The best/most interesting NONfiction

[LightPhoenix]

I read Asimov's first autobiography, it was pretty interesting if you're into that sort of thing.

I know it sounds corny, but I read the news everyday.

I'm also a big fan of several webcomics... they're overall better quality then paper comics because you can keep archives, and thus can tell long complicated stories easier. The ones I particularly like are 8-bit Theater, Roomies/It's Walky, GPF, and Class Menagerie.

[EDIT: Alright, but they're all fiction, but they're not really novels, so...]

 

[Jack Haggerty]

I read Asimov's first autobiography, it was pretty interesting if you're into that sort of thing.

If you liked that one... Read, <I>It's Been a Good Life</I>.

It's a condensed, but chronological, version of his auto-bio by his widow, Janet. The most interesting bit is the epilogue, in which she writes a surprising revelation concerning his death.

 

[dreamthief]

If you want to start s-l-o-w-l-y, the non-fiction books Black Hawk down, The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air are good.

 

[Shadowdancer]

I don't read a lot of non-fiction either, but here are some books I found very interesting.

Catastrophe: An Investigation into the Origins of Modern Civilization by David Keys. Explores the possibility that the Dark Ages were indeed dark, as in an ancient natural event -- asteroid strike or volcanoe eruption -- put so much dust in the atmosphere, it partially blocked the sun's rays and cooled the planet enough to set in motion events which are still affecting history today.

The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry by Bryan Sykes. Traces the spread of humans across the planet via DNA evidence.

Race, Evolution, and Behavior: A Life History Perspective by J. Philippe Rushton. Uses scientific data from numerous studies conducted over several decades to argue that racial differences are a biological reality, not a social construct.

 

[Miho]

Visions - Michio Kaku

Really interesting book about future science. Covers stuff like AI, the Human Genome Project, and space travel in an easy to understand writing style.

 

[Jack Haggerty]

Visions - Michio Kaku

I got to meet him a couple years back... Nice guy with great ideas. His book on Hyperspace is also fascinating.

 

[Miho]

I got to meet him a couple years back... Nice guy with great ideas. His book on Hyperspace is also fascinating.

He does have some amazing ideas. I can't believe how much he knows about all this stuff. Thanks for the recommendation. I'll put that one on my list of books to read.

 

[Storminator]

Good RL adventure story is Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose. Lewis and Clark's expedition. Pretty impressive trek.

I also liked U.S. Grant's auto bio, but i didn't finish it. It's long and the library wanted it back

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[Staffan]

I'm currently reading A Brief History of Time, by possibly the smartest man in the world. I'm finding it quite interesting.

 

[Terraism]

I liked - scratch that, "liked" is definitely not the word - Hiroshima. I don't want to actually spark a 'political' debate on this, and I'm sure it's not coming out right, because I always have a heck of a time explaining it, but... I'm a firm believer that everyone should read that book at some point.

For something else, I agree Eosin in that (Carl) Sagan is always good.