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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Nonfiction Treasures

I've been reading a lot of fiction lately and now I want to switch gears. As I perused my "to be read pile" for a great biography, I began wondering what you were reading.

Are you in the middle of a good book? Do you recommend any nonfiction titles?

8 comments:

shelly said...

Oh boy...Pretty Witches in a Row was really, really good. Its a mystery.

Hugs and chocolate,
Shelly

EvalinaMaria said...

'There Is No Alternative: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters'
by Claire Berlinski. It's fantastic!

Raymond Alexander Kukkee said...

I would love it if you would read "Fires of Waterland" fiction...and do a review if you will...LOL
I know you're busy...no hurry!
Have a great day!

Anonymous said...

I love non-fiction. Anything by Michael Perry (Population 485, Truck:A Love Story), Bill Bryson (Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid,Walk in the Woods), anything by Tracy Kidder or Joan Didion. I really liked Julia Child's My Life in France too. I could keep going!

Unknown said...

I'm my non-fiction at the moment is finding and studying children's books of the late 19th and 20th century for a W. I. talk on the history of children's literature. Fascinating work.

Sylvia Ney said...

Great suggestions! I'm ashamed to admit I haven't heard of most of them.

Shelly - That looks interesting. It's been a while since I've read anything with a supernatural or paranormal twist.

EvalinaMaria - I REALLYwant to read that one. I'm adding it to my list.

Raymond - Are you sending me a free copy? ;-)

Julie - These are good - Keep going!

Carole - Interesting topic. I'd like to hear more.

Raymond Alexander Kukkee said...

Hi Sylvia, thanks!..Of course I'll get a free copy for you. Absolutely! At this date the print version isn't gone to press (a couple of weeks) but eBooks are available, a minor glitch for a couple of days. Do you have a mobi. Kindle reader, or ePub?? Let me know which version you need, PDF will be available in a few days also. Send me an email to rkmywest@gmail.com and I'll return a copy to you or alternately send you a free download code....whichever I have available. Thanks again!
(We're in the proof stage for the PDF and print at this moment) Thanks again, Sylvia, we'll do it!

Raymond

Marianne (Mare) Baker Ball said...

Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud. Best self-growth book ever.