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WT Sharpe · 09-16-2010, 08:31 AM

Most of the books I read are written by white males, but I don't believe this represents a conscious bias. It's just that the subjects that interest me, such as science, philosophy, and religion, have been traditionally dominated by white male authors. That having been said, I find myself frequently reading books by women as well as people of color. Two of the books I'm currently reading are Arianna Huffington's Third World America and The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations edited by Elizabeth Knowles. Neither was chosen because of the gender of the author/editor, but simply because I was interested in the subject matter.

09-16-2010, 08:31 AM	#122
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Most of the books I read are written by white males, but I don't believe this represents a conscious bias. It's just that the subjects that interest me, such as science, philosophy, and religion, have been traditionally dominated by white male authors. That having been said, I find myself frequently reading books by women as well as people of color. Two of the books I'm currently reading are Arianna Huffington's *Third World America* and *The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations* edited by Elizabeth Knowles. Neither was chosen because of the gender of the author/editor, but simply because I was interested in the subject matter. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 09-16-2010 at 08:38 AM.