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Re: What non-fiction book would you like to discuss next??

Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:37 pm
by Chris OConnor
I don't think we have enough people involved in this process to do a poll and select a book. This is a bit discouraging. Maybe it is because it is summer and people are too busy for talking about books. I'm not sure.

Re: What non-fiction book would you like to discuss next??

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:23 am
by LanDroid
Well it is the 150th anniversary of the start of the U.S. Civil War. I don't have a specific suggestion at the moment, but if the topic is too radical, we can probably select one that includes religion. :?

Re: What non-fiction book would you like to discuss next??

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:01 am
by lindad_amato
I'm still interested in anythingother than Quantum Physics.

Re: What non-fiction book would you like to discuss next??

Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:22 am
by Chris OConnor
I almost think sticky topics get less activity. I'm going to unstick this now and see what happens.

Re: What non-fiction book would you like to discuss next??

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:41 pm
by Chris OConnor
Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/145550 ... 1455502774

The first new book of essays by Christopher Hitchens since 2004, ARGUABLY offers an indispensable key to understanding the passionate and skeptical spirit of one of our most dazzling writers, widely admired for the clarity of his style, a result of his disciplined and candid thinking. Topics range from ruminations on why Charles Dickens was among the best of writers and the worst of men to the haunting science fiction of J.G. Ballard; from the enduring legacies of Thomas Jefferson and George Orwell to the persistent agonies of anti-Semitism and jihad. Hitchens even looks at the recent financial crisis and argues for arthe enduring relevance of Karl Marx. The book forms a bridge between the two parallel enterprises of culture and politics. It reveals how politics justifies itself by culture, and how the latter prompts the former. In this fashion, ARGUABLY burnishes Christopher Hitchens' credentials as-to quote Christopher Buckley-our "greatest living essayist in the English language."

Re: What non-fiction book would you like to discuss next??

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:30 pm
by Robert Tulip
My top three from those suggested are

"Infidel" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" by TS Kuhn
"Arguably" by Christopher Hitchens

Re: What non-fiction book would you like to discuss next??

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:52 pm
by lindad_amato
Robert Tulip wrote:My top three from those suggested are

"Infidel" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" by TS Kuhn
"Arguably" by Christopher Hitchens

I agree with Robert

Re: What non-fiction book would you like to discuss next??

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:26 am
by Chris OConnor
OK, then I guess I should do a poll. I was hoping to have more people involved. Maybe if I send an email to the entire community. I hate doing that because some people consider it spam.

Re: What non-fiction book would you like to discuss next??

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:44 pm
by R. LeBeaux
Chris, I note in going over past discussions, an odd lack of books on the writing/editing/publishing process. It seems that, in this forum, there would be great interest in such books, however, I could be wrong. I do think that dedicated readers, not to mention authors, would be interested in learning more about the processes that go into producing the books they read and/or write. And I am not referring here to self-help books on how to write or getting published or promoting your own self-published book. I'm talking about books that tell inside stories from editors, authors and the publishing industry. I have a book in mind, but I wanted to wait to see if there is any feedback on this proposal before making a suggestion. One problem might be that, since these kinds of books are seldom best sellers, folks would have to find and read them first. Let me know what you think, and if you know from past experience that such books do not garner much interest.

Re: What non-fiction book would you like to discuss next??

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:14 pm
by Robert Tulip
R. LeBeaux wrote:books that tell inside stories from editors, authors and the publishing industry.
Indeed, opening this mysterious black box would be interesting. I am hoping we will discuss Infidel next, but it would be good to plan ahead to discuss the process of communicating in print.