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Originally Posted by CharredScribe
So, I've set my overall reading goal at 60 books, with a sub-goal of 5 non-fiction books. Reading over my reading list from this year, I realised that I had not read any non-fiction books which I don't think has ever happened before (although, I did only start tracking in March). Usually, at least one quarter of my reading (often more) is non-fiction. I think it is because I got my first e-reader and so I read lots of fiction, as I don't really find non-fiction readable on an e-reader. Next year, I want to get back to my usual pattern of reading several non-fiction books.
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I read very little non-fiction. To help overcome this, I've started getting audio books of various non-fiction titles. I've really enjoyed several books by Simon Winchester - he even reads his own books. First up in 2015 will be
Longitude by Dava Sobel.
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Originally Posted by DrNefario
Edit: Also, I attempted to list them in alphabetical order, but do Le Guin and Le Carre file under L or do they come under G and C?  |
In libraries, Le Guin and Le Carre file under "L". And McCall Smith is filed under "M". In bookstores, I've learned that they often don't *know* the author's surname is compound and just file under the last word in the author's name. When I asked a clerk at a bookstore why Alexander McCall Smith's books were in the "S" section, she said "it's not hyphenated". Duh! I can't figure out whether they are catering to the uneducated clerks in the store of if they think the reading public is that uninformed.