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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 1256 Views
Heh. jh - 14/09/2009 05:58:59 PM 969 Views
You associate non-fiction with work? Are you a non-fiction book reviewer by day? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:35:59 PM 799 Views
Nah... jh - 14/09/2009 06:56:41 PM 816 Views
I like non-fiction as long as it's not preachy. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 06:25:42 PM 995 Views
So...Bill O'Reilly's out but Aleister Crowley is in, right? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:34:38 PM 871 Views
I didn't say I wanted to read occult books. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1403 Views
Fun. Legolas - 14/09/2009 06:31:28 PM 1071 Views
Machiavelli is a good case study for translation vs. original language Tom - 14/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 807 Views
Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 06:43:32 PM 1001 Views
I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Tom - 14/09/2009 06:58:46 PM 892 Views
Re: I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Rebekah - 14/09/2009 07:10:01 PM 901 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 827 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 881 Views
This is pretty much it. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 09:09:18 PM 876 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:40:31 AM 919 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 17/09/2009 03:08:34 PM 827 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 11:57:22 PM 770 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey mapthis - 14/09/2009 07:25:20 PM 811 Views
Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting Tom - 14/09/2009 08:59:38 PM 825 Views
Re: Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting mapthis - 14/09/2009 09:09:30 PM 836 Views
So nossy - 14/09/2009 10:14:47 PM 794 Views
Re: So mapthis - 14/09/2009 10:35:40 PM 780 Views
I do read sometimes. Craig - 14/09/2009 08:01:03 PM 1023 Views
If you liked Jesus, Interrupted... Tom - 14/09/2009 08:58:26 PM 898 Views
Added to The List. *NM* Craig - 14/09/2009 10:28:14 PM 365 Views
I read it quite a lot, obviously. Camilla - 14/09/2009 09:20:40 PM 912 Views
I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Tom - 15/09/2009 05:14:06 AM 841 Views
Re: I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Camilla - 15/09/2009 08:07:28 AM 893 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey random thoughts - 14/09/2009 09:24:35 PM 1025 Views
I'd be interested to know the title of that Lincoln book. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:11:14 AM 395 Views
Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM 881 Views
Thanks! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:07:50 PM 400 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ranagrande - 14/09/2009 10:05:56 PM 817 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 387 Views
What, pro wrestling is awesome! ranagrande - 16/09/2009 05:59:44 PM 1029 Views
Sweet nossy - 14/09/2009 10:09:21 PM 973 Views
My problem with Fisk is his naivete Tom - 15/09/2009 05:10:00 AM 820 Views
If you're referring to the passages I think you're referring to... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:06:04 AM 964 Views
I need to read more American Indian books random thoughts - 16/09/2009 07:01:21 PM 807 Views
Good survey! smaug - 14/09/2009 11:40:58 PM 965 Views
Ah...but where do you draw the line on the occult? Tom - 15/09/2009 05:07:14 AM 792 Views
Intent. Craig - 15/09/2009 06:02:39 AM 828 Views
Yea, I would tend to agree. smaug - 15/09/2009 11:10:03 AM 861 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Chas - 15/09/2009 12:25:57 AM 845 Views
You should consider reading more non-fiction. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:55 AM 412 Views
It's under consideration. Chas - 15/09/2009 11:50:47 PM 725 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 947 Views
As someone who read Ab Urbe Condita in Latin...the book you reference "delenda est". Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:05 AM 833 Views
It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM 388 Views
Mea culpa; the book in question is Zoch's Ancient Rome. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:45:22 PM 761 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Vodalus - 15/09/2009 01:07:13 AM 888 Views
I did a survey about personal libraries, too... Tom - 15/09/2009 05:01:12 AM 838 Views
great survey. Avendesora - 15/09/2009 02:17:26 AM 1100 Views
Re: great survey. Tom - 15/09/2009 04:56:50 AM 884 Views
Interesting questions! Sophy - 15/09/2009 07:20:05 AM 1003 Views
I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but Tom - 17/09/2009 03:10:49 PM 914 Views
That's the English titel yes! Sophy - 18/09/2009 07:03:45 AM 1109 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Jonielle - 15/09/2009 11:35:48 AM 1139 Views
Try reading something new you think you'd like and post a review! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:11:47 PM 342 Views
Books on Napoleon.... Napoleon62 - 15/09/2009 08:03:55 PM 850 Views
Narcissist. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 08:21:44 PM 352 Views
David Chandler's The Campaigns of Napoleon is wonderful. *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:13:03 PM 342 Views
i like non-fiction! temeraire - 15/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 903 Views
Lots of people have recommended The Omnivore's Dilemma to me *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:14:09 PM 398 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:49:35 AM 1115 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ajah - 26/09/2009 01:49:16 AM 877 Views
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