warriormom Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I am a big fan of non-fiction. Anyone know of a great book I should read? :bigear: Here are the topics I like: 1. Health/Diet 2. History 3. Biography 4. Political (I am conservative.) 5. Business/Entrepreneurship 6. How to/self-help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I love biographies. Last year I read Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature and really enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 The Face of Battle (one of the best history books written). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skadi Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 A Short History of Nearly Everything is something I recommend pretty often. Really, any of Bill Bryson's books are great history reads. Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues that Affect Our Freedom by Ron Paul is really concise and easy to read in small chapters, if you're like me and have to put down and pick up a book several times before finishing it. For Self-Help, you might enjoy Raising the Emotionally Intelligent Child. What I love about John Gottman is that he is a real scientist with real data to back up his methodology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I am not a big reader of non-fiction, but this year I read The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down which I thought was fantastic . It's medical-and-cultural more than health-and-history, but might interest you. It's about the conflict between culture and medicine as it relates to the treatment of a young Hmong girl with epilepsy. The book covers the personal stories of the family and doctors involved, the conflict between medical "best practice" and cultural realities as well as the history, religion and culture of the Hmong people. It's highly readable and very thought provoking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) Two non fictions I've enjoyed this summer: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Demonic by Ann Coulter The Paris Wife is a novel but based on Ernest Hemingway's life and marriage to his first wife. Also loved Same Kind of Different as Me Edited August 5, 2011 by Sophia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwlKnits Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley & Livingstone Passionate Nomad: The Life of Freya Stark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragmama Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Tina Fey's Bossypants is hilarious. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage, about the history of the telegraph. Totally fascinating. Love this thread! http://www.amazon.com/Victorian-Internet-Remarkable-Nineteenth--line/dp/0802716040/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312521086&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough. Just finished this a few nights ago and it is fantastic! Stacia suggested Born to Run - that is a very good read! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I think Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is totally up your alley. I would not say it's political, but the author is more liberal (although the book doesn't really 'go there'... unless you're vegan. ;) Then you might think it does. ) AVM has every other thing on your list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiopianFood Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I am not a big reader of non-fiction, but this year I read The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down which I thought was fantastic . It's medical-and-cultural more than health-and-history, but might interest you. It's about the conflict between culture and medicine as it relates to the treatment of a young Hmong girl with epilepsy. The book covers the personal stories of the family and doctors involved, the conflict between medical "best practice" and cultural realities as well as the history, religion and culture of the Hmong people. It's highly readable and very thought provoking. This is an AWESOME book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I just read and adored A Coop, A Year of Poultry, Pigs and Parenting by Michael Perry. It is sublime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Open Lands : Travels Through Russia's Once Forbidden Places by Mark Taplin. http://www.amazon.com/Open-Lands-Travels-Through-Forbidden/dp/1883642876 This has been an incredibly interesting read dealing with both the history and geography of Russia. I highly recommend it and have had my (teen) boys read it for school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I just finished Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. If you like history, biography, and being so wrapped up in an incredible story you can't put it down, you'll enjoy it. Parts of it were difficult for me to read because my great uncle was a WWII pilot who was shot down and eventually declared dead, but it was an excellent book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Guns, Germs, and Steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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