What was the last non-fiction book you read?

[Nitewalk]

For me, it's The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. It's basically about the impact of random events, the dismal failure of people to predict such things, and the meaning we assign to random events. Loved it!

[Caustic]

Truman Capote, In Cold Blood.  High recommendations.

But if you're looking for something that, in my opinion, should be REQUIRED Elliquiy reading, it's Richard Zacks' An Underground Education.  I have never read a well-researched and documented book that was so unbelievably amusing.  He discusses the sex lives of major historical figures, documents lesser-known works of great authors, and rips open the gut of dozens of shady corporate and government operations.

Fun stuff.

[HairyHeretic]

I think it was the 3rd Darwin Awards book.

[Nitewalk]

Truman Capote, In Cold Blood.  High recommendations.

But if you're looking for something that, in my opinion, should be REQUIRED Elliquiy reading, it's Richard Zacks' An Underground Education.  I have never read a well-researched and documented book that was so unbelievably amusing.  He discusses the sex lives of major historical figures, documents lesser-known works of great authors, and rips open the gut of dozens of shady corporate and government operations.

Fun stuff.

Rips open the gut of dozens of shady corporate and government operations? That sounds like my mind of book :)

[Sherona]

I read quite a few non-fiction books. I find historical documentaries incredibly facinating as well as own subscribtions to various news journals and other sources of information. (Nature News..wonderful subscribtion..can be accessed either via a monthly magazine or logging into there online website)

I am currently reading Tantric Sex, and Sacred Orgasm, as well as with the bouncing of questions on Vekseid's post in U. I am delving into some of my more obscure books. One I am looking at right now is "High Hitler" which has actually been documented on Television on the History channel. It talks about the various amounts of drugs and his physician's role in his decisions toward the end of the war. Pretty interesting stuff.

[Nitewalk]

I read quite a few non-fiction books. I find historical documentaries incredibly facinating as well as own subscribtions to various news journals and other sources of information. (Nature News..wonderful subscribtion..can be accessed either via a monthly magazine or logging into there online website)

I am currently reading Tantric Sex, and Sacred Orgasm, as well as with the bouncing of questions on Vekseid's post in U. I am delving into some of my more obscure books. One I am looking at right now is "High Hitler" which has actually been documented on Television on the History channel. It talks about the various amounts of drugs and his physician's role in his decisions toward the end of the war. Pretty interesting stuff.

Ooh I love historical documentaries too. I love the History Channel. They had a very interesting one on torture devices, on Modern Marvels.

[Sherona]

*claps* Yes! I saw that one too..*cough* Hubby even watched with me but his facination was thoroughly Un educational :P


I loved their series on the History of Sex, which gave the reasons we tend to find certain aspects of the human body appealing, and even how reproduction and the way we have sex evolved with us when we evolved into upright human people :D was very interesting

[Nitewalk]

*claps* Yes! I saw that one too..*cough* Hubby even watched with me but his facination was thoroughly Un educational :P


I loved their series on the History of Sex, which gave the reasons we tend to find certain aspects of the human body appealing, and even how reproduction and the way we have sex evolved with us when we evolved into upright human people :D was very interesting

Yeah I saw one of those episodes, very interesting! Too bad I didn't catch more of them. I always seem to catch the History Channel when they're showing, like, "the history of bridges.. on Modern Marvels." The same way that whenever I tune into Discovery it's always a Dirty Jobs marathon or something. And now I'm getting off-topic on my own thread :P

[Unnatural Selection]

As I mentioned in What Are you Reading, it's Chris Hitchen's "God is Not Great; How Religion Poisons Everything."  See that post for my opinion.

I usually alternate between fiction and non, and as I just finished my latest novel, I'll be starting on Michael Shermer's "Why Darwin Matters."

[Nitewalk]

As I mentioned in What Are you Reading, it's Chris Hitchen's "God is Not Great; How Religion Poisons Everything."  See that post for my opinion.

I usually alternate between fiction and non, and as I just finished my latest novel, I'll be starting on Michael Shermer's "Why Darwin Matters."

Ohh I've been meaning to read God Is Not Great. It's on my list... then again my list keeps growing. I usually stick with non-fiction books.

[Nitewalk]

*claps* Yes! I saw that one too..*cough* Hubby even watched with me but his facination was thoroughly Un educational :P


I loved their series on the History of Sex, which gave the reasons we tend to find certain aspects of the human body appealing, and even how reproduction and the way we have sex evolved with us when we evolved into upright human people :D was very interesting

You might like The History of Sex by Reay Tannahil, a great book that covers sex pretty much from the moment humans started walking on two feet up until the present day.

[Sherona]

It's already in que from my book supplier :)

[Sabby]

I'm almost purely a fiction reader... but I did read The Andromeda Strain :) loved it

Plus, a fairly cruel account of a nearby orphanage. The writer had a friend with him during it (pretty horrible stuff I won't go into here) and I only recently found out that girl is my granmother in law... but yeah, bot very interesting reads.

Oh, the book is Nightmare at Neerkole (sp?) its pretty hard to find now.

[RubySlippers]

Non-Fiction it would be Maxed Out a book on the credit industry and how it is destroying America including our government overlooking the regular deficit spending and national debt as not being real problems. Very informative.

[Nitewalk]

Non-Fiction it would be Maxed Out a book on the credit industry and how it is destroying America including our government overlooking the regular deficit spending and national debt as not being real problems. Very informative.

Yeah I agree that was an awesome book, almost scary and very informative.