Good books

[CycloneErik]

Theres two or three more by that guy, same type of books.

I would love to read more of them, but I really don't want more books in my life right now.
That may be the first time that I've ever thought that.

[NobodyBeatsCy]

This book was for one of Erik's classes. It is Criminal Minds good!

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson - Book - eBook - Audiobook - Random House

Very good book - every time I go to Chicago I try to check out some of the locations mentioned by the book.

[NobodyBeatsCy]

Theres two or three more by that guy, same type of books.

His "In the Garden of Beasts" is fascinating if you are a WWII buff.

[longtimeclone]

This book was for one of Erik's classes. It is Criminal Minds good!

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson - Book - eBook - Audiobook - Random House

I was actually trying to find the the audio version of this book before I traveled this week. I was disappointed that my library didn't have it. I will probably have to read it now when I have time.

[zwclones51]

Sacred Acre the Ed Thomas story

[StClone]

I no longer read fiction and prefer well-written non-fiction.

My latest read:
The Shooting Salvationist: J. Frank Norris and the Murder Trial that Captivated America

Read the reviews. Best story I never heard about until I tore through the book.

The Shooting Salvationist: J. Frank Norris and the Murder Trial that Captivated America: David R. Stokes, Bob Schieffer: 9781586421861: Amazon.com: Books

[CycloneErik]

I no longer read fiction and prefer well-written non-fiction.

My latest read:
The Shooting Salvationist: J. Frank Norris and the Murder Trial that Captivated America

Read the reviews. Best story I never heard about until I tore through the book.

The Shooting Salvationist: J. Frank Norris and the Murder Trial that Captivated America: David R. Stokes, Bob Schieffer: 9781586421861: Amazon.com: Books

Learned that story in seminary. What I know is amazing. I can only imagine that the whole story is even wilder.

[theantiAIRBHG]

For reals tho:

Michael Lewis
- Liar's Poker - 80's mortgage business boom & daily life on the trading floor
- The Big Short - Story of the '07-'08 crash, mortgage back securities, and credit default swaps (and how people got loaded off the crash)
- Boomerang - Author's travels through the "new third world" - Europe's financial crisis causes/effects

only genre I can really buy a book and be excited to sit down and read

[mitten1975]

For fantasy, Robin Hobb, and Lois McMaster Bujold are good. I thought the Sharing Knife series was very good by Bujold recently but almost all her books are good and relaxing. The Vorkosigan books, you should take her advice on where to start and finish. Robin Hobb, I didn't care for the Soldier's son series but the rest of her books are good. Generally, I enjoy reading Dickens. I also enjoy the English writer, A.S. Byatt. I have enjoyed Sherri Tepper's writing in Sci. Fi. You might not like her if you are conservative. But if you enjoy getting angry, no one can make conservatives more angry than Sherri Tepper. I have read almost all of Phillip Dick's books. I like some of Tim Power's potboilers. A.A. Attanasio has written some outstanding books which are always interesting to me anyway.

[MNCyGuy]

His "In the Garden of Beasts" is fascinating if you are a WWII buff.

I am a sucker for non-fiction history novels. All of Erik Larson's stuff that I've read is great. I'm reading Candice Millard's "Destiny of the Republic" right now. It's in a similar style to Larson's and I'm enjoying it.


The book I've most enjoyed lately though is "Brave Dragons" by Jim Yardley. It's a really interesting look at professional basketball in China.

[Cyrok]

Another book for the "not in your genre" category:

A Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson

It's my favorite book. Bryson grew up in Des Moines. The book is about hiking the Appalachian Trail with a fat, incompetent high school buddy. It's hilarious and interesting.

[MNCyGuy]

I no longer read fiction and prefer well-written non-fiction.

My latest read:
The Shooting Salvationist: J. Frank Norris and the Murder Trial that Captivated America

Read the reviews. Best story I never heard about until I tore through the book.

The Shooting Salvationist: J. Frank Norris and the Murder Trial that Captivated America: David R. Stokes, Bob Schieffer: 9781586421861: Amazon.com: Books

Oh this is right in my wheelhouse, thanks for bringing it to my attention.

[mitten1975]

I live out here in Lakota country. I was amazed by this book which I read for a class, but will go down as an all time mind-bender true story. Neither Wolf Nor Dog, by Kent Nerbern