SC - Mediaeval cookbooks to begin with
LrdRas at aol.com
LrdRas at aol.com
Sat Mar 25 23:19:41 PST 2000
In a message dated 3/24/00 11:01:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,
cnevin at caci.co.uk writes:
<< I (and others) CAN tell the difference
between a coffeetable book and a well-written, academically sound book - I
have the Masters degree to prove it (albeit in Egyptology) - and if you have
any further doubts, check out my booklist on my personal website. >>
I have no doubts that you and others have the ability to judge academically
sound books. I do doubt, however, that having a degree of whatever nature
makes anyone any more qualified to pronounce such a judgment as another
person. It was not I that used the term 'coffeetable' book in a derogatory
fashion, I use the term to mean a good book that can be placed in public view
and picked up by a person who then would find it interesting enough to look
through.
I also like you, read your posts with interest and feel that. Like myself,
you for the most part try to present information that you think is accurate.
However, the fact that you (or anyone else for that matter) possess a degree
of whatever kind has no influence on how whether I view your work or anyone
else's so far as it being reputable or not.
Ras
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