Recommend me great books on all kinds of subjects?

Question

I'm looking for the best books available on many subjects such as:

- history
- philosophy
- art
- poetry
- music
- economy
- books to learn stuff (playing an instrument, drawing...everything!)
- health
- comics
- learning techniques
- jokes
- whatever you can think of

thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I'm an author, so Strunk and White's Elements of Style first came to my mind on learing stuff. It's short and sweet and to the point.

As for Philosphy- The Bible. Hands down.

The Kama Sutra has more than just sex between the covers.

Roger Shattuck's Forbidden Knowledge "From Prometheus to pornography."

Jim Morrison's The American Night I & II

The Night is young
& full of rest
I can't describe the
way she's dress'd
She'll pander to some strange
requests
Anything that you suggest
Anything to please her quest

Answer 2

Wow. That's a lot of books. Well, let's see.

History- If you like historical fiction, I'd recommend the Dear America/My Name is America series. Very educational, but light on your brain so that you don't have a migraine!

Poetry- If you like humorous poetry, I recommend anything by Jack Prelutsky, Bruce Lansky, or Shel Silverstein. If you're serious about poetry, read a book by Maya Angelou. She's incredible.

Music- Other than reading celebrity gossip columns, I'd recommend reading the biography (or better yet, autobiography) of your favorite singer.

Books to Learn Stuff- Sorry to spoil your day, but I'm an aspiring author, so all of the books I buy are on writing! I'd recommend... Writing Magic by Gail Carson Levine. It's fun and interactive. I wouldn't recommend any drawing books because the ones I've seen are not very helpful.

Comics- More like graphic novels. I'm a fan of the graphic novel versions of the Baby-sitters Club series, but you should read the Goosebumps ones. I also happen to be a fan of the Impy & Wormer comics in Nickelodeon magazine, and the Jack Sparrow ones in Disney Adventures (for kids, of course)!

Jokes- None of the joke books I've ever read are funny. Sorry. But for random facts that can turn out to be funny, I highly recommend Children's Miscellany and Children's Miscellany Too!

Everything Else- Hmm... Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry was a touching book. I also enjoy the Harry Potter series, A Series of Unfortunate Events, books by Margaret Peterson Haddix, Ann M. Martin, and Paula Danziger. Try Artemis Fowl books!

I hope I helped you out!

Answer 3

Brave New World
The Handmaid's Tale
A Clockwork Orange
The Lord of The Flies
Holes by Louis Sachar
The Catcher in The Rye
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
The Old Man and The Sea
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
William Shakespeare's tragedies
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Five point someone by Chetan Bhagat
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Wuthering Heights by Charlotte Bronte
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell
Harry Potter book series by J. K Rowling
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Lemony Snicket’s series of Unfortunate Events
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahaeme
Wind, Sand & Stars by Antoine De Saint - Exupery
Seven Daughters and Seven Sons by Barbara Cohen
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Overcoat, The Nose and Other Short Stories by Nikolai Gogol
Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men & Joe’s Boys by Louisa. M. Alcott

Answer 4

Don't know about a lot of these subjects. But, if you want to know how to survive and bring about the beginnings of civilization if the world ever goes down the crapper and you survive. Try 'THE WAY THINGS WORK' vols I & II from the 1950's. The book is now in one volume and leaves out a lot of stuff that was in the earlier works. Have fun.

Answer 5

The Savage Wars of Peace, Max Boot weapons, Germs, and steel, Jared Diamond A historic previous of conflict / The Face of conflict, John Keegan Antiquity, Norman Cantor enormous Bang, Simon Singh in the midsection of the sea, Nathaniel Philbrick The Bounty, Caroline Alexander historic previous of the English-speaking Peoples (abridged), Winston Churchill conflict Cry of Freedom, James McPherson

Answer 6

American Gods by Neil Gaiman is a great book. It has an interesting plot, good characters, and quite a lot of compelling facts and musings on belief and religion. It's very well written, and not biased towards any specific religion. It's sort of hard to put in a category, but that makes it cooler.

Answer 7

The Adventure of Self Discovery by Stanislav Grof

Answer 8

omg great question... I think I'll just throw out my favorites
-Pride and Prejudice
-Wuthering Heights
-The Lord of the Rings
-everything in the library
Currently Reading: Marie Antoinette by Antonia Fraser (book the new movie is based on)

Answer 9

I have one FASCINATING author! Jodi Picoult. She has 12, almost 13 books. I have read about 5 of them and I absolutely love them. All my friends do too. She writes about very interesting topics. Some titles are My Sister's Keeper(My Personal Favorite), Plain Truth, The Pact, Harvesting the Heart, and Songs of the Humpback Whale. I hope you will read one of her books. They are wonderful. Tell me what you think of them if you do.

Answer 10

Count Monte Cristo by Duma. My favorite book. I am not sure how to classify it. I guess there is a bit of everything in it.