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

[citanul]

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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. Not only very good, but long too.

c

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Haha, oops, sorry about that.

Do you like war history, or history in general? What are you in to?

c

[Chaostracize]

Yup, good book.

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers is also great, if you haven't read it.

[Yeti]

OK yeah, let's narrow it down somewhat.

I want light reading. I don't want anything to sciencey (although Brian Greene's first book sounds pretty good). Nothing history or war unless it's really good. Film/sport/music/autobiographies, good, good. Surprise me.

edit - oh, and I'm English, so nothing about baseball.

[citanul]

Fear and Loathing in LV

In Cold Blood

Those two pop to mind.

c

[SmileyEH]

Ishmael is a book I think everyone should read. It's heavy, but well suited to reading a few chapters at a time, then mulling over the ideas. It's presented as fiction, but it's not a novel-more like philosophy.

A Beautiful Mind was also very good. Very easy to read.

-SmileyEH

[Randy_Refeld]

Trade-Offs : An Introduction to Economic Reasoning and Social Issues (Paperback) by Harold Winter.


I haven't actaully read this yet, but it is by my favorite prof from college. I would be shocked if this book isn't awesome.

[MrMon]

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Right now I'm reading Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene. So far so good.

GoT

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I think you need to start with The Elegant Universe. Fabric Of the Cosmos is the second book. (But perhaps you can read them out of order.) In any event, I agree, great stuff. Best explanation of relativity, quantum mechanics and string theory I've ever read, all without the overwhelming mathematics.

[EMcWilliams]

If you havent yet, Freakanomics by Steven Levitt is an excellent read. Very interesting stuff.

[GuyOnTilt]

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Right now I'm reading Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene. So far so good.

GoT

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I think you need to start with The Elegant Universe. Fabric Of the Cosmos is the second book. (But perhaps you can read them out of order.) In any event, I agree, great stuff. Best explanation of relativity, quantum mechanics and string theory I've ever read, all without the overwhelming mathematics.

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Yeah, I've read The Elegant Universe. And for anybody who hasn't seen it, I highly highly highly recommend watching Nova's series based on it.

GoT

[Georgia Avenue]

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