I am interested in reading these types of books. Does anybody have any good ones that you've read? I can't seem to find any that's appealing. A lot of times I hear about them by other people. Thanks!
2007-01-15 15:35:59 · 8 answers · asked by mommycat 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
God's Callgirl - Carla Van Ray
Burned Alive - Souad
Porky - Deborah Moggach
Sickened - Julie Gregory
Me and Emma - Elizabeth Flock
2007-01-15 15:48:07 · answer #1 · answered by Mintjulip 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just finished one last night- The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. Wow, I could not put it down, literally! Stayed up until 1:30 AM to finish it. I understand that the author did the talk-show circuit last year to promote the book, but I did not know anything about her.
Here are some others I particularly enjoyed.
Kate remembered by Scott Berg [Kathryn Hepburn]
Enchantment by Donald Spoto [Audrey Hepburn]
The year of magical thinking by Joan Didion
Happy reading!
2007-01-15 23:57:43 · answer #2 · answered by pwernie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really like non-fiction, some of my favorites are:
Military history and related:
Enemy at the Gates - I cannot remember the author, it is about the battle of Stalingrad in WWII
Citizen Soldier - Guy? Sajer, It is an autobiography of a German soldier in WWII
Blackhawk Down - again cannot remember the author, it is about the US in Somalia and is the basis of the movie of the same name.
True Crime:
Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi, who was the prosecutor of Charles Manson
Killer Clown, cannot remember the author, written by the detective who investigated the John Wayne Gacey serial murders
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, about a murder of a family in Kansas
Donnie Brasco by Joe Pistone, he was an undercover FBI agent who infiltrated the mob and is the basis of the movie by the same name.
Sports:
Walter Payton's autobiography
Lance Armstrong's autobiography
Other:
Autobiography of Malcolm X
Colin Powell's autobiography
Wired by Bob Woodward about John Belushi
2007-01-16 11:27:03 · answer #3 · answered by Adoptive Father 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I have this book I just bought and its a autobiography of a man about his father and the life they led. About the relationship of a father and son to be exact... The title is "From our House". Also try the famous book "Memoirs of a Geisha". The movie was nice.
2007-01-15 23:46:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read a biography of Robert E. Lee or Ulyssys Grant. although it might be better to read their Memoirs.
2007-01-15 23:45:14 · answer #5 · answered by Angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red Bird Just Like This by Earl Jesse Stevens. I finished it last week . It's better than James Frey's A million Little Pieces,---and it's true.
2007-01-18 00:04:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Behind the Burqa" was a really good story about womens rights and the overall bleak society that females are subjected to in the Taliban government -> http://www.amazon.com/Behind-Burqa-Afghanistan-Escaped-Freedom/dp/0471263893
"Night" You've probably read this. It's Eli Wisel's memoir of the holocaust. By far one of the greatest books I have ever read->
http://www.amazon.com/Night-Oprahs-Book-Club-Wiesel/dp/0374500010/sr=1-8/qid=1168922844/ref=sr_1_8/103-6643332-0387051?ie=UTF8&s=books
"Broke" Better than a Million Little Pieces, and actually true. hah ->http://www.amazon.com/Broken-My-Story-Addiction-Redemption/dp/0670037893/sr=1-81/qid=1168922981/ref=sr_1_81/103-6643332-0387051?ie=UTF8&s=books
"The Child Called It" about a man's abuse while he was a child. It's really tormenting what his mother did, and if you find it interesting, there are two sequels.
->http://www.amazon.com/Child-Called-Childs-Courage-Survive/dp/1558743669/ref=pd_sim_b_3/103-6643332-0387051
2007-01-16 00:00:15 · answer #7 · answered by bad_sects 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt. It's the story of his childhood in impoverished Ireland. It is one of the best autobiographies I've ever read. And the setting and description of the times will break your heart. Have Fun...
2007-01-16 20:24:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋