Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Recommendations

I usually read fiction. But I have very much enjoyed my recent forays into non-fiction, reading Polio: An American Story (David Oshinsky) and The Price of Motherhood (Ann Crittenden).

Now I am looking for a new non-fiction book to read. And I'm open to suggestions.

7 comments:

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ruchi said...

Some non-fiction books I love:

Backlash by Susan Faludi
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail of 1972 by Hunter S Thompson
What's the Matter With Kansas by Thomas Frank
The Kid by Dan Savage
Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel

I'll check out my bookshelf tonight and see what else I can come up with.

Unknown said...

if you haven't read it yet, And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts is a fascinating read.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_the_Band_Played_On

Andrea said...

On Composing a Life
Bohos in paradise
Three Cups of Tea
and the book on microloans by the guy who won the nobel prize. I can't remember the name now but it was a great book.

A-M said...

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roache

Garbageland by Elizabeth Royte

The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (don't read while exhausted though this book is dense, esp the physics section)

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