What are the top 3 non-fiction books you have ever read? I read a good bit but i want some new ideas.?

Question

It can be anything from Biographies to finances, etc. Just no fiction because i probably won't read it. Thanks.

Answer 1

I had to read Travels by Michael Crichton for and English class a few years ago. It was all about his adventures while traveling to different countries. It was such an interesting book. That's the only one that really pops out at me at the moment. I suggest you read it and let me know what you think!

Answer 2

The God Delusion: Richard Dawkins
The Metaphysical Club: Louis Menand
The Demon-Haunted World: Carl Sagan

Answer 3

There are so many, but here are a few that come to mind.

The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell It's a very trendy book, but popular for a reason. It's very well written and pulls together alot of interesting science regarding how large groups of people follow trends. (Poetic, isn't it? A trendy book about trends..!) Gladwell's other book Blink is almost as good.

Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman. Talks about how emotions can be ruling out lives without us even knowing it. I had always thought this was some kind of touchy feely self-help book, but it turns out it's a very well researched piece of social psychology.

I really enjoyed On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins. It's very technical in spots, though. Not for the faint of heart. In the book, he is making an argument for creating a model of how learning occurrs in the brain.

Stiff by Mary Roach. Another one not for the faint of heart because it's all about dead bodies. Roach has an awesome writing style. In this book she talks about what happens when you donate your body to science, or at an autopsy, and what happens to you in general after you die. Fascinating.

Sorry, that's four. I can't help myself.
Looking forward to seeing what everyone else recomends..!

Answer 4

Candy girl : a year in the life of an unlikely stripper by Cody Diablo

Danse Macabre by Stephen King

Dinner with a perfect stranger : an invitation worth considering by David Gregory

Answer 5

Walden by Henry David Thoreau
1776 by David McCullough
Broca's Brain by Carl Sagan

Answer 6

one million. the image of Dorian gray by skill of Oscar Wilde Why is via the fact the story includes you, intrigues you- components a glimpse into the techniques of one of the suitable progressed characters i've got ever recent in any novel. And the ending, properly, that's the suitable i've got ever examine. 2. Peter Pan by skill of James Barrie sure- that's considered a infant's classic. No, i'm no longer a infant. i'm a 20 12 months previous college student. however the unabridged novel isn't something like what Disney has portrayed it to be. This novel is approximately transformation. that's approximately bear in mind the two the innocence and evil of youngsters. And together because it is a normal examine, it is likewise particularly relaxing. And for #3.... i'm no longer particularly particular. i've got examine and enjoyed one among those great style of books, that once those first 2 that's going to become complicated for me to p.c.. a "prominent". i like Interview with the Vampire by skill of Anne Rice because of the fact it provides a glimpse of mortality and what it truly skill to be human. i like many classic infant's books, like a splash Princess and Treasure Island. I enjoyed 1984 and Lord of the Flies. one among those great style of stunning books... that's impossible to head with.

Answer 7

There's quite a few, but here are 3 that definitely nourished my intellect and spirit:

1. Snowball Earth by Gabrielle Walker: "frontier" science theorizing via the quest of one world class marathoner scientist in fluid, enlightening style.

2. Sons of God by Christine Merci: Small book, huge boon, for those hungry for the possibility of "ordinary me" attaining immortality through true brokenness. In the last few years, dipped myself 3 times into its refreshing sweetness.

3. The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr & E.B. White: a tiny manual that immediately raised my appreciation and expression of sound writing.

Answer 8

For my american History class I had to choose a book that represented an Era that I was confused or knew very little about. I choose to look into the Vietnam Conflict/ War (you choose what you want to call it). I found a title called "Everything We Had" by Al Santoli. The book was filled with first hand narritives by Vietnam Vets and everything they went through both here before shipping out, while in Vietnam and what some went through when returning to US soil. Pretty powerful stuff!

For my Psychology class on Behavior Problems of Children one of the required texts was "A Child Called It" by Dave Pelzer. Talk about intense. It made me want to look deeper into the story so I read the continuing stories that Pelzer wrote and also the one that his brother Russel wrote. He was abused by their mother after Dave was removed from the home.

For the same class we had to locate and read another book on Behavior problems. I found the title "A Rock and A Hard Place" by Anthony Johnson. He was abused by his parents and they even allowed their friends to sexually abuse him. He eventually runs away from home at the age of 11 and decides his life isn't worth living. He decides to kill himself but ends up calling a hotline number for help. The two social workers he rescue him end up falling in love and marrying and then decide to adopt Anthony. Sadly things don't end "Happily Ever After" for him. anthony is diagnosed with AIDS. You've really got to read this book for yourself. It's pretty intense and to think the Author Anthony was only 14 when he wrote his story.