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I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Tom Send a noteboard - 15/09/2009 05:14:06 AM
I hear it is quite good but haven't yet read it. Part of the reason is that I could only find it in hardcover used, and when it arrived, although it was in "almost new" condition, it smelled funky. I have put it on the shelf and hope that, in the dry and warm conditions of my library it will lose some of its odour.

If it doesn't, it's going to the garage, where I keep my other "crap" books (either due to the condition of the book, the initial quality of the book and/or the quality of the writing).
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 1346 Views
Heh. jh - 14/09/2009 05:58:59 PM 1060 Views
You associate non-fiction with work? Are you a non-fiction book reviewer by day? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:35:59 PM 881 Views
Nah... jh - 14/09/2009 06:56:41 PM 889 Views
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Fun. Legolas - 14/09/2009 06:31:28 PM 1157 Views
Machiavelli is a good case study for translation vs. original language Tom - 14/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 892 Views
Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 06:43:32 PM 1086 Views
I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Tom - 14/09/2009 06:58:46 PM 974 Views
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You're going to force me to start a Dan Brown discussion in a different thread. Tom - 14/09/2009 09:00:32 PM 900 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 958 Views
This is pretty much it. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 09:09:18 PM 951 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:40:31 AM 995 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 17/09/2009 03:08:34 PM 908 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 11:57:22 PM 848 Views
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Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting Tom - 14/09/2009 08:59:38 PM 889 Views
Re: Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting mapthis - 14/09/2009 09:09:30 PM 921 Views
So nossy - 14/09/2009 10:14:47 PM 863 Views
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I do read sometimes. Craig - 14/09/2009 08:01:03 PM 1106 Views
If you liked Jesus, Interrupted... Tom - 14/09/2009 08:58:26 PM 970 Views
Added to The List. *NM* Craig - 14/09/2009 10:28:14 PM 401 Views
I read it quite a lot, obviously. Camilla - 14/09/2009 09:20:40 PM 1011 Views
I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Tom - 15/09/2009 05:14:06 AM 928 Views
Re: I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Camilla - 15/09/2009 08:07:28 AM 977 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey random thoughts - 14/09/2009 09:24:35 PM 1114 Views
I'd be interested to know the title of that Lincoln book. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:11:14 AM 432 Views
Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM 955 Views
Thanks! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:07:50 PM 435 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ranagrande - 14/09/2009 10:05:56 PM 883 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 425 Views
What, pro wrestling is awesome! ranagrande - 16/09/2009 05:59:44 PM 1108 Views
Sweet nossy - 14/09/2009 10:09:21 PM 1048 Views
My problem with Fisk is his naivete Tom - 15/09/2009 05:10:00 AM 906 Views
If you're referring to the passages I think you're referring to... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:06:04 AM 1037 Views
I need to read more American Indian books random thoughts - 16/09/2009 07:01:21 PM 891 Views
Good survey! smaug - 14/09/2009 11:40:58 PM 1058 Views
Ah...but where do you draw the line on the occult? Tom - 15/09/2009 05:07:14 AM 866 Views
Intent. Craig - 15/09/2009 06:02:39 AM 902 Views
Yea, I would tend to agree. smaug - 15/09/2009 11:10:03 AM 932 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Chas - 15/09/2009 12:25:57 AM 925 Views
You should consider reading more non-fiction. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:55 AM 456 Views
It's under consideration. Chas - 15/09/2009 11:50:47 PM 801 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 1054 Views
As someone who read Ab Urbe Condita in Latin...the book you reference "delenda est". Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:05 AM 904 Views
It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM 424 Views
Mea culpa; the book in question is Zoch's Ancient Rome. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:45:22 PM 838 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Vodalus - 15/09/2009 01:07:13 AM 969 Views
I did a survey about personal libraries, too... Tom - 15/09/2009 05:01:12 AM 920 Views
great survey. Avendesora - 15/09/2009 02:17:26 AM 1197 Views
Re: great survey. Tom - 15/09/2009 04:56:50 AM 975 Views
Interesting questions! Sophy - 15/09/2009 07:20:05 AM 1090 Views
I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but Tom - 17/09/2009 03:10:49 PM 986 Views
That's the English titel yes! Sophy - 18/09/2009 07:03:45 AM 1180 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Jonielle - 15/09/2009 11:35:48 AM 1222 Views
Try reading something new you think you'd like and post a review! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:11:47 PM 371 Views
Books on Napoleon.... Napoleon62 - 15/09/2009 08:03:55 PM 923 Views
Narcissist. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 08:21:44 PM 385 Views
David Chandler's The Campaigns of Napoleon is wonderful. *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:13:03 PM 380 Views
i like non-fiction! temeraire - 15/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 976 Views
Lots of people have recommended The Omnivore's Dilemma to me *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:14:09 PM 427 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:49:35 AM 1192 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ajah - 26/09/2009 01:49:16 AM 953 Views
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