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It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM
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.
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
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Non-Fiction survey Tom - 14/09/2009 05:38:04 PM 1311 Views
Heh. jh - 14/09/2009 05:58:59 PM 1026 Views
You associate non-fiction with work? Are you a non-fiction book reviewer by day? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:35:59 PM 851 Views
Nah... jh - 14/09/2009 06:56:41 PM 854 Views
I like non-fiction as long as it's not preachy. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 06:25:42 PM 1046 Views
So...Bill O'Reilly's out but Aleister Crowley is in, right? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:34:38 PM 916 Views
I didn't say I wanted to read occult books. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1452 Views
Fun. Legolas - 14/09/2009 06:31:28 PM 1123 Views
Machiavelli is a good case study for translation vs. original language Tom - 14/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 859 Views
Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 06:43:32 PM 1048 Views
I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Tom - 14/09/2009 06:58:46 PM 942 Views
Re: I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Rebekah - 14/09/2009 07:10:01 PM 947 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 871 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 927 Views
This is pretty much it. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 09:09:18 PM 921 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:40:31 AM 960 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 17/09/2009 03:08:34 PM 874 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 11:57:22 PM 816 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey mapthis - 14/09/2009 07:25:20 PM 862 Views
Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting Tom - 14/09/2009 08:59:38 PM 868 Views
Re: Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting mapthis - 14/09/2009 09:09:30 PM 889 Views
So nossy - 14/09/2009 10:14:47 PM 839 Views
Re: So mapthis - 14/09/2009 10:35:40 PM 827 Views
I do read sometimes. Craig - 14/09/2009 08:01:03 PM 1077 Views
If you liked Jesus, Interrupted... Tom - 14/09/2009 08:58:26 PM 939 Views
Added to The List. *NM* Craig - 14/09/2009 10:28:14 PM 384 Views
I read it quite a lot, obviously. Camilla - 14/09/2009 09:20:40 PM 980 Views
I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Tom - 15/09/2009 05:14:06 AM 894 Views
Re: I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Camilla - 15/09/2009 08:07:28 AM 944 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey random thoughts - 14/09/2009 09:24:35 PM 1078 Views
I'd be interested to know the title of that Lincoln book. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:11:14 AM 419 Views
Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM 926 Views
Thanks! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:07:50 PM 423 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ranagrande - 14/09/2009 10:05:56 PM 857 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 414 Views
What, pro wrestling is awesome! ranagrande - 16/09/2009 05:59:44 PM 1074 Views
Sweet nossy - 14/09/2009 10:09:21 PM 1020 Views
My problem with Fisk is his naivete Tom - 15/09/2009 05:10:00 AM 869 Views
If you're referring to the passages I think you're referring to... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:06:04 AM 1005 Views
I need to read more American Indian books random thoughts - 16/09/2009 07:01:21 PM 855 Views
Good survey! smaug - 14/09/2009 11:40:58 PM 1027 Views
Ah...but where do you draw the line on the occult? Tom - 15/09/2009 05:07:14 AM 838 Views
Intent. Craig - 15/09/2009 06:02:39 AM 870 Views
Yea, I would tend to agree. smaug - 15/09/2009 11:10:03 AM 909 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Chas - 15/09/2009 12:25:57 AM 894 Views
You should consider reading more non-fiction. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:55 AM 443 Views
It's under consideration. Chas - 15/09/2009 11:50:47 PM 769 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 1016 Views
As someone who read Ab Urbe Condita in Latin...the book you reference "delenda est". Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:05 AM 875 Views
It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM 411 Views
Mea culpa; the book in question is Zoch's Ancient Rome. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:45:22 PM 810 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Vodalus - 15/09/2009 01:07:13 AM 937 Views
I did a survey about personal libraries, too... Tom - 15/09/2009 05:01:12 AM 886 Views
great survey. Avendesora - 15/09/2009 02:17:26 AM 1159 Views
Re: great survey. Tom - 15/09/2009 04:56:50 AM 942 Views
Interesting questions! Sophy - 15/09/2009 07:20:05 AM 1067 Views
I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but Tom - 17/09/2009 03:10:49 PM 955 Views
That's the English titel yes! Sophy - 18/09/2009 07:03:45 AM 1160 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Jonielle - 15/09/2009 11:35:48 AM 1189 Views
Try reading something new you think you'd like and post a review! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:11:47 PM 361 Views
Books on Napoleon.... Napoleon62 - 15/09/2009 08:03:55 PM 891 Views
Narcissist. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 08:21:44 PM 374 Views
David Chandler's The Campaigns of Napoleon is wonderful. *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:13:03 PM 365 Views
i like non-fiction! temeraire - 15/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 949 Views
Lots of people have recommended The Omnivore's Dilemma to me *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:14:09 PM 416 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:49:35 AM 1164 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ajah - 26/09/2009 01:49:16 AM 922 Views
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