2006-08-02 06:20:33 · 12 answers · asked by Madelia 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
She is going to be 28, she loves fiction but not horror.
2006-08-02 06:31:42 · update #1
If your friend is of college age and is intellectual, I recomend "Freakanomics." I loved it. Civil Disobedience by Thoreau is good as well, if you like philosophical type reads. The full edition of Night by Elie Weisel is great and so is Memoirs of a Geisha.
*if you say how old your friend is and a little something about him/her, this would be easier!
2006-08-02 06:28:04 · answer #1 · answered by aerosmithbaby05 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Ulyimate Hichhikers Guide
2006-08-02 13:29:08 · answer #2 · answered by mapleguy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I liked the book, "Nothing but the Truth". Its a smaller sized book (150pages) but the plot more than makes up for it.
A middle school kid refuses to sing the national anthem in class even though it is required by the school. He gets in trouble but some civil rights groups step in and sew the school. Pretty soon the incident is in the national news and everyone is talking about this kid has the right to not sing the anthem if he wants.
*Spoiler* Eventually the kid and his family relocate to another school where it is not required but they sing it anyway. The kid starts crying and the teacher asks why. The kid says, "I don't know the words".
2006-08-02 13:32:48 · answer #3 · answered by broxolm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freakonomics was a great book and top of the NY best seller list sometime last year. It looks at the economics of the world and puts it in a totally original and VERY interesting perspective. It compares things like sumo wrestlers to school teachers.
2006-08-02 13:26:10 · answer #4 · answered by Sheryl Valerie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I ABSOLUTELY love the Chicken Soup Books! They are just so heart warming and a perfect gift for a friend.
Chicken Soup Books come in all different titles now:
Military Wife's Soul
Gardeners Soul
Couple's Soul
Christian's Soul
Those are just my favorites!!
Check it out!
2006-08-02 13:29:07 · answer #5 · answered by Stephanie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vampire Earth series, by E.E. Knight. Not horror, but excellent books.
2006-08-02 13:54:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz, I'm not sure thre age of your friend but it's a pretty age friendly book it's sequel is Forever Odd
2006-08-02 13:25:34 · answer #7 · answered by Wish 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
but i would start with One for the Money, it's a series
2006-08-02 13:25:24 · answer #8 · answered by shellmybell15 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really enjoyed the Da Vinci Code.
2006-08-02 13:24:38 · answer #9 · answered by cricket 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What They Want by Omar Tyree
2006-08-02 13:24:44 · answer #10 · answered by slthompson73 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋