Recommendations for books about meditation? [more inside]
posted by aka burlap on Dec 4, 2009 - 14 answers

What books can I read that will give me some idea of what it might take for me to make my living as a writer or journalist? [more inside]
posted by AAAA on Nov 3, 2009 - 19 answers

Have you read good books (fiction or non-fiction) which accurately depict/explain life at universities in countries other than the US? [more inside]
posted by hydropsyche on Jan 28, 2009 - 18 answers

I need a longish, interesting, well-written book (fiction) to read on an upcoming trip. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by mosessis on Aug 21, 2008 - 58 answers

I'm looking for a book that can summarize/explain different schools of thought in international relations/foreign policy. [more inside]
posted by dismas on Jul 30, 2008 - 8 answers

I love history, and I love adventure. What real-life historical adventurers were awesome, and have books written about them worth reading? [more inside]
posted by WidgetAlley on May 5, 2008 - 40 answers

Could you recommend books similar to The Name of the Rose and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell? There's something about the tone, the mashing of genres together, and the over-immersion in details that is unbelievably appealing to me. (But don't recommend Tolkien!) [more inside]
posted by flibbertigibbet on Dec 19, 2007 - 49 answers

Please to recommend novels that could function as survival manuals. [more inside]
posted by thehmsbeagle on Dec 13, 2007 - 62 answers

I need to know everything about marijuana. [more inside]
posted by brina on Sep 4, 2007 - 29 answers

Please recommend novels whose heroines are similar to the protagonist of Excellent Women, by Barbara Pym? [more inside]
posted by thehmsbeagle on Aug 23, 2007 - 16 answers

Looking for recommendations of comfort reading. [more inside]
posted by paduasoy on Mar 19, 2007 - 43 answers

Based on past recommendations by members I recently read Operators and Things. I loved it, and I have some questions inside...
posted by PinkStainlessTail on Feb 8, 2005 - 2 answers

Any recommendations for a book on knots? [MI] [more inside]
posted by thewittyname on Dec 31, 2004 - 14 answers

I'm looking for book recomendations about the quest for understanding. An exploration and acquisition of knowledge for knowledge's sake. A sort of unbounded curiosity about the world that shows up in the sketchbooks of Da Vinci for instance. [more inside]
posted by jeffhoward on Apr 18, 2004 - 16 answers

How did you find your favourite book? I occasionally get the urge to buy a book when walking by a bookstore, however, having only a vague idea of what I want to read, I usually go home with a recommendation from the salesperson that is so off-base that I ditch the book after reading the first few chapters. [more inside]
posted by KathyK on Feb 27, 2004 - 22 answers

I've recently had a schedule change at work that leaves me with large chunks of time that I usually fill with reading. Since January 1st I've read 9 books. The problem is that I seem to have exhausted my personal "to read" list and end up in the public library empty-handed. What is the best book you've read in the past year? I'm open to any genre.
posted by ttrendel on Jan 15, 2004 - 68 answers