Non-fiction, self help, classics, biographies are good.
But NO fantasy stories or romantic novels like those Gossip Girl series.
Thanks in advance! :-)
2006-12-13 04:37:24 · 14 answers · asked by vintageprincess72 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The earth's children series is a good set of books to read, i will admit the is romance in it but it is blended in so well that i hardly noticed it, the second book in the series is a bit mushy but the writing is awesome.
2006-12-13 05:02:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend anything by Charles Dickens, wonderful reading and easy to get lost in the feel of his classic stories. If you have not already done so, Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carrol are also great reads in their original form. These stories are not necessarily childrens literature as one might think.
If you happen to be an animal lover the James Herriot stories are also excellent reading and very humorous, the first I would recommend by him is All Things Bright and Beautiful. James Herriot was an actual country vet in real life. His true stories are set in rural northern England. The dialect is a little difficult to get your head around at first if you are not familiar with it, but you will soon catch on. It just makes his writing all the more lifelike. If you choose any of these recommendations I am sure you would enjoy them. I read these books as a young adult.
2006-12-13 04:56:29 · answer #2 · answered by Janine E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well--this really depends on what type of literature you like, but I would say that Jane Austen is an excellent "classic" author. For non-fiction, you might check out Devil in the White City--about the serial killer at the World's Fair in Chicago. I don't read much self-help or biography, but I'm Not the New Me was a funny memoir that talks about self-help.
Happy reading!
2006-12-13 04:42:10 · answer #3 · answered by AClaire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if these will be exactly what you're interested in, but maybe you'll find one or two that look good.
Touching my Father's Soul by Jamling Norgay - Jamling Norgay is the son of one of the first men to climb Mount Everest. He went to Everest to say goodbye to his late father, and also as part of a group filming an IMAX movie about the mountain. This is the year that disaster struck and several climbers were lost and died. Norgay tells the story of trying to commune with his father and get some closure on that relationship while also trying to deal with a terrible tragedy.
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer - Same story from a different point of view. Krakauer was with the team that was lost and he almost died.
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston - story of the Ebola virus, focusing on outbreaks in Africa and Washington DC. This reads like a thriller but is a true and horrifying story.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas - a wonderful classic, it's a tale of betrayal, obsession and revenge. One of my favorites.
Back to the Front: An Accidental Historian Walks the Trenches of World War I by Stephen O'Shea - the story of a tourist in France who started to find the remains of the old WWI trenches that still scarred the land, and how he followed them and learned their stories. Really interesting and a good overview of what the war was like and the lingering scars from it.
2006-12-13 08:38:50 · answer #4 · answered by Rose D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Shopaholic Books by using Sophia Kinsella are easily, completely Chick Lit! Any e book even WRITTEN by using Sophie Kinsella is humorous and impressive for women. the first e book in the Shopaholic books is 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' and then there are 5 more desirable books to keep on with. It under no circumstances receives boring :D
2016-10-18 05:49:27 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At nearly any age anyone who has not read a good number of books on a standard recommended list of classic literature should immediately log off their computer, drop their cellphone, turn off their iPOD, and head to the nearest library. Check with the reference librarian - or, before logging off the computer one could do a quick search for "reading list classic literature" - or something like that. Off the top of my head I would recommend "A Tale of Two Cities", and "Great Expectations", both by Charles Dickens, "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte, "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen, "Return of the Native", by Thomas Hardy, "Canterbury Tales" (in modern English), by Chaucer, and almost anything by C.S. Lewis. You HAVE read the Chronicles of Narnia?! Never mind that they are "children's" books. ("...What ARE they teaching children in schools these days?!") :o)
2006-12-13 05:29:41 · answer #6 · answered by DaveLandon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eat, Pray, Love..memoir
The Memory Keepers Daughter..fiction
Rise and Shine...fiction
Finding Your Own North Star...self-help
Are Men Necessary? nonfiction
What Your Mother Never Told you about S-E-X... nonfiction
Sex and the City...fiction
2006-12-13 08:58:57 · answer #7 · answered by R_H_P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to authorhouse.com and request a copy of "Red Bird Just Like This." it's an autobiographical novel that rocks. It is the truth about living in the U.S.A. By Earl Jesse Stevens
2006-12-13 07:03:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Memoirs of a Geisha, Pride and Prejudice, Da Vinci Code
2006-12-13 04:46:20 · answer #9 · answered by ccccc12345 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicken Soup. They make them for a variety of ages. My oldest likes that book.
I used to be a nanny so one of my fav's is "The Nanny Diaries"
Also bought 'Blink-The Power of Thinking Without Thinking' by Malcolm Gladwell while on vacation. Very interesting book!!
2006-12-13 04:41:38 · answer #10 · answered by Scorpio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋