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Old 02-27-2014, 10:29 PM   #26
speakingtohe
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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg View Post
I can't imagine how I could ever be familiar enough with the hundreds of thousands (or is it just tens of thousands?) of fiction books released annually to say something was missing from the content. So my content answers have to be in terms of non-fiction topics not covered.

We have a child living in Taiwan and have been been reading books on the island's history. There are not enough that are well-researched, highly readable, and in English.
First off I would have said everything was good enough. But you made me think dammit.

There is a definite shortage of books both fiction and non about other (non-English speaking) cultures. Even a fiction book written by a non resident or a translation, provides some insight into lives and lifestyles we are unfamiliar with. Many good ones exist but not enough and not many for some cultures.

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