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 have an ~18 hour flight ahead of me and I am compiling a
DIY ebook of longform journalism/non-fiction for my Kindle to get me through it. So, what is the best thing you read this year?
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posted by AceRock
on Dec 21, 2012 -
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I have a week at my parent's cottage coming up, and I'd like to get some recommendations on some comprehensive introductions to the classics, mythology, psychology and a few other subjects.
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posted by chrillsicka
on Jul 4, 2012 -
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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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Where can I read more about the Romanian Revolution in December 1989, and the events leading up to it?
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posted by lovableiago
on Jan 7, 2011 -
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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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How can I determine Lexile or grade reading levels for juvenile nonfiction items that are out of print?
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posted by bad grammar
on Jan 28, 2010 -
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For such a picky eater, I sure like to read a lot about food. What good food books can you recommend?
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posted by kidsleepy
on Jul 28, 2009 -
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I love Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City. It's a non-fiction book about Chicago in 1893 which reads much like a novel. I'd like to read other books written in the same novel-esque style about some other cities or historic events. Know of any novel-like non-fiction reads?
posted by melodykramer
on Jun 29, 2008 -
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Précis, outlines, abstracts for contemporary non-fiction books -- are there any sites or publications doing this?
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posted by alb
on Jun 26, 2008 -
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Do you have any recommendations for solid creative non-fiction magazine columns or the like?
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posted by loiseau
on Dec 5, 2006 -
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Audiobooks: My Audible wish list is empty -- help me fill it with compelling, commute-friendly nonfiction and literary fiction.
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posted by kmel
on Mar 16, 2006 -
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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 by WolfDaddy
on Sep 2, 2004 -
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