2006-12-09 02:48:59 · 26 answers · asked by Ritesh 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"Savage Beauty" a biography about Edna St. Vincent Millay written by Nancy Milford. It is a detailed look into the life and writing of one of the most gifted and sadly nearly forgotten poets in American history. It is unconscionable that her work is not as widely read as it was when she was first dazzling the world. Her poetry is a melding of styles, the romance of Tennyson and lyrical beauty of Coleridge and Wordsworth with the passionate expressions of a woman whose passions left her far ahead of her time.
2006-12-09 02:56:45 · answer #1 · answered by booksofstars 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Banvard's Folly: Thirteen Tales Of Renowned Obscurity, Famous Anonymity, And Rotten Luck by Paul Collins Ballad Of The Whiskey Robber: A True Story Of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, And Broken Hearts by Julian Rubinstein
2016-05-22 22:49:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All on this list are non-fiction, unlike "The DaVinci Code" mentioned above.
1. "In the heart of the sea: the tragedy of the whaleship Essex"
Most popular book on this list, among my HS seniors. About a whaling ship that sinks in the early 1800's in the Pacific Ocean. Several life boats get away. How will they survive to reach land?
2. "The Devil in the White City"
about a mass murderer living in Chicago during the World's Fair of 1893
3. "Fast Food Nation"
Good way to start a diet. You won't want to eat at McD's for a while.
4. "Guns, Germs, and Steel"
Challenging but good for advanced students. Why are some societies rich while others are not?
5. "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
6. "The Professor and the Madman: The Making of the Oxford English Dictionary"
J.R.R. Tolkien worked on this dictionary, but he's not in this book.
7. "Nicked and Dimed: On not getting by in America." Why you want to stay in school and get a good job
Have fun with your reading!
2006-12-09 15:03:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haruki Murakami Underground
Richard Ellman's biography of James Joyce
Pascal Pensees
Richard Burton The Anatomy of Melancholia
The Guinness Book of Hit Singles
2006-12-09 02:57:50 · answer #4 · answered by henry beyle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One non-fiction book that I feel you must read, is the "The World Is Flat: A Brief History Of The Twenty First Century". by Thomas L Friedman (a three time Pulitzer Prize Winner)
"The World Is Flat is Thomas L. Friedman's account of the great changes taking place in our time, as lightning-swift advances in technology and communications put people all over the globe in touch as never before-creating an explosion of wealth in India and China, and challenging the rest of us to run even faster just to stay in place."
Another book, that should be a gr8 read is iWoz by Steve Wozniak(the co-founder of Apple computers).This is a little about the book.. "From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It "
2006-12-11 20:41:28 · answer #5 · answered by Cinderella 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Killing Pablo - an amazing true story about the hunt for most powerful crimnal probably to have ever existed. And one of my favourite books. Much better than many fictional thrillers and a real eye opener.
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Notes From A Big Country by bill bryson. Very funny book about the differences between living in the US and teh UK written by an american who has lived in the UK for 20 years. Hilarious stuff!
2006-12-09 02:51:40 · answer #6 · answered by Sir Digby Chicken Bhuna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel you must read, is the "The World Is Flat: A Brief History Of The Twenty First Century". by Thomas L Friedman (a three time Pulitzer Prize Winner)
"The World Is Flat is Thomas L. Friedman's account of the great changes taking place in our time, as lightning-swift advances in technology and communications put people all over the globe in touch as never before-creating an explosion of wealth in India and China, and challenging the rest of us to run even faster just to stay in place."
2014-09-26 05:19:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams - it's about his trips to countries where he searched for different animals. Douglas Adams, being a funny person, creates laughs even in a non fiction book. Have fun!
2006-12-09 02:51:21 · answer #8 · answered by Doot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't Know Much About Geography by Kenneth Davis
http://www.dontknowmuch.com/
2006-12-09 03:31:54 · answer #9 · answered by AlaskaGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the longest epic in the world-the Mahabharata.
if you read it minutely,they say,all the other plots in all the novels
get reflected at somepart of the epic.in short........if it is not to be found in Mahabharata................you can not find it elsewhere.
Moreover, Bhagavadgita is a part of it.
finally just the two-The Ramayana,The Mahabharata.
please read true translations by scholars.
2006-12-09 03:31:25 · answer #10 · answered by pvrkprasad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋