Recommend me some cool books (non-fiction please!!!)

[StevieG]

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the new new thing - about jim clark

liars poker - wall street stuff


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Michael Lewis is very good. You might also like his book "Next" on the Internet's power to democratize the supply of information.

If you like the Wall Street thing, try "Predator's Ball" by Connie Bruck, about the rise of Michael Milken and junk bonds.

[lapoker17]

Yeah - those are both pretty good also - I didn't enjoy them as much as the ones on my list but still worth a read.

FWIW, I think Moneyball may be the best M Lewis of all...but he said "no baseball".

[KaneKungFu123]

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Why would you assume this?

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You live in England right? I was under the impression that they didn't eat as much fast food over there.

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their alcohol intake makes up for however much fast food they consume!

[sledghammer]

Kingdom of Fear by Hunter Thompson. His last book, mostly autobiographical. Impossible to put down. A Tour de Force of Epic Proportions. You will be laughing out loud on the train and strangers will stare.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/det...ks&n=507846

Books that put me in a certain mood are what i look for.
Feynman's books are great, and they'll put you in a jovial, happy mood. Sometimes ill read some of Kingdom of Fear before a night of drinking on the town, and itll put me in the mood to be a crazy drunk bastard.

The Indespensible Calvin and Hobbes; Bill Watterson. Puts me in a great mood when i read it. Includes the adventures of Tracer Bullett, the Duplicator, the Transmogrifier, and I think the time machine box, among others.

Also, If you are a math dork like me, Fermat's Enigma is a great read about a proof that took centuries to complete, and is a very interesting read, even without a math background.

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Fast food nation.

This book is very interesting and not too bad a read. If you want to know where the food comes from, read this.

Warning: You may never want to eat fast food again after reading this, especially from taco bell...(I would assume you don't eat much fast food anyways though)

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I need to read this so I won't eat from taco bell again...but its just so good...

[Eric Draven]

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers and everything by David Sedaris.

(How only 1 person mentioned each is shocking)