To be fair to my previous question, I thought that I'd ask this one too. Remember this one is for nonfiction. I look forward to the variety of answers soon to come!
Happy Reading!
2007-01-02 04:26:09 · 22 answers · asked by SJM620 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It's hard for me to choose. I read alot of history for both school (I'm a major in History and minor in Classics) so I'll go with something completely different: Running with Scissors (and no I won't see the movie! I believe the book is usually better than the movie). This had to be the funniest, yet most disturbing book I have ever read.
2007-01-02 04:44:48 · update #1
"The Tender Bar" by J. R. Moehringer
2007-01-02 04:38:03 · answer #1 · answered by Lizzie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
It has spies, belly dancers, wars, congressional wheeling and dealing and the secret story of how America helped the Mujaheddin whip the Soviet's butts. There might still be a Soviet Union if not for Congressman Charlie Wilson and the woman who inspired him.
This book is important in understanding how things got the way they are in Afghanistan. It gives great insight into how things get done in congress. Finally, it's a real page turner written by a practiced story teller. I'm amazed this book is such a secret.
2007-01-02 16:38:36 · answer #2 · answered by Tom D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Under The Banner of Heaven" by Jon Krakauer.
Some people would see it as a sensationalist expose of the Mormon religion, but as he takes pains to explain, and as is clear from a close reading, it is an exploration of the nature of faith itself. The book is also an examination of the nature of fundamentalism, whether Islamic, Gentile, Jew, Mormon, whatever. It wasn't written to single out Mormons, it's just that Mormanism is the most recently developed major religion and the history is easiest to show. Very very thought provoking. There is a universal need that prompts fundamentalism -- for a simpler, purer time. There isn't one. Never was.
I found it especially timely, given the Iraq civil war between two fundamentalist Islamic groups. Also, as an American, I live in a country with a born-again President with a staff chock-full of fundamentalists, many at the extreme fringes. Reading this book made me even more frightened by that reality. I'd recommend this book to anyone who can read it and see the broader implications.
2007-01-02 05:00:31 · answer #3 · answered by fragileindustries 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics
Author: Eleanor Herman
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: William Morrow (April 11, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0060846732
An excellent telling of the various relationships ha by queens across all time and terrain.
2007-01-02 04:38:17 · answer #4 · answered by Richard H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Miss Breed by Joanne Oppenheim
Freedom Walkers by Russell Freedman
Up Before Daybreak by Deborah Hopkinson
2007-01-02 04:29:14 · answer #5 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Definitive Book of Body Language by Allan & Barbara Pease. Fascinating!
2007-01-02 04:33:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gavan Menzies, "1421, The Year China Discovered America."
2007-01-02 04:47:53 · answer #7 · answered by james 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 08:57:38 · answer #8 · answered by shea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Painted House by John Grisham.
2007-01-02 04:46:50 · answer #9 · answered by Lawrence L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson
It's about some scuba divers in NJ who found a sunken German u-boat in the '90's. It's probably the best book I've ever read! It's got history, mystery, intrigue, tragedy,... I recommend it to everyone!
2007-01-02 04:57:27 · answer #10 · answered by DGS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire by David Remnick
2007-01-02 04:34:38 · answer #11 · answered by Ryuzaki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋