Be sure to list the Author's name so we can look it up!
2006-07-02 12:57:28 · 21 answers · asked by rabble rouser 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Mary Roach
2006-07-03 04:25:42 · answer #1 · answered by lcraesharbor 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
There are so many that it is truly difficult to select even just a few:
The Discovery of Freedom
By Rose Wilder Lane
Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men
By Jeffery Rogers Hummel
Miracle at Philadelphia
By Catherine Drinker Bowen
Dogs
By Raymond Coppinger and Lorna Coppinger
White Trash Cooking
By Ernest Matthew Mickler and Trisha Mickler
Commentaries On Living
J. Krishnamurti
Free To Choose
By Milton & Rose Friedman
Writer's Guide and Index to English
War Department Education Manual EM 104
United States Armed Forces Institute Madison, Wisconsin [1939]
I will also mention:
KonTiki
By Thor Heyerdahl
This should be on a list for every young person.
I must also mention two by my good friend Edward A. Kole
The First 13 Constitutions Of the First American States
And
The True Intent of the First American Constitutions of 1776 - 1791
Two Magazines must be mentioned:
Fine Wood Working
and
American Heritage
2006-07-02 21:47:27 · answer #2 · answered by Randy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. You'll find it in the self-improvement section of any bookstore. Purchase the larger size book which has summaries at the end of each chapter. It should be in every high school library and even taught as a course. If it were, the United States would really be a "super power." Please purchase the book, it's only a few dollars. You should highlight,the sentences that mean the most to you, in yellow. Then have your spouse, or significant other, read it and highlight his/her important parts in blue. The result will be green where you both agree and will sustain you for the rest of your lives if you keep referring to the book. Enjoy!
2006-07-02 20:08:58 · answer #3 · answered by jcorcor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although you might argue it as fiction,
Sophie's World, Josten Gaarder
Although dressed up (beautifully so I might add) in a fictional story, this is in many ways a philosophy textbook, indeed even the concept of it being a novel or a texbook is philosophically challenged by the nature of the book.
It is an enthralling read, I couldn't put it down. A book that really makes you think.
Try it, if you haven't already.
2006-07-02 20:14:56 · answer #4 · answered by Philippa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most informative I've ever read was Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond, which was also very interesting.
The most interesting was The Devil in the White City [Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America], by Erik Larson.
Both recommended!
2006-07-03 00:32:04 · answer #5 · answered by Mary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would have to be A Child Called 'it' by Dave Pelzer and the other books in the series The Lost Boy and A Man Named Dave.
2006-07-02 22:45:59 · answer #6 · answered by Richa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Terry Jones's War on the War on Terrorism. It's a series of stories he wrote for a newspaper in England. Very good book. Also, any of Michael Palin's travel series are very good.
2006-07-02 21:45:08 · answer #7 · answered by Monty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Elements Of Style By: E.B. White
2006-07-03 10:45:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just finshed the "No-Spin Zone" by Bill O'Reilly. It really opened my eyes as to what is happening in our country and the people that are messing this up for the rest of us. He interviews Dr. Laura, George W. Bush, and Al Sharpten along with many others. It was eye opening for me.
2006-07-02 20:03:28 · answer #9 · answered by jssc.lynn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes or No -- The Guide to Making Better Decisions by Spencer Johnson, M.D.
2006-07-02 20:02:43 · answer #10 · answered by msbluebells 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋