Good Non-Fiction Books - Page 2

kidcolin · #11 07-22-2006, 07:53 AM

John Cole · #12 07-22-2006, 10:52 AM

A link to Modern Library's list . You could go for the books that appear on both lists although that's not many. Francine Yates' The Art of Memory and
this make a good combination.

MrMon · #13 07-23-2006, 02:20 AM

I enjoyed Guns, Germs & Steel, but I tend to enjoy that type of book, so don't mind me. I also enjoyed several of his other books, but just couldn't get into Collapse. Seemed like he'd made his name, now I'm going to throw my politics at you.

Best non-fiction I've read in a long time -

I LOVED this book. Not only is it entertaining and funny, it's extremely well written. If I were to write a book, I'd want to write like this.

Currently reading

If you're Mormon, you'll hate it. If you're not, you'll wonder what it is those Mormons are smoking.

camerondiggs · #14 07-23-2006, 06:42 PM

this wouldnt be my first Krakauer rec. Into Thin Air and Into the Wild I would read first.

Also Band of Brothers by Ambrose is fantastic.

kitaristi0 · #15 07-23-2006, 07:13 PM

Blink to me seemed to get worse with each new page I turned. It wasn't bad though.

MikeNaked · #16 07-23-2006, 07:52 PM

I thoroughly enjoyed 1776 by James McCollough. It provides a great snapshot of the life, events, and battles of the revolutionary year in an engaging style.

oddjob · #17 07-23-2006, 08:15 PM

i really enjoyed

band of brothers - if you've seen the series, this basically goes into more detail.

ghost rider - RUSH's Neil Pert, experiences 2 major trajedies, and writes about using his motorcycle as an escape. pretty interesting.

Piper Tim · #18 07-23-2006, 09:23 PM

Manhunt

Don't remember the author. Gripping account of John Wilkes Booth and his conspiracy to assassinate Lincoln and others and the ensuing manhunt for him.

Fatt Albert · #19 07-24-2006, 12:47 AM

In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
I read it after I saw the movie, Capote. Perhaps that biased my opinion of the book, but I really liked it.

I also read a book a couple years ago called "Monster" that was about life in a gang. It was written by a Crip who became educated while in jail. It was eye-opening.

Pete H · #20 07-24-2006, 08:51 AM

Few books I've enjoyed recently:

David Bodanis - E = mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
Simon Singh - Big Bang: The Origin Of The Universe
Simon Singh - Fermat's Last Theorem

John E. Douglas - Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

Nolan Dalla - One of a Kind : The Rise and Fall of Stuey "The Kid" Ungar, The World's Greatest Poker Player
Michael Craig - Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King, The : Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time