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5. bill bryson...

Fri Nov 15, 2013, 09:36 PM

Nov 2013

"the lost continent" is really funny and sometimes harsh short stories of his travelogue across parts of America as he reminisces on childhood travel with his family. Great for the bed stand.

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Can someone suggest a good book to read? [View all] samplegirl Nov 2013 OP

What genres? PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #1

Nonfiction preferably. samplegirl Nov 2013 #6

There's a new biography of Barbara Stanwick pscot Nov 2013 #11

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I suggest you take your question to the "Reading and Writing" groups: scarletwoman Nov 2013 #2

I'm in the middle of Butch McQueen Nov 2013 #3

I loved Barbara Kingsolver's Flight Behavior trishtrash Nov 2013 #4

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Loved The Lacuna also by Kingsolver roody Nov 2013 #26

I also highly recommend Flight Behavior. northoftheborder Nov 2013 #53

bill bryson... MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #5

Excellent suggestion Ron Obvious Nov 2013 #31

See? Now, I'm gonna look for more of him! MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #43

Thank you for the great suggestions samplegirl Nov 2013 #7

Don Quixote?!1 n/t UTUSN Nov 2013 #8

Sand county almanac by aldo leopold; second nature, a gardeners education by Michael Pollan peacebird Nov 2013 #9

"War & Peace"... Historic NY Nov 2013 #10

I apologize if you've read it already ballabosh Nov 2013 #12

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Sycamore Row: John Grisham Logical Nov 2013 #15

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Robert Draper's "When the Tea Party Came to Town." CBHagman Nov 2013 #16

Here. This will keep you busy for 10 years.... RagAss Nov 2013 #17

I am going to have a hard time deciding samplegirl Nov 2013 #18

Mark Kurlansky's two books, Cod and Salt Paulie Nov 2013 #19

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I am Malala davidpdx Nov 2013 #20

Are you into historical fiction? alittlelark Nov 2013 #21

Godel Escher Bach, and eternal golden braid Taitertots Nov 2013 #23

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Some recent non-fiction books I've read mythology Nov 2013 #25

"The Discoverers" by Daniel Boorstein fayhunter Nov 2013 #27

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Can't Find My Way Home;: A history of drugs in America. Bennyboy Nov 2013 #30

Hmmmmm... Kelvin Mace Nov 2013 #32

Generations by SheilaT Nov 2013 #34

Several come to mind. Savannahmann Nov 2013 #35

The Presidents Club. PeteSelman Nov 2013 #36

"The Assault on Reason" by Al Gore. Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #37

At Home by Bill Bryson cynannmarie Nov 2013 #38

As I said upthread Ron Obvious Nov 2013 #47

If you don't mind a really old book... jmowreader Nov 2013 #39

I want to thank each of you again samplegirl Nov 2013 #40

Fiction or Non? demwing Nov 2013 #42

Another older book that I love ballabosh Nov 2013 #45

Can this "Flag" book be the same as in this OP? fadedrose Nov 2013 #46

Loved the book! samplegirl Nov 2013 #49

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Nobel laureate Coyotl Nov 2013 #50

a few nonfiction I've liked ... ctaylors6 Nov 2013 #51

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Twelve Years a Slave grasswire Nov 2013 #56

More truth than fiction..."Catch-22". Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2013 #57

Wow...this is great samplegirl Nov 2013 #58

Thanks for the time and samplegirl Nov 2013 #59

"Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity" ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #60

The World According To Garp... The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test... Childhood's End...Cosmos... WillyT Nov 2013 #62

"A Fine Balance" by Rohinton Mistry. A longstanding favourite of mine. applegrove Nov 2013 #63

So many, but as of yesterday "Zealot" by Reza Aslan. truebluegreen Nov 2013 #64

Zealot RosettaStoned77 Nov 2013 #65