"The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride. It’s an incredibly moving true story of a man growing up in a house full of (I think) nine siblings whose mother was a Jewish immigrant whose family disowned her who was married to a black Christian preacher, and she pushed all of them to work as hard as they could in life. I’m pretty sure all of them went to college and are now doctors, lawyers, etc.
It sounds really boring, I know, but I had to read it for a class and I ended up loving it. It’s really great and it moves quickly. References :
I don’t know if you’ve heard of him but there are two Billy Connolly book, one about his childhood the other about his adult life, his wife wrote them.
Another is ‘nobody wants you’ it’s not well writen but is quite amazing.
I’ve just realised that of the books I’ve mentioned two have child abuse in them, but they are good reads with the Billy Connolly books being really positive. References :
I liked "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer. It’s the story of an extremely devastating mountain climbing season in the Himalayas. After reading it, I went to see the movie "Everest" which was filmed during that season.
"The Hidden Life of Dogs" by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas was terrific. This writer followed her untrained dogs all over their "territory", watched them form relationships with each other and tried to understand why dogs do the things that they do. It was fascinating and only 148 pages!
"Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography" by William Anderson is very readable and quite interesting. References :
Travels by Michael Crichton. (He wrote Jurassic Park, along with many other novels.) It’s his autobiography. In this book, Crichton recounts his experiences and examines the insights he gained into life as a result. He tells about attending Harvard Medical School, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, and directing Sean Connery in a movie, among many other things. Even people who don’t care for his fiction can get something from this book. Michael Crichton lead a fascinating life that was over much too soon. References :
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:22 am
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson is by far the best non fiction book I’ve ever read.
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February 23rd, 2010 at 11:55 am
"The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride. It’s an incredibly moving true story of a man growing up in a house full of (I think) nine siblings whose mother was a Jewish immigrant whose family disowned her who was married to a black Christian preacher, and she pushed all of them to work as hard as they could in life. I’m pretty sure all of them went to college and are now doctors, lawyers, etc.
It sounds really boring, I know, but I had to read it for a class and I ended up loving it. It’s really great and it moves quickly.
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February 23rd, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath (series).
Harry Potter Series.
Narnia Series.
Twilight Series.
Deltora Quest.
Key to Rondo.
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February 23rd, 2010 at 12:33 pm
I don’t know if you’ve heard of him but there are two Billy Connolly book, one about his childhood the other about his adult life, his wife wrote them.
Another is ‘nobody wants you’ it’s not well writen but is quite amazing.
I’ve just realised that of the books I’ve mentioned two have child abuse in them, but they are good reads with the Billy Connolly books being really positive.
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February 23rd, 2010 at 12:47 pm
I liked "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer. It’s the story of an extremely devastating mountain climbing season in the Himalayas. After reading it, I went to see the movie "Everest" which was filmed during that season.
"The Hidden Life of Dogs" by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas was terrific. This writer followed her untrained dogs all over their "territory", watched them form relationships with each other and tried to understand why dogs do the things that they do. It was fascinating and only 148 pages!
"Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography" by William Anderson is very readable and quite interesting.
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February 23rd, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Augusten Burroughs!
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February 23rd, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Travels by Michael Crichton. (He wrote Jurassic Park, along with many other novels.) It’s his autobiography. In this book, Crichton recounts his experiences and examines the insights he gained into life as a result. He tells about attending Harvard Medical School, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, and directing Sean Connery in a movie, among many other things. Even people who don’t care for his fiction can get something from this book. Michael Crichton lead a fascinating life that was over much too soon.
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February 23rd, 2010 at 2:00 pm
"The Proper Care & Feeding of Husbands" by Dr. Laura Schlessinger. She really tells it like it is.
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February 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm
Shadow warriors : the covert war in Korea by William Breuer
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