Vallerina 2 #1 November 17, 2003 The last many books I've read have all been fiction. Some of them have been great stories, inspiring, yadda yadda yadda, but it's time for me to learn about something. Sure, I occassionally pick up a newspaper or newsmagazine, but I want something more than current events. What's the best book you've read on someone cool, a neat-o historical event, weirdo scientific phenomena, etc? Help me be s-m-r-t! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kai2k1 0 #2 November 17, 2003 Pick up Bill O'Riley's "Who's Looking out for you" and Sean Hannity's "Let Freedom Ring". Both are very good books. There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 November 17, 2003 Rogue Warrior (the first one, which is non-fiction) Force Recon Diaries, 1969 Black Hawk Down (the movie SUCKS compared to the book) Flag of our Fathers Sniper! Those are a small handful of non-fiction titles I've read and really enjoyed. You might enjoy the read.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #4 November 17, 2003 QuoteBlack Hawk Down (the movie SUCKS compared to the book) Absolutely, the book is amazing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 0 #5 November 17, 2003 The book version of Full Metal Jacket is quite entertaining. Its called The Short-Timers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #6 November 17, 2003 The Pianist by Wladyslaw Szpilman Story about one man's survival in Warsaw. Another book that is much better than the movie.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #7 November 17, 2003 Hee hee hee - she said 'pianist' ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dove 0 #8 November 17, 2003 "Travels in a Stone Canoe" by Harvey Arden (or any of his books) "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson (or any of his books) Fall in dove. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #9 November 17, 2003 Ummmm s-m-r-t I can't help you with. I'm not much into non-fiction. A couple of interesting ones I've read though: It's Not About the Bike (watch Lance Armstrong fight cancer, get married, win a Tour de France!) Living History (watch Hillary spin everything bad that happened during the Clinton years!)Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 0 #10 November 17, 2003 >It's Not About the Bike (watch Lance Armstrong fight cancer, get married, win a Tour de France!) Oh yeah - great book! I also really liked Chuck Yeager's autobiography. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #11 November 17, 2003 "A short history of nearly everything", Bill Bryson. It's what the title suggests - how we (as a civilization) came to know what we know.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #12 November 17, 2003 The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz. Easy read, very amazing. Hard to put it down. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #13 November 17, 2003 Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. Funny shit. You might find it under short stories - it's all about funny little stories from his life and his family's life. Be careful, though. If you are reading quietly in front of others - you may burst out with uncontrollable laughter...................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #14 November 17, 2003 BEST non fiction I've read to date: Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper, Case Closed by Patricia Cornwell. She spent $2 million of her own money to solve the unsolved Jack the Ripper murders...and she did it. Fascinating read. HIGHLY recommended. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #15 November 17, 2003 Benjamin Hoff's "The Tao of Pooh" has been one of my all-time favourite non-fiction books. It's certainly worth a look, especially since it should only take you a few nights to finish it. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #16 November 17, 2003 Most of Barbara Tuchman's is pretty good if you like very long history books. There are a bunch of books about Sir Ernest Shackleton's failed expedition to the Antarctic. It's a fantastic tale of human endurance. "Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage" by Alfred Lansing is supposed to be one of the best accounts, but I haven't read it personally. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #17 November 17, 2003 Quote Rogue Warrior (the first one, which is non-fiction. Not to hear all of my co-workers at SERE school, where we trained all of the elite units, tell it. The teams pretty much hate Marcinko.Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmanpilot 0 #18 November 17, 2003 Quote Black Hawk Down (the movie SUCKS compared to the book) The book sucks compared to real facts. Still entertaining though._________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #19 November 17, 2003 Hmmm....I guess I should be more specific....I'm not so much wanting to read someone else's story or anything like that. I would be interested in reading about things like the Catholic Crusades, Newton, super novas, etc. Ya know what I mean?There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmanpilot 0 #20 November 17, 2003 Marcinko was a hero, but he is also full of hot air._________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #21 November 17, 2003 QuoteNewton He threatened to burn his mother's house down with her inside it. So, math and physics... The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene is pretty a decent introduction to string theory a.k.a. "the theory of everything." (everything I know about the subject I learned from this book and the miniseries based on it, so it could be totally misleading for all I know). Simon Singh has a pretty good book about codes (called "The Code Book," oddly enough). He also has one called Fermat's Enigma about proving Fermat's Last Theorem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #22 November 17, 2003 QuoteMarcinko was a hero, but he is also full of hot air. I don't doubt that he was. I mean, he was on the teams before they evolved into their current incarnations, but he also lets on to more than he should. Door-kickers don't appreciate having their tactics displayed for the reading world to see.Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sangiro 26 #23 November 17, 2003 Complexity: Life on the Edge of Chaos - Roger Lewin Integrity - Stephen Carter Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon Chaos: Making a New Science - James Gleick Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk - Peter BernsteinSafe swoops Sangiro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #24 November 17, 2003 Ooh, if you want to learn ABOUT something.... Poynter's Parachute Manuals, vols I and II. Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybabe76 0 #25 November 17, 2003 Helter Skelter !!! "If you're going to be stupid, you better be tough!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
