A book that teaches and is not just a timepass?

Question

I dont want answers like - Harry Potter
Is there any book that teaches about life, faith, and not just preaches.
Something sensible
I liked 'Tuesdays with Morrie'
It surely is a good book, it tries to teach but succedes to an extend and not beyond that.
Is there any larger than life book out there ?

Answer 1

The Winds of War by Herman Wouk

It is a story of a family during WW2 and their story is interspersed with really good explanations of the war and all the fronts and strategies.
The book is amazing and you will have such a good understanding of that war when you are finished. If you have a father or grandfather who fought in that war or lost past family members you will understand what they went through.

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer.
Amazing true story of the people who climb Everest and one historic day when everything went wrong. It is frigging amazing. Not only will you learn about mountain climbing but human pyschology as well.

Alive - the story of the Andes survivors. Again if you want to know what happens to people pyschologically when they are pushed to the limit.

Not wanted on the voyage by Timothy Findlay.
A fictional account of the story of the flood and Noah and his family but told by his wife. You get a really good understanding of how these myths have been shaped and also how with the Bible being written by men - womans role as servant has been promulgated for thousands of years. Mrs Noah has a different story of what happened.

Answer 2

To kill a mockingbird - Harper Lee
A lawyer advises his children while 'defending the real mockingbird of that time - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl'. It was a good experience to learn what a real man, a real human being is like through the eyes of his children.
(the words within the quotes were used to describe the story in the blurb. I liked them a lot)

Sidney Sheldon's works, I find, give you a lot of indirect lessons on life... they sort of put you in perspective. And preaching is the last thing it does. Try it out...

Answer 3

The Bible! Whereas the entire book is interesting, you'll be amazed at the things you'll find in the Old Testament. The New Testament is extremely good as well, and the major writer, Paul was a Turk, IE, Paul of Tarsus (which is just outside of Adana, Turkey). The Book of Revelations (last in the New Testament/Bible) is very interesting and you can let your imagination run wild. Yep, The Bible is a great teacher and has some wonderful stories & guidance

Answer 4

"Gideon" by Marilynn Robinson
"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
"The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

I found "Tuesdays with Morrie" to be just too sappy-sweet. I mean, I understand it was heartfelt, but I swear I began to grow a vagina with each page I turned.

Currently, I'm working thru "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". It grapples with some deep, "larger than life" concepts.

Answer 5

If you're looking for an easy way to write you will never find one. Being a writer is never easy to do and requires one hell of a lot of discipline. There simply is no easy way to write. You just write and then find professional critiques to review your work. No book will teach you to be a good writer. It will teach you the mechanics but it will not teach talent, passion, or drive. Looking for the easy way of writing does not make you a writer...period.

Answer 6

Read a Brief History of Everything by Ken Wilber.

Answer 7

Have you read his two fiction books (Mitch Albom's)...

The Five People You Meet In Heaven and For One More Day

Answer 8

fried green tomatoes ,a red bird christmas ,by fannie flagg ,to kill a mockingbird by harper lee , those are just a few that I can think of . I hope you will consider some of these . good luck and god bless.

Answer 9

the life of pi