[summer]

That book was a brilliant, objective analysis

Your comment brings me to another point I was pondering: Why is this book "American Dynasty" even called "non-fiction"? This authors struggles in the beginning to claim that the dynasty is a FACT, but the way I see it - you have to actually WIN elections in this country. Gov Bush lost by the narrowest of margins in his first race for gov - no one was waiting around to "crown" him governor, which is what this title implies, and implies wrongly, IMO. If the author has a different opinion that I do (and, a bunch of non-facts painted as facts) that he wants to throw in, then I think his book should be in a new category of books called OPINION books. Just as we now have "SELF-HELP" books, so too should book stores start recognizing that some authors are NOT sticking to "facts" - they are offering their own opinions. The long editorials should NOT be labeled as "non-fiction." What if some student relies on this book for facts? The kid would look like an idiot claiming Gov Bush's 1994 running mate was "Tom Mooney."

[summer]

This authors = This author, Kevin Phillips,....

[summer]

I meant: If the author has a different opinion than I do (and, a bunch of non-facts painted as facts that he wants to throw in),...

[mdefranc]

Hmmm, I think that B&N would respond to your proposal this way: conservative nonfiction in the OPINION section and liberal opinion in the NONFICTION section. B&N employees, like most liberals, aren't too hung up on reality and facts - with them, it's how an author FEELS about certain topics that determines a book's merit.