I need good books to read............

[TheFirm]

Hi guys/gals

I gotta do 5 book reports so i wanna know some good non fiction books u enjoy that i can find on-line or at the store. It needs to be at least 200 pages im not a non fiction fan i love fiction but i need non fiction =\ anyways any ideas? name up too 5 books thanks

 

[djheater]

Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
Two Years Before the Mast - Richard Henry Dana, Jr.


I'm having trouble thinking of non-fiction.....

 

[Sophia]

Some that I found interesting...
The Sunflower - Simon Wiesenthal
A Reason to Vote - Robert Roth
Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Zen and the art of________ that's gotta be 50+ books to choose from

 

[djheater]

<< Some that I found interesting...
The Sunflower - Simon Wiesenthal
A Reason to Vote - Robert Roth
Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt >>



Oh forgot Angela's Ashes

how about A Boy Called It.

Now there's a depressig read.

 

[Sophia]

<<
how about A Boy Called It.

Now there's a depressig read. >>



To put it mildly.

 

[pyonir]

what kind of non fiction? i mean i can recommend tons of true crime. Angela's Ashes is a GREAT read. (author is Frank McCourt btw)
Tom Brokaw - The Greatest Generation Speaks

lemme know if you want true crime ones too...i've read quite a few good ones.

 

[Wingznut]

Black Hawk Down... Awesome book.

 

[Spendthrift]

hmm, most of the non-fiction i read is christian spirituality but...

mere christianity - cs lewis great book that will make you think whether you agree with it or not

angelas ashes was pretty good for non-fiction, ill second it.

fever pitch - nick hornby great read if you like soccer at all

out of the blue - orel hershiser if you like baseball

hmm, this is sad. cant think of too many.

 

[TheFirm]

<< what kind of non fiction? i mean i can recommend tons of true crime. Angela's Ashes is a GREAT read. (author is Frank McCourt btw)
Tom Brokaw - The Greatest Generation Speaks

lemme know if you want true crime ones too...i've read quite a few good ones. >>




actually yea thats fine, i was thinking of a few maybe u got some in mind im gonna get some off that list i seen already ill wait till u get me some also thanks =)

 

[Novgrod]

It really depends on your tastes, but:

war without mercy
the radicalism of the american revolution
from resistance to revolution
the right stuff
championship streetfighting: boxing as a martial art

If you want more ideas, or if you have a particular interest, pm me and i'll give you more suggestions. The first three are pretty heavy, the last two are light.

 

[pulse8]

How about The Firm?

 

[Ameesh]

Rich Dad , Poor Dad


you can learn something

 

[Ameesh]

<< How about The Firm? >>



he said nonfiction

 

[Nefrodite]

Blinded by the Right:The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative. by david brock. the guy that broke many of the clinton gates and defended clerence thomas

 

[IGBT]

Wilderness At Dawn. Settling Of The North American Continent. amazing read with lots of Native American input.

 

[HamSupLo]

The autobiography of Malcom X.

 

[ggavinmoss]

All the President's Men. Better than the movie.

-geoff

 

[SendTrash]

Hackers by Steven Levy

 

[abaez]

Fast Food Nation

Will change your view of Fast Food and Mcdonalds really quick.

 

[jjones]

"The Arms of Krupp", by William Manchester. Very interesting book about the Krupp dynasty and their role in Germany's history and wars. Not a short read though as it's several hundred pages.

 

[Kadarin]

What about "Dianetics"? Oh, wait... that's fiction.

How about "The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band", an autobiography of heavy-metal band Motley Crue?

amazon.com link

 

[hammer01]

Try "A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking or maybe "The Art of Warfare" by Sun Tzu and many translators,.

 

[GermyBoy]

Tao of Jeet Kune Do by: Bruce Lee
We Were Soldiers Once..and Young (not sure the author, find at a Walmart)
Stick Figure (crazy book about a kid of 11 years that was anorexic) at Walmart too. Sorry, no author for this one either.

Three from me!

 

[pyonir]

another vote for Malcolm X. Great book, but might be a little long for what you are looking for.

Black Like Me - John Howard Griffin (Excellent Book, good for a report, it is short and very easy to write about)
The Path to Freedom - Michael Collins, Tim Pat Coogan (A little Irish history about a great man who changed Ireland)
Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer - Harold Schechter (Serial Killer biography about Albert Fish, sometimes referred to as America's first serial killer)
The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison - Pete Earley (Title says it all)
Why they Kill - Richard Rhodes (Great book, deals more with psychology and sociology. A deep read and a little more difficult than most)
May God Have Mercy: A True Story of Crime and Punishment - John C. Tucker (one of the best books i have ever read, deals with a man wrongly accused and sentanced to Death Row)

can't think of anymore at the time, i'm at work so i don't have them in front of me. hope this helps