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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 1324 Views
Heh. jh - 14/09/2009 05:58:59 PM 1039 Views
You associate non-fiction with work? Are you a non-fiction book reviewer by day? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:35:59 PM 865 Views
Nah... jh - 14/09/2009 06:56:41 PM 872 Views
I like non-fiction as long as it's not preachy. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 06:25:42 PM 1056 Views
So...Bill O'Reilly's out but Aleister Crowley is in, right? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:34:38 PM 922 Views
I didn't say I wanted to read occult books. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1467 Views
Fun. Legolas - 14/09/2009 06:31:28 PM 1134 Views
Machiavelli is a good case study for translation vs. original language Tom - 14/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 876 Views
Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 06:43:32 PM 1063 Views
I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Tom - 14/09/2009 06:58:46 PM 957 Views
Re: I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Rebekah - 14/09/2009 07:10:01 PM 959 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 884 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 942 Views
This is pretty much it. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 09:09:18 PM 935 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:40:31 AM 978 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 17/09/2009 03:08:34 PM 890 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 11:57:22 PM 829 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey mapthis - 14/09/2009 07:25:20 PM 878 Views
Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting Tom - 14/09/2009 08:59:38 PM 882 Views
Re: Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting mapthis - 14/09/2009 09:09:30 PM 903 Views
So nossy - 14/09/2009 10:14:47 PM 851 Views
Re: So mapthis - 14/09/2009 10:35:40 PM 849 Views
I do read sometimes. Craig - 14/09/2009 08:01:03 PM 1092 Views
If you liked Jesus, Interrupted... Tom - 14/09/2009 08:58:26 PM 956 Views
Added to The List. *NM* Craig - 14/09/2009 10:28:14 PM 390 Views
I read it quite a lot, obviously. Camilla - 14/09/2009 09:20:40 PM 995 Views
I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Tom - 15/09/2009 05:14:06 AM 910 Views
Re: I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Camilla - 15/09/2009 08:07:28 AM 961 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey random thoughts - 14/09/2009 09:24:35 PM 1099 Views
I'd be interested to know the title of that Lincoln book. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:11:14 AM 423 Views
Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM 940 Views
Thanks! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:07:50 PM 426 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ranagrande - 14/09/2009 10:05:56 PM 870 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 418 Views
What, pro wrestling is awesome! ranagrande - 16/09/2009 05:59:44 PM 1091 Views
Sweet nossy - 14/09/2009 10:09:21 PM 1032 Views
My problem with Fisk is his naivete Tom - 15/09/2009 05:10:00 AM 883 Views
If you're referring to the passages I think you're referring to... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:06:04 AM 1018 Views
I need to read more American Indian books random thoughts - 16/09/2009 07:01:21 PM 869 Views
Good survey! smaug - 14/09/2009 11:40:58 PM 1039 Views
Ah...but where do you draw the line on the occult? Tom - 15/09/2009 05:07:14 AM 847 Views
Intent. Craig - 15/09/2009 06:02:39 AM 883 Views
Yea, I would tend to agree. smaug - 15/09/2009 11:10:03 AM 916 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Chas - 15/09/2009 12:25:57 AM 907 Views
You should consider reading more non-fiction. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:55 AM 449 Views
It's under consideration. Chas - 15/09/2009 11:50:47 PM 785 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 1029 Views
As someone who read Ab Urbe Condita in Latin...the book you reference "delenda est". Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:05 AM 887 Views
It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM 416 Views
Mea culpa; the book in question is Zoch's Ancient Rome. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:45:22 PM 821 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Vodalus - 15/09/2009 01:07:13 AM 952 Views
I did a survey about personal libraries, too... Tom - 15/09/2009 05:01:12 AM 901 Views
great survey. Avendesora - 15/09/2009 02:17:26 AM 1178 Views
Re: great survey. Tom - 15/09/2009 04:56:50 AM 959 Views
Interesting questions! Sophy - 15/09/2009 07:20:05 AM 1079 Views
I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but Tom - 17/09/2009 03:10:49 PM 972 Views
That's the English titel yes! Sophy - 18/09/2009 07:03:45 AM 1168 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Jonielle - 15/09/2009 11:35:48 AM 1202 Views
Try reading something new you think you'd like and post a review! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:11:47 PM 365 Views
Books on Napoleon.... Napoleon62 - 15/09/2009 08:03:55 PM 907 Views
Narcissist. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 08:21:44 PM 377 Views
David Chandler's The Campaigns of Napoleon is wonderful. *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:13:03 PM 371 Views
i like non-fiction! temeraire - 15/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 962 Views
Lots of people have recommended The Omnivore's Dilemma to me *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:14:09 PM 420 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:49:35 AM 1175 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ajah - 26/09/2009 01:49:16 AM 937 Views
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