Non-Fiction
2006-12-02 18:48:25 · 18 answers · asked by Fay 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
A Border Passage: From Cairo to America - A woman's Journey by Leila Ahmed
2006-12-02 19:31:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lao Tsu.
" The way of the Tao " ( "The Tao te Ching " I think )
Remarkable understanding of our nature!
I also like John Steinbeck, Richard Bach, Mark Twain, and J.R.R. Tolkien the author of " The Lord of the Rings " , I couldn't put the trilogy down ... but that's fiction ... sorry.
The last non fiction book I read and enjoyed very much was George Gamow's " 123 Infinity " about science and mathematics I recommend it!
The Dalai Lama is cool too.
Lao Tsu is the most recent.
Yours,
Jonnie
PS I'm not sure that I spelled G. Gamow's name right, but you can find it if you want to.
2006-12-02 19:28:29 · answer #2 · answered by Jonnie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I read Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits by Philips A Fisher. It was a good book indeed and taught me a lot about investing. I recommend this book to those who love investing or who plan to invest for themselves. And there's one very important lesson I learned " if one did his work well in picking a good stock to buy, there should be no reason to sell it off". Hold it. It's just that easy. And you'll be surprise of how it works for you.
2006-12-02 19:01:32 · answer #3 · answered by bchin33 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth in upheavel and or Worlds in collision. same author. immanuel Velekousky . Einstein read his works and said yes. Nasa space proved some correct. He has many degrees, one day asked himself, what if what Moses recorded in Exodus, really happened. he researched and started writing these and more books. T hey read like fiction.
2006-12-02 19:14:37 · answer #4 · answered by swamp elf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The universe in a single atom
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
If you are interested in the convergence of science and spirituality IT IS THE BEST BOOK EVER!! Plus the Dalai Lama is a really cool old guy, even if you know nothing about Buddhism... he is humble and wise
2006-12-02 19:01:54 · answer #5 · answered by Unconvincable 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Bronte Sisters ... its about this family of writers from England who all died of tuberculosis but many think that the eldest sister was married to a man who poisened them all with Arsenic for their money ... its really good
Probably their most famous novel is Jane Eyre or Withering Heights.
2006-12-02 18:51:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Beatles Anthology
2006-12-02 18:50:27 · answer #7 · answered by Redcarn 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Perks of Being A Wallflower.
2006-12-02 18:58:34 · answer #8 · answered by Brittany 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"An End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World" by Pankaj Mishra, a good introduction to the Buddha's life and his teachings with some unusual Pali terms to guess its meaning (e.g. sramanas, bhikshus, sila, samadhi, prajna, etc.) and ancient names of cities, kingdoms, rivers, etc in northern India [e.g. Kapilavastu, Rajagriha, Kosala, Magadha, Uruvela (now called Bodh Gaya), etc.]
2006-12-02 22:38:17 · answer #9 · answered by Arigato ne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lincoln by Gore Vidal
2006-12-02 19:54:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋