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 Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:27 am Post subject: Terrorism? Huh!? |
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I was browsing through Barnes & Noble's website when I noticed something rather...strange.
Check out what category Sam Harris' book The End of Faith is listed under- here.
Why? Does anyone know?
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Home > Books > Terrorism
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well, one of the TOPICS of the book IS terrorism...
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:36 am Post subject: |
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Maybe because most books have their content based off the first few pages, which is where Sam lays his suicide bomber analogy.
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| Moloth wrote: | Home > Books > Terrorism
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well, one of the TOPICS of the book IS terrorism... |
Well yes, but it isn't like it's the main theme of his book, and it's not like he is endorsing it! Infact, he is doing the exact opposite...
I find this rather strange.
I mean, look at where Letter to a Christian Nation is listed under. Why is, what can be seen as "The End of Faith part duex", under the "Religion" genre and End of Faith under terrorism? Maybe I'm looking too deeply into this....
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| monkeybyte wrote: | | Maybe because most books have their content based off the first few pages, which is where Sam lays his suicide bomber analogy. |
Hmm....seriously? Not trying to be cynical or anything, but how do you know?
I mean, how do you know that is the process they use to label books?
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:59 am Post subject: |
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| greyghost wrote: | | monkeybyte wrote: | | Maybe because most books have their content based off the first few pages, which is where Sam lays his suicide bomber analogy. |
Hmm....seriously? Not trying to be cynical or anything, but how do you know?
I mean, how do you know that is the process they use to label books? |
Just a hunch. Most online book sellers offer the first few pages as samples, and jacket summaries read a lot like those said pages.
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| monkeybyte wrote: | | greyghost wrote: | | monkeybyte wrote: | | Maybe because most books have their content based off the first few pages, which is where Sam lays his suicide bomber analogy. |
Hmm....seriously? Not trying to be cynical or anything, but how do you know?
I mean, how do you know that is the process they use to label books? |
Just a hunch. Most online book sellers offer the first few pages as samples, and jacket summaries read a lot like those said pages. |
Hmm...I wonder if Sam Harris knows about this? Again though, I might be looking too deeply into this.
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well,in ANY case, the book IS in the wrong section... it needs to be under Religion or Philosophy section.
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Ya, I'm about to head to my local Barnes & noble bookstore to pick up some new(er) textbooks anyway, I'm gonna ask them wtf is up with this when I get there.
I read The End of Faith from my college library and they had it right where it belonged, in the Philosophy section.
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