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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 1173 Views
Heh. jh - 14/09/2009 05:58:59 PM 881 Views
You associate non-fiction with work? Are you a non-fiction book reviewer by day? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:35:59 PM 709 Views
Nah... jh - 14/09/2009 06:56:41 PM 731 Views
I like non-fiction as long as it's not preachy. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 06:25:42 PM 891 Views
So...Bill O'Reilly's out but Aleister Crowley is in, right? Tom - 14/09/2009 06:34:38 PM 790 Views
I didn't say I wanted to read occult books. Darth_Katie - 14/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 1333 Views
Fun. Legolas - 14/09/2009 06:31:28 PM 971 Views
Machiavelli is a good case study for translation vs. original language Tom - 14/09/2009 06:48:46 PM 728 Views
Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 06:43:32 PM 910 Views
I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Tom - 14/09/2009 06:58:46 PM 799 Views
Re: I loved Radzinsky's Rasputin bio Rebekah - 14/09/2009 07:10:01 PM 819 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 741 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 790 Views
This is pretty much it. Rebekah - 14/09/2009 09:09:18 PM 789 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:40:31 AM 838 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Rebekah - 17/09/2009 03:08:34 PM 731 Views
Re: Fact not fiction. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 11:57:22 PM 687 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey mapthis - 14/09/2009 07:25:20 PM 726 Views
Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting Tom - 14/09/2009 08:59:38 PM 738 Views
Re: Legacy of Ashes sounds interesting mapthis - 14/09/2009 09:09:30 PM 748 Views
So nossy - 14/09/2009 10:14:47 PM 707 Views
Re: So mapthis - 14/09/2009 10:35:40 PM 697 Views
I do read sometimes. Craig - 14/09/2009 08:01:03 PM 923 Views
If you liked Jesus, Interrupted... Tom - 14/09/2009 08:58:26 PM 784 Views
Added to The List. *NM* Craig - 14/09/2009 10:28:14 PM 327 Views
I read it quite a lot, obviously. Camilla - 14/09/2009 09:20:40 PM 814 Views
I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Tom - 15/09/2009 05:14:06 AM 761 Views
Re: I have Antonia Fraser's bio of Oliver Cromwell. Camilla - 15/09/2009 08:07:28 AM 818 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey random thoughts - 14/09/2009 09:24:35 PM 928 Views
I'd be interested to know the title of that Lincoln book. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:11:14 AM 352 Views
Tried by War by James M. McPherson random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:01:30 PM 800 Views
Thanks! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:07:50 PM 360 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ranagrande - 14/09/2009 10:05:56 PM 733 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 346 Views
What, pro wrestling is awesome! ranagrande - 16/09/2009 05:59:44 PM 943 Views
Sweet nossy - 14/09/2009 10:09:21 PM 880 Views
My problem with Fisk is his naivete Tom - 15/09/2009 05:10:00 AM 752 Views
If you're referring to the passages I think you're referring to... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:06:04 AM 880 Views
I need to read more American Indian books random thoughts - 16/09/2009 07:01:21 PM 729 Views
Good survey! smaug - 14/09/2009 11:40:58 PM 867 Views
Ah...but where do you draw the line on the occult? Tom - 15/09/2009 05:07:14 AM 713 Views
Intent. Craig - 15/09/2009 06:02:39 AM 738 Views
Yea, I would tend to agree. smaug - 15/09/2009 11:10:03 AM 780 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Chas - 15/09/2009 12:25:57 AM 765 Views
You should consider reading more non-fiction. *NM* Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:55 AM 375 Views
It's under consideration. Chas - 15/09/2009 11:50:47 PM 642 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 814 Views
As someone who read Ab Urbe Condita in Latin...the book you reference "delenda est". Tom - 15/09/2009 05:04:05 AM 750 Views
It's infuriating, yes. *NM* Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:22:36 PM 347 Views
Mea culpa; the book in question is Zoch's Ancient Rome. Ghavrel - 15/09/2009 06:45:22 PM 670 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Vodalus - 15/09/2009 01:07:13 AM 785 Views
I did a survey about personal libraries, too... Tom - 15/09/2009 05:01:12 AM 755 Views
great survey. Avendesora - 15/09/2009 02:17:26 AM 940 Views
Re: great survey. Tom - 15/09/2009 04:56:50 AM 782 Views
Interesting questions! Sophy - 15/09/2009 07:20:05 AM 884 Views
I'm not sure if it's a translation issue, but Tom - 17/09/2009 03:10:49 PM 828 Views
That's the English titel yes! Sophy - 18/09/2009 07:03:45 AM 1011 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Jonielle - 15/09/2009 11:35:48 AM 971 Views
Try reading something new you think you'd like and post a review! *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:11:47 PM 306 Views
Books on Napoleon.... Napoleon62 - 15/09/2009 08:03:55 PM 769 Views
Narcissist. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 08:21:44 PM 315 Views
David Chandler's The Campaigns of Napoleon is wonderful. *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:13:03 PM 304 Views
i like non-fiction! temeraire - 15/09/2009 09:40:40 PM 814 Views
Lots of people have recommended The Omnivore's Dilemma to me *NM* Tom - 17/09/2009 03:14:09 PM 363 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey Cockatiel of Doom - 17/09/2009 12:49:35 AM 1015 Views
Re: Non-Fiction survey ajah - 26/09/2009 01:49:16 AM 795 Views
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