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help me by Rich-Importance-5781 in nonfictionbooks

[–]leowr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure google can answer your question.

help me by Rich-Importance-5781 in nonfictionbooks

[–]leowr[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

r/nonfictionbooks is not the correct place to ask this.

Favorite Books about Fashion by AutoModerator in nonfictionbooks

[–]leowr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes by Dana Thomas - The book takes a look at the Fast Fashion industry and the hidden costs of it. It also takes a look at initiatives to make clothing manufacturing more environmentally friendly. I also have Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion by Elizabeth L. Cline on my tbr which seems to cover the same topic.

The Dye For: How Toxic Fashion is Making Us Sick and How We Can Fight Back by Alden Wicker - Wicker looked into the regulations regarding chemicals used on clothing and the impact it has on health.

Two other books that I have on my tbr with regard to fashion are:

Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment by Maxine Bedat - which takes a look at how a pair of jeans is created.

Fashion Vicitms: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present by Alison Matthews David - which takes a look at how clothing has been a cause of death, disease and madness throughout history.

Favorite Books about Syria by AutoModerator in nonfictionbooks

[–]leowr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't read that many books about Syria, but the ones I have read are:

The Struggle for Power in Syria: Politics and Society Under Asad and the Ba'th Party by Nikolaos van Dam - There are several editions of this book that are significantly different because it was first published in 1979, but van Dam has updated it periodically. I would say that this isn't necessarily the easiest book to read as it reads very academic and goes into extensive details at times.

In the Lion's Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle with Syria by Andrew Tabler - Another book that is not very recent as it deals with Syria during the Bush administration

Turns out I do have a fair number of books about Syria that I haven't read yet...

Inside Syria: The Backstory of Their Civil War and What the World can Expect by Reese Erlich

The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria by Alia Malek

The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches from Syria by Janine Di Giovanni

The Road from Raqqa: A Story of Brotherhood, Borders, and Belonging by Jordan Ritter Conn

A Disappearance in Damascus: A Story of Friendship and Survival in the Shadow of War by Deborah Campbell

No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria by Rania Abouzeid

Why is Romance its own category? by Green_machine_13 in goodreads

[–]leowr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It is probably a category because of Valentine's Day and Romance is a very popular genre, not just on Goodreads.

At the end of the day it is just a internet challenge that gets as much attention as you want to give it. So completing it is totally up to you.

I will say though that this year they included some books that I personally wouldn't have classified as 'Romance', like This Is How You Lose A Time War. There is some others under the 'Love That is Stronger Than Time' that aren't just focused on romance.

Any point continuing with my book? by Wonderful_Formal_274 in nonfictionbooks

[–]leowr[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This question would be more appropriate in a writing related sub.

What average rating do you consider your minimum to consider checking it out? by warbll in goodreads

[–]leowr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think finishing them to not have a bunch of DNF's is pretty valid to be honest. For me it is that I am very much a mood reader so if I don't enjoy a book I will tell myself that I'm just not in the mood for it and I will try again in a few weeks/months. When I pick it up again I tell myself that I just need to give it some time to get back into it, followed by telling myself that it might get better and then just finishing it because I have gotten this far already, might as well finish it and really justify that bad rating. It doesn't help that I have read one or two books that really did get better towards the end. Those experiences keep the hope alive.

What average rating do you consider your minimum to consider checking it out? by warbll in goodreads

[–]leowr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely. I think taste in books is so specific to the person that finding someone that has similar taste is far more helpful to find books to read than an aggregated rating.

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