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i like non-fiction! temeraire Send a noteboard - 15/09/2009 09:40:40 PM
1. Do you read non-fiction on a regular basis? If so, what do you typically read?


yes, usually psychology texts and dog training stuff, sometimes food and whatnot.

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


- history - not usually
- biography - every once in a while, if they're good
- religion - only dawkins's darwin thingy
- world cultures - not really
- science and mathematics - science maybe, math, nooooo
- political theory - nope
- philosophy - rarely
- art and architecture (including film and TV) - not really
- psychology - yeah.
- literary criticism - no

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


i have no idea

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


maybe?

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


temple grandin's latest book. she's a crappy scientist. it was not terrible, it just pissed me off, a lot.

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) ?


kim barnouin's skinny bitch and michael pollan's omnivore's dilemma

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


it depends on the book and the sources they use.

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


i have no idea. i have too many books to bother counting.
"it's like the real world, except there's dragons!"

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Non-Fiction survey Tom - 14/09/2009 05:38:04 PM 1341 Views
Heh. jh - 14/09/2009 05:58:59 PM 1052 Views
You associate non-fiction with work? Are you a non-fiction book reviewer by day? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:35:59 PM 876 Views
Nah... jh - 14/09/2009 06:56:41 PM 884 Views
I like non-fiction as long as it's not preachy. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 06:25:42 PM 1066 Views
So...Bill O'Reilly's out but Aleister Crowley is in, right? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:34:38 PM 937 Views
I didn't say I wanted to read occult books. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1472 Views
Fun. Legolas - 14/09/2009 06:31:28 PM 1152 Views
Machiavelli is a good case study for translation vs. original language Tom - 14/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 887 Views
Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 06:43:32 PM 1082 Views
I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Tom - 14/09/2009 06:58:46 PM 967 Views
Re: I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Rebekah - 14/09/2009 07:10:01 PM 971 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 896 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 954 Views
This is pretty much it. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 09:09:18 PM 946 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:40:31 AM 991 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 17/09/2009 03:08:34 PM 901 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 11:57:22 PM 841 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey mapthis - 14/09/2009 07:25:20 PM 890 Views
Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting Tom - 14/09/2009 08:59:38 PM 886 Views
Re: Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting mapthis - 14/09/2009 09:09:30 PM 916 Views
So nossy - 14/09/2009 10:14:47 PM 859 Views
Re: So mapthis - 14/09/2009 10:35:40 PM 862 Views
I do read sometimes. Craig - 14/09/2009 08:01:03 PM 1102 Views
If you liked Jesus, Interrupted... Tom - 14/09/2009 08:58:26 PM 966 Views
Added to The List. *NM* Craig - 14/09/2009 10:28:14 PM 398 Views
I read it quite a lot, obviously. Camilla - 14/09/2009 09:20:40 PM 1006 Views
I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Tom - 15/09/2009 05:14:06 AM 923 Views
Re: I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Camilla - 15/09/2009 08:07:28 AM 974 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey random thoughts - 14/09/2009 09:24:35 PM 1111 Views
I'd be interested to know the title of that Lincoln book. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:11:14 AM 431 Views
Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM 947 Views
Thanks! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:07:50 PM 432 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ranagrande - 14/09/2009 10:05:56 PM 878 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 424 Views
What, pro wrestling is awesome! ranagrande - 16/09/2009 05:59:44 PM 1100 Views
Sweet nossy - 14/09/2009 10:09:21 PM 1042 Views
My problem with Fisk is his naivete Tom - 15/09/2009 05:10:00 AM 900 Views
If you're referring to the passages I think you're referring to... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:06:04 AM 1032 Views
I need to read more American Indian books random thoughts - 16/09/2009 07:01:21 PM 886 Views
Good survey! smaug - 14/09/2009 11:40:58 PM 1052 Views
Ah...but where do you draw the line on the occult? Tom - 15/09/2009 05:07:14 AM 859 Views
Intent. Craig - 15/09/2009 06:02:39 AM 896 Views
Yea, I would tend to agree. smaug - 15/09/2009 11:10:03 AM 925 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Chas - 15/09/2009 12:25:57 AM 919 Views
You should consider reading more non-fiction. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:55 AM 453 Views
It's under consideration. Chas - 15/09/2009 11:50:47 PM 795 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 1050 Views
As someone who read Ab Urbe Condita in Latin...the book you reference "delenda est". Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:05 AM 900 Views
It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM 421 Views
Mea culpa; the book in question is Zoch's Ancient Rome. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:45:22 PM 834 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Vodalus - 15/09/2009 01:07:13 AM 964 Views
I did a survey about personal libraries, too... Tom - 15/09/2009 05:01:12 AM 917 Views
great survey. Avendesora - 15/09/2009 02:17:26 AM 1196 Views
Re: great survey. Tom - 15/09/2009 04:56:50 AM 972 Views
Interesting questions! Sophy - 15/09/2009 07:20:05 AM 1088 Views
I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but Tom - 17/09/2009 03:10:49 PM 979 Views
That's the English titel yes! Sophy - 18/09/2009 07:03:45 AM 1175 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Jonielle - 15/09/2009 11:35:48 AM 1216 Views
Try reading something new you think you'd like and post a review! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:11:47 PM 370 Views
Books on Napoleon.... Napoleon62 - 15/09/2009 08:03:55 PM 916 Views
Narcissist. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 08:21:44 PM 384 Views
David Chandler's The Campaigns of Napoleon is wonderful. *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:13:03 PM 379 Views
i like non-fiction! temeraire - 15/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 971 Views
Lots of people have recommended The Omnivore's Dilemma to me *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:14:09 PM 425 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:49:35 AM 1188 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ajah - 26/09/2009 01:49:16 AM 950 Views
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