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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 1408 Views
Heh. jh - 14/09/2009 05:58:59 PM 1114 Views
You associate non-fiction with work? Are you a non-fiction book reviewer by day? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:35:59 PM 943 Views
Nah... jh - 14/09/2009 06:56:41 PM 945 Views
I like non-fiction as long as it's not preachy. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 06:25:42 PM 1137 Views
So...Bill O'Reilly's out but Aleister Crowley is in, right? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:34:38 PM 1013 Views
I didn't say I wanted to read occult books. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1535 Views
Fun. Legolas - 14/09/2009 06:31:28 PM 1241 Views
Machiavelli is a good case study for translation vs. original language Tom - 14/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 956 Views
Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 06:43:32 PM 1149 Views
I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Tom - 14/09/2009 06:58:46 PM 1031 Views
Re: I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Rebekah - 14/09/2009 07:10:01 PM 1034 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 959 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 1016 Views
This is pretty much it. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 09:09:18 PM 1009 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:40:31 AM 1056 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 17/09/2009 03:08:34 PM 964 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 11:57:22 PM 908 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey mapthis - 14/09/2009 07:25:20 PM 957 Views
Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting Tom - 14/09/2009 08:59:38 PM 951 Views
Re: Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting mapthis - 14/09/2009 09:09:30 PM 981 Views
So nossy - 14/09/2009 10:14:47 PM 920 Views
Re: So mapthis - 14/09/2009 10:35:40 PM 944 Views
I do read sometimes. Craig - 14/09/2009 08:01:03 PM 1168 Views
If you liked Jesus, Interrupted... Tom - 14/09/2009 08:58:26 PM 1027 Views
Added to The List. *NM* Craig - 14/09/2009 10:28:14 PM 430 Views
I read it quite a lot, obviously. Camilla - 14/09/2009 09:20:40 PM 1074 Views
I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Tom - 15/09/2009 05:14:06 AM 985 Views
Re: I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Camilla - 15/09/2009 08:07:28 AM 1030 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey random thoughts - 14/09/2009 09:24:35 PM 1176 Views
I'd be interested to know the title of that Lincoln book. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:11:14 AM 467 Views
Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM 1011 Views
Thanks! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:07:50 PM 475 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ranagrande - 14/09/2009 10:05:56 PM 963 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 460 Views
What, pro wrestling is awesome! ranagrande - 16/09/2009 05:59:44 PM 1167 Views
Sweet nossy - 14/09/2009 10:09:21 PM 1110 Views
My problem with Fisk is his naivete Tom - 15/09/2009 05:10:00 AM 972 Views
If you're referring to the passages I think you're referring to... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:06:04 AM 1105 Views
I need to read more American Indian books random thoughts - 16/09/2009 07:01:21 PM 954 Views
Good survey! smaug - 14/09/2009 11:40:58 PM 1126 Views
Ah...but where do you draw the line on the occult? Tom - 15/09/2009 05:07:14 AM 923 Views
Intent. Craig - 15/09/2009 06:02:39 AM 967 Views
Yea, I would tend to agree. smaug - 15/09/2009 11:10:03 AM 988 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Chas - 15/09/2009 12:25:57 AM 970 Views
You should consider reading more non-fiction. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:55 AM 496 Views
It's under consideration. Chas - 15/09/2009 11:50:47 PM 861 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 1122 Views
As someone who read Ab Urbe Condita in Latin...the book you reference "delenda est". Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:05 AM 973 Views
It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM 451 Views
Mea culpa; the book in question is Zoch's Ancient Rome. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:45:22 PM 896 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Vodalus - 15/09/2009 01:07:13 AM 1036 Views
I did a survey about personal libraries, too... Tom - 15/09/2009 05:01:12 AM 973 Views
great survey. Avendesora - 15/09/2009 02:17:26 AM 1273 Views
Re: great survey. Tom - 15/09/2009 04:56:50 AM 1038 Views
Interesting questions! Sophy - 15/09/2009 07:20:05 AM 1171 Views
I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but Tom - 17/09/2009 03:10:49 PM 1047 Views
That's the English titel yes! Sophy - 18/09/2009 07:03:45 AM 1244 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Jonielle - 15/09/2009 11:35:48 AM 1284 Views
Try reading something new you think you'd like and post a review! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:11:47 PM 407 Views
Books on Napoleon.... Napoleon62 - 15/09/2009 08:03:55 PM 995 Views
Narcissist. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 08:21:44 PM 425 Views
David Chandler's The Campaigns of Napoleon is wonderful. *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:13:03 PM 412 Views
i like non-fiction! temeraire - 15/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1036 Views
Lots of people have recommended The Omnivore's Dilemma to me *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:14:09 PM 464 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:49:35 AM 1252 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ajah - 26/09/2009 01:49:16 AM 1003 Views
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