I'm looking for examples of informative nonfiction books that are heavily illustrated, but are not textbooks.
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posted by cmoj
on Apr 10, 2013 -
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More specifically I want to read books on the topic of "What you take for granted, someone else is praying for".
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posted by Kateruba
on Apr 7, 2013 -
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How do you decide what books to read? Recommendations? Reviews? Go to the bookstore and read a chapter? I often find myself overwhelmed with the zillions of choices. How do you narrow it down?
posted by SampleSize
on Jan 9, 2013 -
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I need suggestions of fictional or non-fictional books or films that deal with illness or dying in relation to humor/the absurd.
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posted by Felicity Rilke
on Sep 19, 2012 -
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I need help with a book suggestion! All my particulars found within, within, within..
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posted by kbanas
on Sep 3, 2012 -
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Can you help me expand my “popular epidemiology” book collection by recommending books that are similar to
The Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett and the following titles?
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posted by pupus
on Aug 29, 2012 -
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I want to read more nonfiction. About anything, really. I'm having trouble capturing the way to describe the kind of nonfiction I want to find.
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posted by atomicstone
on May 30, 2012 -
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Seeking your top shelf recommendations for excellent books about sports. If you've read (and liked) David Halberstam, H.G. Bissinger, or John Feinstein, your recommendations are particularly helpful. Picky details below the fold.
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posted by MoonOrb
on Feb 1, 2012 -
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I'm currently interested in nonfiction books on conspiracies, organized crime, corruption, secrecy, diplomacy, government misbehavior, etc. and recently, I learned about Cointelpro on Hardcore History. Can you recommend interesting books on similar topics?
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posted by krautland
on Dec 15, 2011 -
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I'm looking for books, nonfiction or fiction, that accurately and effectively discuss, portray, and/or meditate on the condition of specifically children, or perhaps more broadly families, being poor. Any ethnicity or cultural group, although I am primarily interested in relatively contemporary narratives, 1950 or later, more or less.
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posted by grokfest
on Nov 13, 2011 -
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How should I manage my workflow for researching and writing a nonfiction book using Evernote and other tools?
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posted by incandescentman
on Oct 16, 2011 -
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More non-fiction please! As a strange antidote to having to read a lot of dry academic articles, I enjoy pleasurable non-fiction writing about jobs and work. Books I've liked in the past include May Roach (
Stiff); Atul Gawande (
Complications, Better); Barbara Ehrenreich (
Nickeled and Dimed); and Tracy Kidder (
House, Among Schoolchildren). I'd like recommendations for more non-fiction along those lines.
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posted by jeanmari
on Sep 23, 2011 -
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I'm reading (and really enjoying)
The Glass Castle, and my wife and are about to have our first kid. What other memoirs or non-fiction books should I read that focus on parenting, raising kids in unorthodox ways, or just plain unique families?
posted by nitsuj
on Jul 14, 2011 -
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It is a sad thing to realize that your primary history source of late is trashy romance novels. Help me fix this.
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posted by elizardbits
on Jun 18, 2011 -
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Recommend a nonfiction book (or article/essay/shorter piece) that theorizes what life is like now with present internet (and, bonusly, smartphone) technology.
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posted by skwt
on Apr 12, 2011 -
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Good books on black Civil Rights activists, particularly the Black Panthers? Looking for you smart people to recommend well-written, engaging, thoughtful analysis of the struggle for racial justice in the U.S. for someone born in the 70's.
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posted by crush-onastick
on Feb 2, 2011 -
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Is there a term for travel accounts of explorers, both fictional and real-life? Also, tell me some of your favorites.
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posted by actionpact
on Dec 11, 2010 -
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I'm looking for book recommendations for essays that are observations of mundane things in life.
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posted by lahersedor
on Oct 27, 2010 -
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Can anyone recommend a non-fiction book about the Indian Emergency period (1975-1977)? I know Rushdie's
Midnight's Children uses it as a backdrop but I was looking for a more analytical non-fiction take.
posted by UncleBoomee
on Oct 17, 2010 -
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Suggestions for nonfiction books about people with immense character and integrity?
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posted by CZMR
on Sep 22, 2010 -
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Recommendations for nonfiction adventure books with one person facing a single overwhelming challenge?
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posted by gottabefunky
on Sep 22, 2010 -
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Loved "The Inland Sea" by Richie. Recommendations for something comparable set in modern Japan? The more recent the better. Bonus points for Kindle/iBooks availability.
posted by avoidance
on Sep 1, 2010 -
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What books best describe/approximate what it was like to be in New York City during the 1970s/80s?
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posted by lxs
on Jun 30, 2010 -
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I'm looking for suggestions for a "common read" book for a large public university. Any ideas?
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posted by Madamina
on Feb 9, 2010 -
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New Year's resolution: pick a different historical period each year and spend the year immersing myself in that time as much as possible. Help me decide the "when" and give me your suggestions of what to read and watch to learn as much as possible.
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posted by purenitrous
on Jan 23, 2010 -
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What are some practical non-fiction books that touch on themes represented in
The Alchemistw?
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posted by nitsuj
on Jan 19, 2010 -
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Looking for books where a person or people are searching for a long lost person.
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posted by reenum
on Dec 18, 2009 -
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