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Non-Fiction

SheilaT

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7. Thank you. I know what it's like to get

Reply to Neoma (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 10:48 PM

Sep 2012

enthusiastic recommendations for books you KNOW you wouldn't like. Danielle Steel, anyone?

And I likewise share the notion that if you learn something new, it's probably a worthwhile read. In fact, that's EXACTLY the question I ask myself -- am I learning anything new here? -- when I decide to stop reading a book, especially if it's nonfiction.

And don't you just love it when you discover a new writer that you now just love?

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Do you read the books suggested by other people? [View all] Neoma Sep 2012 OP

Only if I already have reason to trust that person's taste and recommendations. SheilaT Sep 2012 #1

Since I'm a book hoarder that lives by a library, suggestions seem pointless. Neoma Sep 2012 #2

I likewise have lots of unread books, and live close enough SheilaT Sep 2012 #3

Well... Neoma Sep 2012 #4

Thank you. I know what it's like to get SheilaT Sep 2012 #7

The closest (that I can think of) I've come to having a favorite non-fiction author is Mary Roach. Neoma Sep 2012 #8

Sometimes I follow other's recommendations, but I have to know the person and what he/she... northoftheborder Sep 2012 #5

Where do you read your reviews? Neoma Sep 2012 #6

Amazon, The Nation Magazine, Texas Observer (mag), other special interest sites such as gardening, northoftheborder Sep 2012 #9

I stopped going to amazon since they recommend so many books. Neoma Sep 2012 #10

A sensible approach! I have so many books in my wish list, and on hold in my cart, that they... northoftheborder Sep 2012 #11

Breaking the habit of buying them is my main concern. Neoma Sep 2012 #12

... t3cblaze Sep 2012 #13

yes I do skor584_2il Sep 2012 #14

Yes, I do, particularly if it's someone similar to me closeupready Dec 2012 #15

Hmm, I think the only book I have on Teddy... Neoma Dec 2012 #16