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I'm eternally feeling guilt about not having read enough books , although I've sorta given up on the classics and basically just plow through whatever nonfiction comes my way (I'm bent that way).
I'm smart, and enjoy reading both fiction and non-.
to ChooseMost recent reading:Fiction:Ayn Rand - FountainheadRobert Heinlein - Stranger in a Strange LandNon-fiction:Marty Neumeier - ZAG: The Number One Strategy of High Performance BrandsNext:Fiction:Ayn Rand - Atlas ShruggedMikhail Bulgakov - The Master and MargaritaNon-fiction:Milton Friedman -
him all the time; how it is that people manage to feel fondness for and attachment to others; how simplistic/non-complex people seem to be compared to me; how difficult it is to write good fiction (and non-fiction, come to think of it); how much I miss London; how bored I am with life in the
As for non-fiction, it varies widely, but one of the best ones of recent date was Jared Diamond 's book Collapse.Robert Anton Wilson is one of my favorite authors of both sci-fi and non-fiction, I should mention. I also like his occasional co-author, Robert Shea , whose historical fiction is
I like reading non-fiction that teaches me something about the world around me or a skill I am trying to improve.In fiction, I place high importance on internal logic; I hate books that contradict themselves. I am currently in a non-fiction phase, so I'm not reading a lot of fiction at the moment,
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10 books to read before you die: non-fiction
to think of some non-fiction books to add to the list though, and
having trouble. What are the great works of non-fiction that you
must read? Part of the problem here is this: the average reader is
often better off reading a summary or introduction than the
original text of a non-fiction book.
In need of a good read.
By genre and authors:Harlan Ellison: Pick up any
collection of his short stories or his non-fiction essays to have
your mind blown. Ellison's stuff is not always Science Fiction, in
fact Harlan venomously argues that his stories are not Science
Fiction at all.
how do you figure out which is the best genre for.
So I was thinking: non fiction, women's
studies, self-help, spirituality, grieving, creative non-fiction
and memoir - but if you try to market your manuscript as a women's
studies non fiction piece, do they expect an academic book, or
could that still pass as creative non-fiction?
Read a Banned Book This Week.
You want to redeem the nonsense argument
you've been spouting? Tell us all how and why we're entitled, AS A
MATTER OF RIGHT, to any book or information (fiction or
non-fiction) that we want, on demand, on the government's dime.
Keeping it all at bay.
Well I'm reading Imperial Hubris by Anonymous (non-fiction), The
Federalist Papers by Publius (non-fiction), Power Faith and Fantasy
by Michael B. Oren (non-fiction), Demons by Dostoevsky (fiction),
and the Genesis of Shannara series by Terry Brooks
(sci-fi/fantasy).
hey do you guys like chuck palahnuik
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non-fiction is dogshit (but some isn't), and the vast majority of
fiction is dogshit (but some isn't), then it is not clear that
non-fiction > fiction. I'm simply curious to know what
additional data you've access to that's caused you to reach this
conclusion.Data: Those works of nonfiction
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lot of books on the subject fiction and non-fiction. Robert
Heinlen (Stranger In A Strange Land, Time Enough For Love) and
Ursulla K. Leguin (specifically the dispoessessed) are two good
fiction writers who touch on those subjects. There's a plethora of
non-fiction dealing with everything from raw
Ask constantjourney anything. Yeah, anything!
fast, is injurious to getting the effect of fiction
that one enjoys, but helps with parsing non-fiction.Exactly. When I
can get the right part of my head to work, I swan dive into Dickens
and stay there; but I usually can't.Reading non-fiction is like
eating a chicken--there's no particular order
Ask constantjourney anything. Yeah, anything!
fiction (except rarely), because when I read,
I analyze, and refer back, and I like fiction to go in a continuous
feed (like a movie). That style of reading, and the fact that
I don't read fast, is injurious to getting the effect of fiction
that one enjoys, but helps with parsing non-fiction
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that they were fictional, but only after you stated
them in a matter that seemed to address reality. You can't hedge
your bets by referring to something as fiction after you've
addressed something as if it is actuality. Fiction and Non-Fiction,
according to the law of non-contradiction, are mutually
What's the big deal about The DaVinci Code?
^^^Hmm fiction+non-fiction co-existing? What does this
create?^^Never heard of a li-berry. Does this place tell you
non-fiction from fiction?
