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Interesting questions! Sophy Send a noteboard - 15/09/2009 07:20:05 AM
1. Do you read non-fiction on a regular basis? If so, what do you typically read?

I read a lot of books on history and religion. At times I find new exciting interests and reads heaps on them as well. As for the past two months or so I've read tons of books about evolution and cellular biology.

2. Do you enjoy (whether you have read it recently or not) any of the following categories of books?

- history Love it! All parts of history!!!
- biography Love some of it, hate other. There are two kinds of biographys in my world: The ones simply telling you about a person and the ones telling you how much better that person is that anyone else. I like the first cathegory.
- religion Love it! Read everything!
- world cultures Love it!!! Read everything!
- science and mathematics For the time being evolutionalbiology, and I'm always fond of astronomy, and sometimes I read other stuff as well, not plenty though.
- political theory No
- philosophy Read some, less now than when I was younger.
- art and architecture (including film and TV) Quite a lot. Mainly about painting though.
- psychology Some.
- literary criticism Some

3. What is your favorite work of non-fiction (please exclude religious/devotional works from this question)?

The Golden Branch! It's very weirdly put together, and not at all scientific after toways way to see things, but I find it very cute.

And yes - it is about religion, but it's just cathegorising the different believes all over the world, not a work of a religious person, so that's not counting, right?

4. Would you be interested in reviews of non-fiction books on this site?

Definetely!

5. Have you read any non-fiction book recently that was terrible? If so, what?

Not as I can remember. I tried reading a book about cellular biology that I didnt understand at all. That felt a bit terrible, but that was hardly the books fault, more that I was stupid.

6. Was there a non-fiction book that you read that changed the way you thought or felt about world issues (again, please exclude religious and devotional works from this question) ?

Not as I can remember.

7. Do you consider books about the occult to be non-fiction or fiction? Why?

Nonfiction. Even if I'm very sceptical to what they are telling - science is always science even if you dont believe in it.

8. In your personal library at home, what percentage of your books are non-fiction?

30-40?

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Sophy
Just say no to evolution!
Vegetablerights and Peace!
This message last edited by Sophy on 15/09/2009 at 07:21:04 AM
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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 788 Views
I like non-fiction as long as it's not preachy. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 06:25:42 PM 954 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 819 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 838 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 699 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 810 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 1084 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 386 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 853 Views
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