Good reads?

PerfectMisfit
PerfectMisfit Posts: 360 Member
edited November 9 in Chit-Chat
I spend my days with little kids and I'm afraid my mind may be turning to mush. I need some intellectual stimulation....any recommendations on good nonfiction books to read?

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  • maggymae78
    maggymae78 Posts: 305 Member
    Devil in the White City
  • maggymae78
    maggymae78 Posts: 305 Member
    Actually anything by that author is good.
  • MaxPower0102
    MaxPower0102 Posts: 2,654 Member
    Are you looking for biographies? Historical documentaries? If yes, what time period interests you? Humor? Mystery?
  • PerfectMisfit
    PerfectMisfit Posts: 360 Member
    MaxPower0102 wrote: »
    Are you looking for biographies? Historical documentaries? If yes, what time period interests you? Humor? Mystery?
    I wasn't looking for anything specific, I like variety :)

  • MaxPower0102
    MaxPower0102 Posts: 2,654 Member
    I am going to read "Unbroken" and "American Sniper" before I see the movies. I already saw “Lone Survivor” (with Wahlberg), but that is another option. “Starvation Heights” is a very creepy account of ‘medical murder’. I liked this because of my criminal justice background. For biographies, I would recommend “The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace”. There are two that revolve around Nazi Death Camps. "Man's Search For Meaning" is a really powerful account of life in a camp and how to maintain spirituality in trying times. "Out of the Shoebox" is another post-Nazi death camp auto-biography, with a twist.

    I know you said “Non-Fiction” but I will put a plug in for a piece of fiction revolving around a true story. The most interesting account of the Civil War I have ever read is a novel called “Traveller” by Richard Adams. It is a 1st person account of the Civil War as told by Robert E Lee’s horse. I read this because my Great-great grandfather’s job was to tend to Traveller, so I already knew about the legendary horse. Slightly off-beat read, but I enjoyed it.
  • ErinK09
    ErinK09 Posts: 687 Member
    Set up an account with Goodreads! They give you book recommedations when you plug in what you've read.
  • ColossusCain
    ColossusCain Posts: 124 Member
    Winter Dance by Gary Paulsen. His true story of running the Iditarod and the insane adventures he had with his dogs to get there. It will make you run the gamut of all emotions. Absolutely an amazing book.
    Then there's always 'I hope they serve Beer in Hell, *kitten* Finish First, and Hilarity Ensues . Three true yet insanely offensive and insanely hilarious books by Tucker Max
  • callmejessica
    callmejessica Posts: 1,868 Member
    if you're interested in the experience of culinary school, check out "the sharper your knife, the less you cry"

    the author quit her high-paying job to go to le cordon bleu in paris. it's funny, charming, and fairly accurate
  • LAMCDylan
    LAMCDylan Posts: 1,218 Member
    The Happiness Trap

    And Siddartha (which is a mixture of fiction and non-fiction) which is a very powerful novel.
  • cblue315
    cblue315 Posts: 3,836 Member
    My favs:
    The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
    The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
    Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
    At Home by Bill Bryson
  • aliciadub
    aliciadub Posts: 73 Member
    Night by Elie Wiesel. It was required for one of my freshman classes, and it still haunts me 30 years later. First-hand concentration camp account.

    20,000 Days and Counting by Robert D. Smith. Short but impactful book. I've given probably 50 copies away.

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