Official Book thread: non fiction edition

[Bill.Nye]

Bump because my mom's getting me a kindle for my birthday. What's good in non-fiction these days?

 

[ColdSmoker]

+k

18th post.

 

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[katie.]

I'm a huge history nerd so I'm really into Barbara Tuchman at the moment: I just bought the Guns of August which is pretty much a well-written, detailed account of the first month of the First World War. Goes through the politics, the fighting, anything you can think of. I love it and I love her as a historian:

On a lighter note, I read Waiter Rant a while ago and absolutely loved it. It's written by a guy who has lots to say (most of it cruel) about the people he serves, works with, and deals with on a regular basis. Funny and crude and really eye-opening.

 

[geteducated]

why would i want to read a book about some douche complaining about tips like he has a right to them? people need to get over their idea of entitlement.

 

[Rachy]

Thank you for saying this. It's how I feel every time I go to a restaurant.

Hardest I have ever laughed while reading a book.

The movie was great, but the book is insane. Who knows if it's real or fake... he claims it to be real, and I wan't it to be, so that's good enough for me.

 

[Bodhisattva_]

That sounds awesome. Have you read Ken Follett?? The Century trilogy is fiction but is all historically accurate in terms of the battles and politics and stuff.Fall of Giants is the first one about WW1.

 

[EastCoast315]

Currently reading this book:

 

[Squeenerd]

I just started it, It's great!

 

[white+wolf]

this thread needs some Robert Anton Wilson

 

[FuckAllOfYou]

Bill Bryson. His books are hilarious, and damn educational. I recommend not only these, but any of his.

 

[N.F]

Just got my summer assignment from my school. Need to pick a book sooooooooo, threads.

 

[*geezer*]

nonfiction is overlooked. April 1865 is a great read for Civil War Buffs. Desert solitaire has been said, and Bill Bryson is great.

BUT, MOST OF ALL, No God but God by Reza Aslan is a great inside look into understanding Islam. Superbly written in all its details and modern interpretations. I got learned. An immensely captivating and informative read. A masterpiece.

 

[*geezer*]

 

[chicken]

what is the assignment?

 

[chicken]

nvm, just saw the date.

 

[quixotic]

This. So damn good.

 

[DGski]

Into the Wild

And everyone should read The Essex, it's fuckin nuts; it's what the book Moby Dick was based off of

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0141001828/ref=redir_mdp_mobile

 

[jon@wh2o]

Malcom gladwell's stuff in super interesting. My favorite:

 

[ILLinoisance]

 

[chicken]

 

[Ski_the_east01]

hahahahahahahhahah

 

[DockEllis]

Everyone saying Into Thin Air should definitely read The Climb by Anatoli Boukreev, the head climbing guide for Scott Fischer. You'll realize how much egotistical pussy Jon Krakauer is by the accounts of everyone else on that expedition. I did enjoy Into Thin Air, but I think it's more for entertainment purposes where The Climb is more of a factual remembrance of the tragedy that unfolded on Everest that year. Definitely interesting to see more than one side of the story.

 

[Blurst]

A little look into a miserable summer job that thousands of stupid Canadians put themselves through every year.

 

[Bodhisattva_]

Hahahaa lol I love that it has an afterword from the CEO of Zappos and it's endorsed by a representative of Southwest Airlines. Attention to random details makes it way funnier.

 

[Bam-Saker]

threads

 

[Ski_the_east01]

this is still hilarious 3 months later