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Old August 2nd, 2007, 03:22 PM   #1
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A good non fiction book?


I need a new book to read. I prefer non fiction but am willing to take any suggestions. Let me knwo if you have any good ideas or books that you have read. Thanks!!
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Old August 2nd, 2007, 03:27 PM   #2
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Nonfiction:
The Emperor of Scent
The Secret Life of Harry Houdini
The Wizard of Menlo Park (Thomas Edison biography)

Fiction:
What is the What (based on a true story of one boy's escape from the Sudanese civil war)
The Killer Inside Me
The Getaway Man
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Old August 4th, 2007, 02:49 PM   #3
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Do you have any particular interests? Non-fiction covers a lot of territory.
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Old August 4th, 2007, 03:02 PM   #4
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http://www.amazon.com/Nightingales-S.../dp/0684826739

The Nightingale's Song

Fantastic book about a bunch of naval academy grads, who went to vietnam, and then all had roles in Iran Contra.

McCain, Ollie North, Poindexter, Jim Webb, Bud McFarlane.
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Old August 13th, 2007, 07:45 PM   #5
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Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer - About a man who gave up everything to live in the woods in Alaska

Black Elk Speaks by John Niehardt

Autobiography of Malcolm X - Alex Haley

The Know-It-All by AJ Jacobs - Biography of a guy who reads the encylcopedia in alphabetical order. Hilarious read
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Old August 14th, 2007, 02:47 AM   #6
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Stalingrad or The Battle for Berlin by Antony Beevor, if you're interested in reading about the arguebly darkest hour of humanity.
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Old August 14th, 2007, 08:24 AM   #7
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Old December 18th, 2007, 10:28 AM   #8
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
by John Grisham

It is non-fiction.
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Old December 18th, 2007, 10:29 AM   #9
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The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers A-Z by various authors.

You will check your locks and set your alarm after reading this book.
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