Non-fiction book recommendations

One book that I like is Bird by Bird which is a book about writing. It takes a subject like that and breaks it down so that it is very entertaining for the average reader who is interested in writing. I think this book is very exceptional especially if you are interested in writing.

The type of non-fiction books I read are resources or self-help. For example, the last book I read was Get Know Before the Book Deal by Christina Katz. Prior to that, I read Confident Parents Remarkable Kids by Bonnie Harris. And, before that, I read Total Mom Makeover. So, as you can see, I'm an active learner and I try to enrich as many areas of my life as possible.

Right now I'm reading "The Worst Hard Time," a book about the Great Depression, by Timothy Egan. It's part history, part social commentary, very fascinating. I'm also reading "Everything I Want to Do is Illegal, by Joel Salatin. It's about the state of our food system in the US and how hard it is to just grow your own food and sell the extra with all the government rules and regulations. I recommend both of them!

I'm actually reading a couple of non fiction books right now...Awaken the Buddhist Heart, When Rabbit Howls (which I've been slowly reading for a long time now), Girl Interupted and I'm about to start Letters to a Bullied Girl which just came today with a couple of other books I ordered.... I read a fair amount of nonfiction actually..

Oh my gosh, I haven't read in so many years, but when I did, it was constant. What kind of books do you like? And, are you more into new books or older one's? I wish I could get back into it. There would be nothing more I'd like to do is come home from work and read again. Wow, I really do miss it. My eyesight isn't what it use to be and I get tired so easily from reading. Plus, with so much on my mind right now I can't keep it directed to a book but I sure would love to. The book you're reading sounds very interesting. Maybe I'll try again when things calm down.

Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy It's about a girl who loses a third of her jaw to Ewig's sarcoma, and growing up with the consequences of that. It's pretty dark and depressing, but it's a fascinating read.

Currently for non-fiction I am reading The Tapping Cure by Roberta Temes, PhD. It is about using tapping to get relief from phobias, anxiety, PTSD and more. It is simple but very effective.. I am also reading the Chakra Energy Plan because I really want to quit smoking and I wanted to learn how to unblock my will power chakra. Finally I am reading Identical Strangers: A Memoir Of Twins Separated At Birth. It is really a fascinating story. Being a twin myself, I just cannot imagine not having my sister in my life. It wasn't until they were in their mid thirties that they found out they had a twin. Really a totally cool book.

I've recommended this book before, it is called The House at Sugar Beach, by Helene Cooper. It is simply fascinating. I don't think I can fully describe how great it is, so I recommend reading a synopsis of it on bn.com or amazon.com. Helene Cooper is now a writer at the New York Times, and to read how her life started in Liberia is absolutely amazing.

I like to read Amartya Sen who teaches at Harvard and who is a nobel laureate. I also love to read Rodney Stark who is a sociologist teaching at Baylor University. Both of them are famous in their discipline. There is also John Polkinghorne who is a top physicist and he combines his physicist brain and theologian expertise. He is an awesome scholar in both the disciplines.

I am currently reading The Case For Christ by Lee Strobel. My son had read it for a class and gave it to me to read. I'm only about half way though it, and it is interesting.

I am reading BASIC ECONOMICS by Thomas Sowell and in the light of the current economic downturn I would recommend it to everyone including our politicians.

My most favorite books are True Crime books. Especially any book by Anne rule

Hi rocket, I have recently read President Obama's autobiography and am also reading - section by section - a huge coffee table book on the life adn story of Nelson Mandella. I don't know when Iw ill finishe this one. I have also just finished reading Madeline Allbright's biography . I found this very interesting. This afternoon I want to read Leviticus because I haven't read it for a a long time and there are some passages that I need to study thoroughly before my Monday meeting tomorrow. I haven't heard of the book you mentioned but will ask if any of my friends have bought it so that I can borrow it to read. Blessings

One of my favorite books of all time is Years of Upheaval by Kissinger. Its a little thick and you have to know something about teh Vietnam war but its really good. I Where are you from ? I suggest reading about the history of your country. In the Philippines I read "A question of heroes' by N Joaquin. If your Filipino youll like it as well

If you haven't read it yet, I would highly recommend "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne. It's a self-help book, but it takes a very readable approach to motivating you in my opinion. Some may say it is just more of the same in a slightly different format, but I enjoyed it immensely. I did not agree with everything in this book, but I did find many parts of it inspiring. "Art of War" by Sun Tzu is also excellent; and there are many profound and inspiring things to be gained from this book also. It is all about war strategy, but the statements made are applicable to many aspects of life.

your book sounds interesting. as you may or may not know, i am a history fanatic and typically only read non fiction. i have just finished reading a book that has folly in the title (sorry, i took it back to the library already) and was about history's worst decisions and waht made them bad, it was very good reading.

Shoot! I hardly ever get a chance to curl up with a good book of any sort these days. A long time ago I read a book called, "Not without My Daughter" by Betty Mahmoody. There was a movie that was made based of this book, but the book is much better and more detailed. It is a true story about a woman who married a man from Iran. This man was a doctor and was living and practicing in the United States when Betty met, fell in love and married him. During the first few years of their marriage, Betty's husband was a loving, kind husband, they were happy and had a daughter together. When their daughter was about 4years old, Betty's husband decided to take himself and his family back to his homeland of Iran to visit family. After he got them there, he decided he wanted to stay there and would not let them leave. He also became very abusive. In this book, Betty describes her troubles and excruciating hardships that she faced while in Iran. She also describes her very dangerous escape which she finally made with her daughter, from there back to the U.S. and how there were times in which she could have escaped before she did, but would have had to leave her daughter behind to do so, which she refused to do. I think it is a very good book.

Well, I would have to recommend my own book. Judging from your avatar, it might just suit you! I recently self-published a book entitled The Armor of God. If you are interested, send me a message and I will direct you to my website where you can preview it and buy it if you want.

Just want to thank you for this discussion. I love to read and I shell check out the books mentioned in your thread over the weekend. Happy Mylotting

That sound's very good