I want. Now. List.
written by Julie R. Neidlinger 4 comments link this postI want your book recommendations, your reading lists, your favorite essays, authors -- I want it all. Fiction, non-fiction, religious, political -- anything. Tell me why. When. Where. Who.
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Labels: book list, recommended reading
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4 Comments:
I have reached a point in my life where I read very little new fiction. Most of my reading is directed at histories and politics. The books I am currently recomending are "Dean Acheson: a Life in the Cold War" by Robert Beisner, "The Forgotten Man" by Amity Shlaes, "Almost a Miracle" by John Ferling, and "So Sad to Fall in Battle" by Kumiko Kakehashi. Each of these books give new insights into areas of history that are my passion. The Shlaes book in particular offers fresh insights into the Great Depression by focusing on individual Americans rather than on the familiar New Deal programs. Beisner's biography of Dean Acheson is so well written that you feel you are present at some of the defining moments of the early days of the Cold War. Ferling brings home how precarious the struggle for our independence was. And finally, Kakehashi's book is very moving as you get to know the Japanese general who was charged with the defense of Iwo Jima.
I wouldn't consider any of these books beach or poolside reads, but I think they are all books that will challenge the reader's preconceived ideas and, perhaps, generate a desire to delve further into these topics.
Of course, having taught history for more years than I care to admit, I may be somewhat biased.
Rey
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Rey, at
October 14, 2007 12:25 PM
Top 5 Favorite books in no particular order :
Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo
Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins
Wonderboys by Michael Chabon
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
Best dog book read recently - Colter by Rick Bass
Worst dog book read recently -
A good dog the story of Orson who changed my life by Jon Katz
Best non-fiction audio book -
The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History by Joseph M. Marshall III
Book I wanted to hate but didn't -
Chuck Klosterman IV by Chuck Klosterman
Best Business/Marketing book I've read lately -
Purple Cow by Seth Godin
Best series for young adults -
Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
Books I'm reading now -
Giving by Bill Clinton
Everything Bad is Good for You by Steven Johnson
Dog Is My Co-Pilot: Great Writers on the World's Oldest Friendship by Bark Editors
By Sarah Regan Snavely, at
October 15, 2007 10:49 PM
Top Ten Fingers
01 Right index finger (pointing, nose-picking)
02 Left index finger (ditto)
03 Right thumb ( "A-OK")
04 Left thumb ("A-OK")
05) Right pinky (ear cleaning, right ear)
06) Left pinky (ear cleaning, left ear)
07) Right middle finger ("I like you!")
08) Left middle finger ("I like you!")
09) Right ring finger (I don't wear jewelry)
10) Left ring finger (ditto)
By 
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December 09, 2007 4:05 PM
Ten Memorable Sci-Fi Stories (in no order)
The Dwarf -- Ray Bradbury
There Will Come Soft Rains -- Ray Bradbury
Cloak of Anarchy -- Larry Niven
Inconstant Moon -- Larry Niven
The Somewhere Doors -- Fred Chappell
Flowers for Algernon -- Daniel Keyes
Microcosmic God -- Theodore Sturgeon
Understand -- Ted Chiang
Bilennium -- J.G. Ballard
The Great Moveway Jam -- John Keefauver
By , at
December 09, 2007 11:20 PM
