Good Non-Fiction Books

[SamIAm]

Douglas Hofstadter writes hard books on Intelligence and Thought. He got famous for <u>Godel Escher Bach</u>, but his column from Games magazine, <u>Metamagical Themas</u>, is good, too.
-Sam

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For a far, far, FAR, FAR superior reinterpretation of all of human history, you should listen to a series of lectures given by Professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe, an economist and philosopher from UNLV. This is without a doubt the finest series of lectures I have ever heard, and I've heard a lot of lectures.

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I will definately check these out, awesome link.

[maddog2030]

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I also have this: Whoever Fights Monsters, but haven't read it yet.

Seems to have better Amazon reviews.

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Looks like the reviews say that if you have read one book, that you've pretty much read the other too... but that the latter book is less sensational. I will probably roll with Ressler's book and see how I like it. Thanks for the recommendations.

Edit: I have also added Ghost Wars to my list.

[homeslice]

If your somewhat interested in finance then Market Wizards, by Jack Schwager is the way to go. The book is a collection of interviews he's done with big hedge fund guys like Paul Tudor Jones, Bruce Konver, Jim Rodgers, and etc. There's also an interview with William O'Neil founder of Investors Business Daily.

It really inspired me to study finance, and it instilled in me that you can have your money work for you.

[fun160]

The Poker Face of Wall Street by Aaron Brown

Fortune's Formula by William Poundstone

Hedgehogging by Barton Biggs

[Glo]

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i really enjoyed

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


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I'm glad it was mentioned, just wish it was higher on some people's lists.

I'm primarily a fantasy book enthusiast, but this was an incredible read.

[Rick Nebiolo]

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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.

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My best friend is a Morman, but not a practicing one. Now I have to read this. Read the author's other work "Into Thin Air" on the Everest tragedies several years back. Good writer.

~ Rick

[Rick Nebiolo]

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Help me expand my library.

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Lots of good books in this thread. I'll add my opinion of the best of the Civil War books:

- If you want to read one book on the American Civil War read The Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson.

- If you want a great trilogy that goes into the war in great detail with wonderful narrative writing that makes you feel like you are right there, get and read Shelby Foote's Civil War trilogy.

- If you like historical fiction, get the Civil War trilogy by the Shaara father and son team

~ Rick

[John Cole]

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My best friend is a Morman, but not a practicing one.

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Rick, you are the master of understatement. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Say hello to your Mormon friend for me.

John

[MrMon]

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My best friend is a Morman, but not a practicing one.

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Rick, you are the master of understatement. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Say hello to your Mormon friend for me.

John

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I'm just about done, and I'm going to insult a lot of Mormons here, but I have never read of a bigger scam in my life, and I know all about Scientology. The story behind Joesph Smith's "revelation" on polygamy is so warped that it would be funny if it didn't wind up being justification for widespread child abuse.