Best Book You've Read Recently (Political/History/Non-Fiction)

[Nicholasp27]

Wealthiest Man in Babylon
E-Myth Revisited
Covered Calls and Naked Puts
Archie Double Digest

[JustDerek]

I'm currently multi-tabling the following:

On Bull***t, by Harry G. Frankfurter. Yes, that's seriously the title - except without the asterisks. He's a philosophy professor at Princeton, so the book is not simply intended for yuks; it's an on-the-level philosophical inquiry into the rising tide of you-know-what in today's society.

Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow. I'll fess up that it's the audiobook version -- but at least it's unabridged! Thoroughly researched, and definitely not a reiteration of info contained in the several other Revolutionary-era nonfictions of late. Even if it veers toward hagiography at times, it's very engaging and enjoyable stuff.

Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare, by Stephen Greenblatt. Fascinating and revelatory. Probably not for those who ain't much into Shakespeare.

Super/System 2, by Doyle Brunson, et. al
The Psychology of Poker, by Alan Schoonmaker

These last 2: self-explanatory.

[bholdr]

I am slowly working my way through Shelby Foote's narrative history of the Civil War, it is excellent, taking the time to detail troop movements in each major battle and lots of minor skirmishes, and provides excellent biography of the officers and even some of the soldiers- It's been called the best history of the war for a layman (as opposed to a trained tactician), and i couldn't aggree more.

I've also been leafing through one of my favroites, "the Journals of Lewis and Clark" as edited by Bernard De Voto. I have a beautiful first edition that i'm destroying as i read it at least once a year.

Also (i read lots of books at a time, slowly), I've been reading The Art of War again, and a book called "skid road" which is an informal history of Seattle, told through five short biographies of pivitol citizens. I'd highly reccomend it to any seattle area posters (i know there are many).

[HDPM]

Forgot to mention while in seattle I got a deal on Zeno's beloved 8 volume Gibbons history of the decline of the Roman empire. I have not received it yet, but am looking forward to it.

[bholdr]

"Forgot to mention while in seattle I got a deal on Zeno's beloved 8 volume Gibbons history of the decline of the Roman empire. I have not received it yet, but am looking forward to it. "

I haven't yet found an edition that was nice enough/cheap enough to buy yet, but i am always looking. where did you get yours?

[lehighguy]

The middle two I can get from the title. But what are the first and last one about?

[Nicholasp27]

the first is a classic book on money and savings...it discusses the principle of saving 10% of your income, etc...great book on the philosophy of how to become wealthy


the last is archie comics digest

[HDPM]

some little used bookstore in the pike street market. I forget the name. Good condition $80 shipped. They probably don't have another. I have not received it yet tho. Waiting almost patiently.....

[Voltron87]

freakonomics

[lehighguy]

That book did look interesting. Is it possible to get on paperback. It was a bit pricy in the store last time I went.