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Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts Send a noteboard - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM
I have read a fair number of Civil War books but this one gave the best description of Licoln's role in the war. There is an obvious pro Lincoln bias in the book but not to point of being gushy.
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Non-Fiction survey Tom - 14/09/2009 05:38:04 PM 1280 Views
Heh. jh - 14/09/2009 05:58:59 PM 991 Views
You associate non-fiction with work? Are you a non-fiction book reviewer by day? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:35:59 PM 819 Views
Nah... jh - 14/09/2009 06:56:41 PM 833 Views
I like non-fiction as long as it's not preachy. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 06:25:42 PM 1017 Views
So...Bill O'Reilly's out but Aleister Crowley is in, right? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:34:38 PM 888 Views
I didn't say I wanted to read occult books. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1426 Views
Fun. Legolas - 14/09/2009 06:31:28 PM 1092 Views
Machiavelli is a good case study for translation vs. original language Tom - 14/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 828 Views
Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 06:43:32 PM 1024 Views
I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Tom - 14/09/2009 06:58:46 PM 910 Views
Re: I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Rebekah - 14/09/2009 07:10:01 PM 925 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 845 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 902 Views
This is pretty much it. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 09:09:18 PM 894 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:40:31 AM 935 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 17/09/2009 03:08:34 PM 846 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 11:57:22 PM 788 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey mapthis - 14/09/2009 07:25:20 PM 833 Views
Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting Tom - 14/09/2009 08:59:38 PM 843 Views
Re: Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting mapthis - 14/09/2009 09:09:30 PM 857 Views
So nossy - 14/09/2009 10:14:47 PM 811 Views
Re: So mapthis - 14/09/2009 10:35:40 PM 797 Views
I do read sometimes. Craig - 14/09/2009 08:01:03 PM 1050 Views
If you liked Jesus, Interrupted... Tom - 14/09/2009 08:58:26 PM 916 Views
Added to The List. *NM* Craig - 14/09/2009 10:28:14 PM 372 Views
I read it quite a lot, obviously. Camilla - 14/09/2009 09:20:40 PM 941 Views
I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Tom - 15/09/2009 05:14:06 AM 865 Views
Re: I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Camilla - 15/09/2009 08:07:28 AM 914 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey random thoughts - 14/09/2009 09:24:35 PM 1048 Views
I'd be interested to know the title of that Lincoln book. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:11:14 AM 405 Views
Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM 899 Views
Thanks! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:07:50 PM 408 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ranagrande - 14/09/2009 10:05:56 PM 833 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 395 Views
What, pro wrestling is awesome! ranagrande - 16/09/2009 05:59:44 PM 1049 Views
Sweet nossy - 14/09/2009 10:09:21 PM 991 Views
My problem with Fisk is his naivete Tom - 15/09/2009 05:10:00 AM 840 Views
If you're referring to the passages I think you're referring to... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:06:04 AM 981 Views
I need to read more American Indian books random thoughts - 16/09/2009 07:01:21 PM 825 Views
Good survey! smaug - 14/09/2009 11:40:58 PM 990 Views
Ah...but where do you draw the line on the occult? Tom - 15/09/2009 05:07:14 AM 809 Views
Intent. Craig - 15/09/2009 06:02:39 AM 843 Views
Yea, I would tend to agree. smaug - 15/09/2009 11:10:03 AM 880 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Chas - 15/09/2009 12:25:57 AM 860 Views
You should consider reading more non-fiction. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:55 AM 425 Views
It's under consideration. Chas - 15/09/2009 11:50:47 PM 739 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 991 Views
As someone who read Ab Urbe Condita in Latin...the book you reference "delenda est". Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:05 AM 851 Views
It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM 397 Views
Mea culpa; the book in question is Zoch's Ancient Rome. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:45:22 PM 780 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Vodalus - 15/09/2009 01:07:13 AM 909 Views
I did a survey about personal libraries, too... Tom - 15/09/2009 05:01:12 AM 856 Views
great survey. Avendesora - 15/09/2009 02:17:26 AM 1132 Views
Re: great survey. Tom - 15/09/2009 04:56:50 AM 907 Views
Interesting questions! Sophy - 15/09/2009 07:20:05 AM 1036 Views
I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but Tom - 17/09/2009 03:10:49 PM 930 Views
That's the English titel yes! Sophy - 18/09/2009 07:03:45 AM 1131 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Jonielle - 15/09/2009 11:35:48 AM 1161 Views
Try reading something new you think you'd like and post a review! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:11:47 PM 349 Views
Books on Napoleon.... Napoleon62 - 15/09/2009 08:03:55 PM 866 Views
Narcissist. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 08:21:44 PM 360 Views
David Chandler's The Campaigns of Napoleon is wonderful. *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:13:03 PM 352 Views
i like non-fiction! temeraire - 15/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 918 Views
Lots of people have recommended The Omnivore's Dilemma to me *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:14:09 PM 404 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:49:35 AM 1136 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ajah - 26/09/2009 01:49:16 AM 897 Views
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