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独立作文也发上来,大家拍拍吧. Fiction books (novels and … ) or non-fiction books (history, biography, and self-help books), which do you prefer?
In this information explosive world, we are almost buried by millions of lists of books, and we need to make choice for the ones we are going to read due to our time limitation as well as our propensity. Different people must hold diverse opinions, while for me, non-fiction books, such as histories, biographies, and self-help ones, would be my first choice.
To start with, I prefer to spend most of my spare time reading biographies both on great people and ordinary ones, in order to relax as well as inspire myself. The book I like most is The Couple of Marie Curie, which tells a story about the most prestigious couple in the world. Before reading that book, what I knew about Marie Curie was only that she was the first and perhaps the only woman who won two Nobel Prizes. Well, after enjoying their story about the couple's life, research, and their devotion to the whole world, I was completely impressed by their determination to conquer difficulties, Marie's loyalty to her own country and the selfishness to the betterment of human kind. I also like to read stories about common people, I think by seeing about ordinary's story, I can understand more about human personality and the society they are living in.
Besides, I also like to read self-help books very much when I have time. As the society is becoming more and more competitive, we need to acquire as many skills as we can. And self-help books are the convenient, economical and efficient means for us to achieve this purpose. Two years ago, I started to read books on cooking, and I have learnt to done several fantastic dishes that even my mother is not able to. I like that kind of feeling and I believe this will do me great favor in the future, especially I live outside in distant countries alone. As a matter of fact, we can almost learn anything we like by reading self-help books now.
Last but not least, reading histories benefit me a lot in understanding contemporary issues. We all know that when we make interpretation or predictions, we need personal experience or knowledge other channels. History books are really a treasure for this precious information. In the long river of human history, a lot of events took place and accumulated generation after generation, all of which could get we stand on the past to better put cast ourselves for the future.
Actually, I read non-fiction books not only to gain knowledge, but to relax. In the process of absorbing this interesting and fruitful narrative books, I always forget all other things about my work and get refreshed every time. All in all, I prefer to read non-fiction books in my spare time, since it both enriches my knowledge and helps me to relax thoroughly.
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发表于 2007-12-4 23:01:00
