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

[Yeti]

I now spend 90 mins a day on the train and have been starting to read once again. Recommend me some cool non-fiction stuff.

I'll be picking up the Robert Rodriguez book 'Rebel Without A Crew' that Diablo mentioned on another thread, plus Michael Johnson's 'Slaying The Dragon', because he rules.

Gimme some mo'.

[citanul]

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

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[citanul]

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

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Haha, oops, sorry about that.

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

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[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.

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[Georgia Avenue]

Killer Lite Reading:

The Dirt
Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band

by Motley Crue

[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.

[Roland19]

The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. It's so unlike anything he's ever done and it is brilliant IMO. You will thoroughly enjoy it if you decide to read the 7 books, starting with The Gunslinger.

[turnipmonster]

I am enjoying "the selfish gene" by richard dawkins.

I'm reading "The Historian" right now. It's a pretty cool book about Dracula ... I think it made best seller. Not a lot of action in the book, but somewhat suspenseful. Kinda has a mystery type theme to it. Worth reading

Edit: My bad this is fiction... I should learn to read