I need a longish, interesting, well-written book (fiction) to read on an upcoming trip. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2008 - 57 answers

Can you recommend some children's picture books that don't just feature white faces? [more inside]
posted on Aug 7, 2008 - 39 answers

Recommend me some SF/Fantasy books that deal with "lost civilizations" [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2008 - 34 answers

I'm looking for recommendations on books on purported (modern) religious miracles in Latin America, and their impact on society and politics. [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2008 - 2 answers

I'm looking for books, either fiction or non-fiction, that take place in Knoxville, Tennessee or other nearby places in East Tennessee. [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2008 - 11 answers

Recommend to me books with romantic relationships (not necessarily romance or chick lit) that I can sigh happily, wistfully over? [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2008 - 59 answers

What books have transported you to another place, and occupied your thoughts for days whilst you read them? [more inside]
posted on Mar 24, 2008 - 101 answers

Book-rec-filter time! Looking for sci-fi themed books for a young child. Can you suggest any? [more inside]
posted on Mar 18, 2008 - 9 answers

I'm looking for recommendations for books, movies and even music that might be relevant for a group of middle school (7th & 8th grade, ages 12-14) kids who are going to Rome over spring break. [more inside]
posted on Feb 3, 2008 - 8 answers

Help me find books about insane asylums/state hospitals. [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 12 answers

I'm looking for books with quirky storylines or quirky characters doing strange things. [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2007 - 60 answers

Recommendations for books with bumbling wizards? [more inside]
posted on Sep 18, 2007 - 32 answers

Recommend some bed-time and weekend fiction or non-fiction reading that will keep me enthralled after a long day or a long week [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2007 - 31 answers

Wanted: 'WAI for dummkopfs'. Please recommend your favourite dead tree books on web design, usability, accessibility - or anything you wish the average corporate webmaster knew. [more inside]
posted on Jun 25, 2007 - 10 answers

My wife is starting up a Young Adult (geared towards 13-18 yr olds) Fantasy book club at the local library branch. What are some good books in this genre to consider for inclusion? [more inside]
posted on Jun 12, 2007 - 80 answers

Fantasy/Adventue Book Recommendation Filter: Keeping track of whole new worlds is just too much work... [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2007 - 25 answers

A friend and I want to read a current and topical book about U.S. politics together for online discussion, and we're looking for suggestions... [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2007 - 12 answers

Please recommend a book to help me understand football better. [more inside]
posted on Nov 19, 2006 - 16 answers

I just finished the last book on my Must Read list. Help make me a new one. [more inside]
posted on Oct 27, 2006 - 57 answers

Has anyone come across a good website that accurately generates book recommendations, based on what you've read and enjoyed? [more inside]
posted on Oct 25, 2006 - 10 answers

Book series for children and young adults? Recommendations welcome. There is [more inside]
posted on Oct 23, 2006 - 49 answers

Pop-psych or self-help book recommendations? I'm looking for popular non-fiction books concerning facets of normal human development that are actually interesting to read. I'm mainly interested in mother/daughter relationships, issues affecting teenage girls, romantic relationships, and bereavement, but I'm open to other topics as well. Suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Aug 31, 2006 - 15 answers

Recommendations for books that aren't overly sad? Yes, I did a search and checked out previous threads. [more inside]
posted on Aug 31, 2006 - 41 answers

I'm looking for more great non-fiction books. Requirements: writing to make an English major swoon; a thesis or narrative structure that makes for an organized, logical flow; well-reported; interesting; true, with embellishments of known fact made known by the author. [more inside]
posted on Aug 22, 2006 - 46 answers

Recently I've been stricken with a definite yen to read novels involving swashbuckling and pirates, but then I realized I didn't know of any! (Except maybe for The Princess Bride.) I would very much love to read a fun, adventurous swashbuckling novel much in the same tack as the Monkey Island games and the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, something that promises to be a thrilling, guilty pleasure. Any recommendations?
posted on Aug 7, 2006 - 36 answers

What non-fiction books or documentary films explore a subculture or lifestyle as effectively as Henry Chalfant & Tony Silver's Style Wars and Hunter S. Thompson's Hell's Angels? [more inside]
posted on Jul 26, 2006 - 42 answers

Please tell me a book you think everyone should read and why. [more inside]
posted on Jul 20, 2006 - 134 answers

My mom loved The Secret Life of Bees and The Year of Magical Thinking. She couldn't get through much of The Time Traveler's Wife. What else might she like? [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2006 - 30 answers

JobHuntFilter: I'm looking for good, practical books with advice about the process –– how to write a compelling cover letter, what to wear to an interview, etc. I'm especially interested in short, succinct books like Don't Send a Resume. Thanks.
posted on Apr 12, 2006 - 11 answers

Good french books by good french authors? [more inside]
posted on Nov 28, 2005 - 34 answers

TravelReadingFilter: My wife and I will be crossing the Atlantic next week. I need some reading material for the six hour (plus) flight, so I'm turning to the AskMeFi collective. Recommend away. [more inside]
posted on Oct 26, 2005 - 31 answers

I'm interested in finding self-help books that have actually helped people. Has anyone read a self-help book that really did significantly improve their lives (or some aspect of their lives)?
posted on Oct 15, 2005 - 30 answers

Please recommend children's books about great cities of America and/or the world. [more inside]
posted on Sep 28, 2005 - 16 answers

I'm interested in learning about Japanese history pre-1900. What book(s) should I be reading? [more inside]
posted on Sep 22, 2005 - 5 answers

Please recommend some good novels about people between 25-35. [more inside]
posted on Aug 30, 2005 - 24 answers

I'm looking for a really good story--I feel like I'm drowning in books but there's nothing I really want to read. I'm tired of all these 'literary' novels where nothing really happens, or the big best-sellers that are all action and no substance. I don't really care what genre, fiction, nonfiction, anything is fine as long as it really sucks you in. [more inside]
posted on Aug 7, 2005 - 82 answers

StudyBingeFilter: let's suppose I had one week to teach myself banking, specifically: asset/liability management, market risk management, credit risk, funds transfer pricing/profitability, mortgage servicing valuation and accounting. anyone recommend some books/study materials/etc.?
posted on Jan 18, 2005 - 8 answers

I'm fascinated by the intricacies of good old letterpress printing. there are lots of online and book resources re typefaces, but not as many regarding the letterpress printing. I'd love to learn more, but google isn't really helping. Any good books or websites?
posted on Jan 13, 2005 - 10 answers

SinoFilter: I'm looking for a scholarly-but-accessible book (or books) about Chinese history and culture. (Web site recommendations also welcome.) I have done some Googling and poking around amazon.com, but frankly my ignorance is so deep that I have no good way of evaluating the quality of what I'm finding.
posted on Jan 8, 2005 - 16 answers

What are your favourite historical fiction novels? [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2004 - 47 answers

What should I read next? The past few years, I've been reading some contemporary fiction and a lot of science fiction (mostly hard Sci-Fi). I tend to like strong character driven stuff with politics and religion (particularly as a method of social control) as major themes. So for instance, I LOVED books like Dune and Cyteen. I also like near future stuff with cool tech, so books like Diamond Age were also well received. Loved American Gods -- not a big fan of Neverwhere. Also, for some reason I didn't like Perdido Street Station very much -- I'm not sure why -- I just found it slow to read. I've read most of the well known science fiction writers, so I don't need recommendations for the luminaries in the genre. I'm looking for lesser known gems/works I might have missed, or for similar themes that cross out of the genres with which I am familiar.
posted on Nov 11, 2004 - 23 answers

Bookfilter: It's the day after the end of the world. What book and or books would you want to be able to rebuild? You know, if you want to be able to hunt, plant crops, make clothes, make tools, etc. How does the well educated gentleman prepare for the Apocalypse, practically? Other than the Foxfire books, what should I buy?
posted on Sep 27, 2004 - 21 answers

I just got done reading Ishmael by Daniel Quinn for class. Now, I have to find a book that also deals with nature in the same regard to read (ie, we're destroying it- go fix it! Though it could be how nature is ours to control and we should actually exploit it more). Preferable, though not necessary, for my own pleasure would be something that intertwines religion and science with nature (from a negative or positive standpoint) into the book.
posted on Sep 8, 2004 - 15 answers

As a lay...very lay...student of Roman Republic and Empire, and anticipating the upcoming HBO/BBC series Rome with relish, I'm reading everything I can get my hands on about both Republic and Empire. Currently I'm reading an abridgement of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire I just inherited. What next? [insert Latin for "more inside" here].
posted on Sep 2, 2004 - 19 answers

My high-school freshman niece has a cool assignment: She has to read a non-fiction book related to an event that happened in the U.S between 1850-1929. Could also be about events that occured outside of the U.S. but that are of significant national importance. Must have at least 150 pages. Biographies OK but not preferred. I sent her a couple of ideas (Triangle shirtwaist factory fire, Titanic, women's suffrage), but would love any other ideas, especially specific book titles that would engage a young girl. Thanks for any ideas!
posted on Sep 2, 2004 - 30 answers

I want to learn how to make simple electronics, like LED controllers that I can hook up to a serial port. Can anyone recommend a book to get started with? [more inside]
posted on Aug 29, 2004 - 14 answers

I'd like to read Kant. [more]
posted on Aug 22, 2004 - 14 answers

What is the best travel book series? You know -- Frommer's, Rough Guide, Fodor's, Lonely Planet, etc. I'm finally getting of my duff and going somwhere (Costa Rica) and I want a reliable guide book to take with me. Something that I will actually find quite useful and not rip it into shreds out of pure frustration.
posted on Aug 17, 2004 - 28 answers

Can anyone recommend a good book on US demographics? Ideally, I'd like an overview of major demographic trends, with engaging vignettes demonstrating the impact on individual communities etc etc. I'm especially interested in the geography / demographics intersection - how is the population distribution changing? Who's going where?
posted on Aug 15, 2004 - 9 answers

Any good online tutorials or books to teach web design basics? I need to know things about tables, layout and inserting/formating text. I'd prefer advice that deals with composer or some other free, mac friendly application. Thanks!
posted on Aug 5, 2004 - 9 answers

Has anyone ever read any books, etc. about human-computer interaction or user interface design that were particularly worthwhile?
posted on Jul 29, 2004 - 21 answers

My wife likes reading biographies and memoires, particularly of women in culture and the arts. Think "Reading Lolita in Tehran" rather than, say, "Mornings on Horseback." Any recommendations for a birthday present?
posted on Jul 26, 2004 - 17 answers

I need to recommend a book for a male, teenage, esl student. Which book would you recommend to a person who says he's kind of interested in science fiction but doesn't like to read?
posted on Jul 9, 2004 - 26 answers

I'm a big fan of Ken Burns' documentaries (just finished up watching Baseball for the third time, for instance, and have seen The Civil War twice)... What I'm curious about is what books would you recommend that present history in a siimilar fashion (easily digestible, compellingly written, etc.)?
posted on Jul 3, 2004 - 18 answers

Can anyone recommend a good read on Modern Economics? Preferably on a macro stage and not a text-book.
posted on Jun 24, 2004 - 6 answers

i'm reading gibson's pattern recognition. i'd like something the same, but better. more inside.
posted on Jun 20, 2004 - 28 answers

Please recommend fantasy novels for someone who doesn't like fantasy novels (more inside).
posted on Mar 23, 2004 - 59 answers