SolarGarlic Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Anyone have any good recommendations these days?? I'm mostly looking for nonfiction...open to pretty much whatever. List 'em if ya got 'em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForbinHood Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 From what Im seeing at the store lately A New Earth by Ekhart Tolle is apparently life changing... if you dig it he wrote a Power of Now as well...There is a great story making the rounds of youtube called the Last Lecture by Randy Pausch.. i believe thats the spelling... he is a university prof in the states and was diagnosed with cancer and desided to give one "last lecture".. 300 people showed up and its a look towards positive thinking...Who owns Canada now looks to be an interesting read as well but i havent had a chance to give it a good look... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 I'm reading this one.. highly recommended! and this one is on deck: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Chuck Klosterman IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 This is a very cool, well-written story about a group of Yeshiva students, planning a 9/11-type attack in New York. Huge improvement over Papernick's first book (of short stories). The ending was amazing. Must-read. www.jonpapernick.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 I just finished Tim Harford's new book, "The Logic Of Life: The Rational Economics Of An Irrational World" (he's the guy who wrote "The Undercover Economist"). It's basically a look at the hidden logic behind seemingly irrational decisions that people make in everyday life. The guy's an economist, but not of the stockmarket variety. It's quite an engrossing book - and to get you hooked, he starts off with a chapter about blow jobs. What else could you ask for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Zimmy Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Eric Claptons Autobiography is fantastic. I am not nearly done but he writes really really well. I have a hard time putting it down. So matter of fact and honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 anything by Kurt Vonegut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainsunshine Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Nonfiction: I finished Hippie by Barry Miles a few weeks ago.. It's just a narrative of stories, history, quotations, as well as hundreds of photos highlighting 1965-1971. It's super interesting and I love all the pictures.. Nonfiction-ish: I enjoy Carlos Castaneda's books: The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge -and- A Separate Reality. These are supposed to be non-fiction, but this has been a topic of debate since they were published. Lots of descriptions of peyote, mushrooms, etc., and very entertaining! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 "The World Is Flat" by Thomas Friedman. A really enjoyable and accessible study of globalization. I'm really enjoying it.It takes me freakin' months to finish a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I preach the shit out of this book to everyone I know and it's by far the best non-fiction i've read in years.Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortensen/David Oliver Relin.I've posted about it on here before but seriously, give it a shot. It's the true story of an American mountaineer that fails on his attempt to climb K2 in norther Pakistan, goes into serious oxygen deprivation mode and is saved on the mountain by local villagers... inspired by their kindness, he vows to go build them a school. The book details how he goes on to found the Central Asia Institute, a non-profit agency that has built over 100 schools in northern-Pakistan and Afghanistan. It's one of the most inspiring books I have ever, EVER read and anyone who I've convinced to read it since agrees. It's just bloody awesomeness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 "The World Is Flat" by Thomas Friedman. A really enjoyable and accessible study of globalization. I'm really enjoying it.It takes me freakin' months to finish a book.Isn't that weird. That book showed up in our lost and found yesterday. I guess it's mine now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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