so something that will make me go wow
something social or political or about cultures
2006-08-11 12:34:23 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian.
Its "a comedic political fictional novel". It is thought-provoking, comedic, political, and just plain great.
When I first read this book I had actually gotten it off of a poster in my high school's library, and decided to read it, because the title sounded interesting. I read it in one day; couldn't put it down. This book was plain great. Hope you enjoy it as well!
2006-08-14 10:18:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down- incredible, a story about a Hmong family and their sick chid and the problems created between them and the doctors due to a lack of cultural understanding.
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed Along With Our Families- About the genocide in Rwanda, very, very good. Not only does it discuss what happened, but it also talks about why, and looks at the world society in general.
I think both will make you go wow.
2006-08-15 06:32:12 · answer #2 · answered by Alissa S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joseph Campbell's books are about cultures and their beliefs, I enjoyed Hero With A Thousand Faces, Myths To Live By and The Power of Myth. I also really liked The Hiram Key and Uriel's Machine both by Christopher Knight & Robert Lomas - could be considered fiction but some people take what they write as fact.
2006-08-11 13:53:34 · answer #3 · answered by Bee 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Armageddon: the battle for Germany 1944 - 1945 by Max Hastings
One of the greatest military feats during the Second World War was the transformation of the German force's activities in the weeks following the battles in Holland and the German border, where the Allies had finally inflicted the greatest catastrophes of modern war on them. Somehow the Germans found the strength to halt the Allied advance in its tracks and to prolong the war to 1945. This book is the epic story of those last eight months of the war in northern Europe.
2006-08-13 02:42:06 · answer #4 · answered by kasey 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The best nonfiction read I've had in some time is David McCullough's "1776". This critical year in the American Revolutionary War had more than its share of setbacks for Washington, against the British and against Congress, but somehow the cause of independence held together. Great storyteller as well as a great historian, also remarkably insightful into today!
Enjoy your reading!
2006-08-11 12:41:20 · answer #5 · answered by ensign183 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt was amazing! It is about a young boy growing up in New York and Ireland and all the hardships that they face growing up, ie poverty.
Hardball by Chris Matthews was also really good if you like politics. I would also recommend What Would Jefferson Do by Thom Hartmann (it discusses American strays from what the founders would want in the country... not so much a history book as the title suggests).
2006-08-11 16:23:19 · answer #6 · answered by Miss_Eliza_Bennet 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Personally I'm a biography fiend...current favourites are Don't Ever Tell by Kathy O'Beirne and True by Martin Kemp.
Also Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey, while fiction, is a really good read and does seem believable.
2006-08-11 12:54:49 · answer #7 · answered by Arathiels_Star 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Irish Male collection by Joseph O Connor. It covers social and political issues and is written in an absolutely hilarious way!!! Best books I have EVER read....DEFINITELY give him a go!!!
Hope you enjoy
xxx
2006-08-14 02:41:55 · answer #8 · answered by Honey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Secrets of Happiness: Three Thousand Years of Searching for the Good Life by Richard Schoch. Very good indeed.
2006-08-11 22:57:07 · answer #9 · answered by psk 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Alien Liaison by Timothy Goode
2006-08-11 12:36:35 · answer #10 · answered by India 55 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋