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Old November 22nd, 2020 #41
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When I said I'll read anything, I meant any BOOK. I don't think a phone directory can be half as interesting as Don Quixote.
 
Old November 22nd, 2020 #42
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When I said I'll read anything, I meant any BOOK. I don't think a phone directory can be half as interesting as Don Quixote.
I am sorry.

It was a joke.
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Old November 22nd, 2020 #43
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...so Niall, do you read any history books?
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Old November 22nd, 2020 #45
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I've read a few. History is a cool subject.
 
Old November 22nd, 2020 #46
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I've read a few. History is a cool subject.
Niall, what kind of history books have you read?

Are all history books of equal value to you?
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Old November 22nd, 2020 #47
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I have an encyclopedia on the history of warfare, and another on ww2 specifically. I have read Ottoman Empire And Islamic Tradition, and The Greeks A Great Adventure. Georgia In The Mountains Of Poetry talks about the history of the country Georgia, and I also have a book about daily life in medieval England. When it comes to value, it just depends on how biased it is to one side.
 
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I have an encyclopedia on the history of warfare, and another on ww2 specifically. I have read Ottoman Empire And Islamic Tradition, and The Greeks A Great Adventure. Georgia In The Mountains Of Poetry talks about the history of the country Georgia, and I also have a book about daily life in medieval England. When it comes to value, it just depends on how biased it is to one side.
Is Georgia In The Mountains Of Poetry largely biased?
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Old November 22nd, 2020 #49
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No. It isn't. It was written from a foreign perspective.
 
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No. It isn't. It was written from a foreign perspective.
Can't a foreign perspective be biased?
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Old November 22nd, 2020 #51
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Yes, I suppose. What are you getting at?
 
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Yes, I suppose. What are you getting at?
I'm wondering what criteria you use to determine that a book is biased.
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Old November 22nd, 2020 #53
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I look to see if they are saying only favorable things about one side and only bad things about the other.
 
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I look to see if they are saying only favorable things about one side and only bad things about the other.
Thank you, I understood your criteria.
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Old November 22nd, 2020 #55
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Ok, glad we're on the same page.
 
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Hey Niall, have you met my buddy Garrett yet?
 
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Longest new member introduction thread ever.
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Old November 23rd, 2020 #58
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Hi Paul. No, I haven't met Garett yet.
 
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Longest new member introduction thread ever.
Is that actually true?
 
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Is that actually true?
I believe so. Never saw one go three pages before. Oh well. Welcome to the forum.
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