55 AM 469 Views
It's under consideration. Chas - 15/09/2009 11:50:47 PM 816 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 1081 Views
As someone who read Ab Urbe Condita in Latin...the book you reference "delenda est". Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:05 AM 925 Views
It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM 432 Views
Mea culpa; the book in question is Zoch's Ancient Rome. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:45:22 PM 851 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Vodalus - 15/09/2009 01:07:13 AM 990 Views
I did a survey about personal libraries, too... Tom - 15/09/2009 05:01:12 AM 937 Views
great survey. Avendesora - 15/09/2009 02:17:26 AM 1221 Views
Re: great survey. Tom - 15/09/2009 04:56:50 AM 995 Views
Interesting questions! Sophy - 15/09/2009 07:20:05 AM 1115 Views
I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but Tom - 17/09/2009 03:10:49 PM 1002 Views
That's the English titel yes! Sophy - 18/09/2009 07:03:45 AM 1202 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Jonielle - 15/09/2009 11:35:48 AM 1240 Views
Try reading something new you think you'd like and post a review! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:11:47 PM 380 Views
Books on Napoleon.... Napoleon62 - 15/09/2009 08:03:55 PM 943 Views
Narcissist. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 08:21:44 PM 398 Views
David Chandler's The Campaigns of Napoleon is wonderful. *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:13:03 PM 390 Views
i like non-fiction! temeraire - 15/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 997 Views
Lots of people have recommended The Omnivore's Dilemma to me *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:14:09 PM 442 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:49:35 AM 1211 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ajah - 26/09/2009 01:49:16 AM 969 Views
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