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155. 1493- read it through 3 times It is what history books should be

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What non-fiction book did you read in 2013 that you most recommend? [View all] arcane1 Dec 2013 OP

"Who Stole The American Dream" Butch McQueen Dec 2013 #1

+ 1 and Welcome.... russspeakeasy Dec 2013 #13

Me too.n/t godai Dec 2013 #76

Welcome to DU, Butch McQueen! calimary Dec 2013 #103

Added to the list arcane1 Dec 2013 #136

Killing Kennedy golfguru Dec 2013 #2

I hope you borrowed it. merrily Dec 2013 #113

Yes-of course, borrowed it from local library golfguru Dec 2013 #217

I avoid books written by television personalities. arcane1 Dec 2013 #222

Saw the tv rendition of the book and it was so bad I turned it off after enduring it for about forty sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #223

It's like Maury Povich writing a book about the war in Vietnam. arcane1 Dec 2013 #225

True, I can usually sit through even the most boring garbage but this was beyond the endurance of sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #230

Did not watch TV rendition golfguru Dec 2013 #228

Wow, you should be tombstoned for this one. WTF! n-t Logical Dec 2013 #185

Read my post above nt golfguru Dec 2013 #218

It was as would be expected from O'Reilly. I tuned it out without knowing it was O'Reilly about 40 sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #229

And I do not criticize you one bit for that golfguru Dec 2013 #231

Thank you, I understand that. The real footage of JFK was worth watching. sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #232

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Cal Carpenter Dec 2013 #3

I second that! arcane1 Dec 2013 #12

I'm about 60% through it...I recommend it too. nt raccoon Dec 2013 #84

"Politics for Dummies". nt Jamaal510 Dec 2013 #4

Hey, I like the "Dummies" books. Brigid Dec 2013 #9

Dollarocracy by John Nichols and Robert McChesney... prairierose Dec 2013 #5

Yup - reading this now. cilla4progress Dec 2013 #226

This one sounds good too! arcane1 Dec 2013 #227

I finally read "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks." HuckleB Dec 2013 #6

Terrific book. Deserved all of the awards it got. n/t duffyduff Dec 2013 #49

It's awesome. ancianita Dec 2013 #110

Yep. A good one for sure Beaverhausen Dec 2013 #126

I heard about that on Radiolab rucky Dec 2013 #166

Radiolob rocks! -nt- HuckleB Dec 2013 #219

The Dangerous Animals Club by Stephen Toblowsky Z_I_Peevey Dec 2013 #7

"God and Empire" by John Dominick Crossan. Brigid Dec 2013 #8

I really enjoyed his book The Historical Jesus BrotherIvan Dec 2013 #122

Though not a recent book, chervilant Dec 2013 #131

Thinking: Fast & Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #10

It's definitely easier to get through Turbineguy Dec 2013 #32

+1. Me too. nt bemildred Dec 2013 #134

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2013 #11

God is Not Great -- Hitchens Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #14

+1...nt SidDithers Dec 2013 #50

hey how was that? Skittles Dec 2013 #102

It's Hitchens, so it's exceptionally well done. nt Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #118

I've been meaning to read that one for a while now arcane1 Dec 2013 #138

From Hitchens I would also highly recommend Hitch22. nt Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #152

Thanks for the advice! n/t arcane1 Dec 2013 #171

Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield broiles Dec 2013 #15

Going Clear by Lawrence Wright Red Knight Dec 2013 #16

I enjoyed that one. Gotta love library ebooks. tabbycat31 Dec 2013 #74

That's what I've been reading sakabatou Dec 2013 #211

Slouching off to Fargo by Neal Karlen pangaia Dec 2013 #17

Woohoo! My shameless appeal for a 2014 reading list is paying off! arcane1 Dec 2013 #18

Ha! n/t JimDandy Dec 2013 #207

"What Then Must We Do?" by Gar Alperovitz n/t OneGrassRoot Dec 2013 #19

I read that too. Great book! cleanhippie Dec 2013 #146

What's the Matter With White People tabbycat31 Dec 2013 #20

I liked that...it wasn't the best but it was a good read! CTyankee Dec 2013 #43

Love & Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere frogmarch Dec 2013 #21

will have to check this out�. dhill926 Dec 2013 #184

I don't think you'd regret it. frogmarch Dec 2013 #192

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl- Harriet Jacobs (1861) LittleBlue Dec 2013 #22

For the other side of the picture you might enjoy "Diary from Dixie" by Mary Chesnut. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #30

I'll definitely check that out LittleBlue Dec 2013 #34

The Glorious Burden MyshkinCommaPrince Dec 2013 #23

Goes right along with dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #45

I just finished the first volume tavernier Dec 2013 #187

The Glorious Burden is available for 1.86 dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #46

Loved "Debt: The First 5,000 Years". n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #24

The Road to Disunion, Secessionists at Bay 1776-1854 William Freehling Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #25

"August, 1865" by Jay Winik. . . Journeyman Dec 2013 #37

Are you perhaps thinking of ..April 1965? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #194

My mistake. It is "April, 1865" - the last month of the Civil War . . . Journeyman Dec 2013 #195

Both were on my reading list in grad school. Adsos Letter Dec 2013 #162

I will. Thanks. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #172

"The Better Angels of Our Nature" by Steven Pinker bhikkhu Dec 2013 #26

I liked this one, too. Eye-opening. mainer Dec 2013 #29

Agree. It's one of my new faves. nt rrneck Dec 2013 #55

A great book. Everyone in this era should read it! HuckleB Dec 2013 #117

A friend also recommended this one. Now I'm curious. arcane1 Dec 2013 #135

COOKED by Michael Pollan mainer Dec 2013 #27

His Book, In Defense of Food is an eye-opener dem in texas Dec 2013 #31

It's the best read on food I've come across since "Sugar Blues" in the 70's. The chapters on the ancianita Dec 2013 #111

Pilgrim's Wilderness, A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier dem in texas Dec 2013 #28

On the Edge of Nowhere Agony Dec 2013 #139

Johnny Carson legcramp Dec 2013 #33

I read that . dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #54

I'm kind of afraid to read that one. I've always loved Carson. nolabear Dec 2013 #61

One of the takeaways for me, about the book, dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #69

I expect there's often something that is missing. nolabear Dec 2013 #115

Napalm: An American Biography, Blazing Ice, Rocking The Pink TeamPooka Dec 2013 #78

Welcome to DU, legcramp! calimary Dec 2013 #107

Non-Fiction Reading dem in texas Dec 2013 #35

I love that. I had an old cookbook, Betty Crocker I think that talked about how a woman should also okaawhatever Dec 2013 #38

2011's Malcolm X biography Cobalt73 Dec 2013 #36

Welcome to DU, Cobalt73! calimary Dec 2013 #108

Spillover Marrah_G Dec 2013 #39

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity gollygee Dec 2013 #40

"Washington Rules" by Andrew Bacevich truebluegreen Dec 2013 #41

"The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature" by Steven Pinker FarCenter Dec 2013 #42

Turn Right at Machu Picchu: GeorgeGist Dec 2013 #44

Just read this. Very interesting. But the crowd levels at Machu Picchu LuckyLib Dec 2013 #93

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #47

What is the title? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #196

"The Brothers" Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #199

Catherine the Great Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #48

Reign of Error by Diane Ravitch duffyduff Dec 2013 #51

I'll second that one. nt LWolf Dec 2013 #53

Thirded. ( Honorable Mention) n/t Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 #180

Goliath, by Max Blumenthal Bigmack Dec 2013 #52

"Washington: A Life" by Ron Chernow Faygo Kid Dec 2013 #56

Thank you for this thread..... marmar Dec 2013 #57

I didn't expect so many responses! arcane1 Dec 2013 #137

The Swerve: How the World Became Modern rrneck Dec 2013 #58

that was an excellent book! navarth Dec 2013 #88

I'll have to check that one out, it sounds fascinating. arcane1 Dec 2013 #133

This message was self-deleted by its author Logical Dec 2013 #141

I have to recommend The Shock Doctrine too gollygee Dec 2013 #59

Indeed. One of the few that I've read more than once. arcane1 Dec 2013 #174

Thom Hartmann's... 99Forever Dec 2013 #60

The Warmth of Other Sons. About the African American diaspora in America. nolabear Dec 2013 #62

I read this about a year or so ago. Found it to be deeply moving. scarletlib Dec 2013 #71

American Nations by Colin Woodard. scarletlib Dec 2013 #72

Down the Up Escalator: How the 99% Live in the Great Recession, By Barbra Garson and Drale Dec 2013 #63

Waht is cool about this thread dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #64

Thanks, I've added quite a few to my list over the course of the afternoon :) arcane1 Dec 2013 #65

Agree with the OP lordsummerisle Dec 2013 #66

I remember thinking the same thing. I half expected the last chapter to be a suicide note. arcane1 Dec 2013 #89

From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time DreamGypsy Dec 2013 #67

Start, punch fear in the face, escape average, do work that matters. Fla_Democrat Dec 2013 #68

Jim Henson: The Biography AmericanErrorist Dec 2013 #70

Great Thread! I like The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene dballance Dec 2013 #73

"The Righteous Mind" Jonathan Haidt. rgbecker Dec 2013 #75

Another winner. Just finished it the other day. nt. rrneck Dec 2013 #97

Dirty Wars Luminous Animal Dec 2013 #77

I may have read it last year actually fujiyama Dec 2013 #79

"Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes To War" by Max Hastings friendly_iconoclast Dec 2013 #80

I just started reading it. Thanks for the review. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #92

I haven't had nearly as much time as I'd like to read davidpdx Dec 2013 #81

"Let's Pretend This Never Happened" by Jenny Lawson Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #82

Makers-The New Industrial Revolution Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #83

He also wrote "The Long Tail" Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #87

1911 Boy Scout Manual. MineralMan Dec 2013 #85

Double Cross. About the 5 moles the Germans thought were working for them, s-cubed Dec 2013 #86

"Battle Cry Of Freedom" by James McPherson navarth Dec 2013 #90

Try Shelby Foote's exboyfil Dec 2013 #214

"Wild: From Lost to found on the Pacific Coast Trail" womanofthehills Dec 2013 #91

Oh, crap! I should know better than to read threads like this. SheilaT Dec 2013 #94

Yes! You represent the best of what the Internet has to offer. arcane1 Dec 2013 #96

Thank you for your kind words. SheilaT Dec 2013 #100

If there isn't anything to learn in the afterlife, I want no part of it. arcane1 Dec 2013 #175

Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World Logical Dec 2013 #144

Ah, that sounds like a good one too!! arcane1 Dec 2013 #150

The Edison book sounds really cool n/t arcane1 Dec 2013 #149

I Killed Breitbart by Chris Faraone JaneyVee Dec 2013 #95

Indeed? Gotta check that one out! calimary Dec 2013 #109

Wrapped in the Flag by Clair Connor octoberlib Dec 2013 #98

David Graeber, Debt: The First 5,000 Years starroute Dec 2013 #99

"Top of the Morning" by Brian Stetler - about the "Today" show. calimary Dec 2013 #101

Devil in the White City CFLDem Dec 2013 #104

I like Erik Larson a lot tammywammy Dec 2013 #213

The Signal and the Noise - Nate Silver lapfog_1 Dec 2013 #105

Bill Bryson: One Summer: America, 1927�. dhill926 Dec 2013 #106

I just heard about that one. I haven't read any of Bryson's stuff yet Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #120

it's different than his personal memoir books�. dhill926 Dec 2013 #151

I was going to write this one too! flygal Dec 2013 #169

The best book on the global wealth drainage from nations' economies and the systematic ancianita Dec 2013 #112

Recc'd merrily Dec 2013 #114

"In Cold Blood" or Howard Carter's "The Tomb of Tutankhamun" closeupready Dec 2013 #116

I have always believed that writing and researching "In Cold Blood" Are_grits_groceries Dec 2013 #128

Yes. Capote's attention to detail and his genius at humanizing closeupready Dec 2013 #140

True that: Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 #181

"Two Kisses for Maddy," by Matt Logelin raptor_rider Dec 2013 #119

Steve Jobs - by Walter Isaacson StrictlyRockers Dec 2013 #121

Oops. Read fiction rather than non-fiction. I'll have to think about this one. 1monster Dec 2013 #123

"Angry White Men" ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #124

you know................ MFM008 Dec 2013 #125

"The Obama Hate Machine" by Bill Press Prophet 451 Dec 2013 #127

The Hunting of the President (about Bill Clinton) dem in texas Dec 2013 #183

"The Tell" by Matthew Hertenstein. Are_grits_groceries Dec 2013 #129

Hmm, that sounds like an interesting read! arcane1 Dec 2013 #132

I just put it on hold. SheilaT Dec 2013 #178

The Wolf Of Wall Street JustAnotherGen Dec 2013 #130

Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back Logical Dec 2013 #142

Ooh, that sounds really interesting! I worked 10 years in that industry. arcane1 Dec 2013 #143

I loved it! n-t Logical Dec 2013 #145

I just now ordered it. arcane1 Dec 2013 #148

Let me know what you think. n-t Logical Dec 2013 #189

Will do! My next book will either be that or a Hitchens book mentioned in this thread arcane1 Dec 2013 #191

I love hitchins stuff. Also..."Letter to a christian nation" by Sam Harris Logical Dec 2013 #193

I finished "Ninety Percent of Everything" last week. arcane1 Dec 2013 #234

Glad you liked it! I was fascinated! n-t Logical Dec 2013 #235

Have you read any of her other stuff? arcane1 Dec 2013 #236

No I have not. I need to. n-t Logical Dec 2013 #237

I just ordered "The Big Necessity". This should be interesting, to say the least! arcane1 Dec 2013 #238

I love hitchens! nt Logical Dec 2013 #239

You might be interested in dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #204

That one looks VERY interesting!! arcane1 Dec 2013 #205

The Devil in the White City by Eric Larson arely staircase Dec 2013 #147

The Deadly Spin by Wendall Potter JanT Dec 2013 #153

Disaster at the Pole: The Tragedy of the Airship Italia and the 1928 Nobile Expedition to the North Katashi_itto Dec 2013 #154

1493- read it through 3 times It is what history books should be Johonny Dec 2013 #155

Oh, that sounds like a good one! I hadn't heard of it. arcane1 Dec 2013 #157

I want to read his 1491 now after reading it Johonny Dec 2013 #233

"Guns, Germs, and Steel" krispos42 Dec 2013 #156

That's the only Jared Diamond book I have NOT yet read. arcane1 Dec 2013 #159

I picked up a copy of "Collapse" at Goodwill a couple of weeks ago krispos42 Dec 2013 #161

That's a fascinating book, and almost insanely detailed :) arcane1 Dec 2013 #163

For post-collapse, there is "The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman. FarCenter Dec 2013 #200

Oh, this one sounds really interesting! arcane1 Dec 2013 #202

You must correct that situation. Well worth it. JHB Dec 2013 #215

'Tis on the List! arcane1 Dec 2013 #224

Twilight of the Elites, Price of Inequality (J.Stiglitz), Spying on Democracy (Heidi Boghosian) nashville_brook Dec 2013 #158

I enjoyed "Spying on Democracy", I'll have to check out those other two. arcane1 Dec 2013 #160

only a few hours ago I finished "Wrapped in the Flag" by Claire Conner Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #164

Tussaud Kablooie Dec 2013 #165

Another Food History by Mark Kurlansky, On the Road Dec 2013 #167

I'm so bookmarking this thread. laundry_queen Dec 2013 #168

I certainly didn't expect so many good suggestions! arcane1 Dec 2013 #173

Chancellorsville Adsos Letter Dec 2013 #170

My mind was blown by: R0ckyRac00n Dec 2013 #176

Yes! That was a great book!! arcane1 Dec 2013 #177

Hitch 22 Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 #179

The Most Powerful Idea in the World intaglio Dec 2013 #182

Just added it to my Kindle download list! Thanks! n-t Logical Dec 2013 #186

Here are some for people who love inventions/technology/etc..... Logical Dec 2013 #188

I Rigoberta Menchu. a la izquierda Dec 2013 #190

Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin, by Timothy Snyder DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #197

Resonant Leadership by Boyatzis & McKee tammywammy Dec 2013 #198

That would go well with dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #206

That does sound good. tammywammy Dec 2013 #210

Tune In KatyMan Dec 2013 #201

Awake at the Wheel Voice for Peace Dec 2013 #203

Bookmarking!!! Texasgal Dec 2013 #208

The Orientalist by Tom Reiss defacto7 Dec 2013 #209

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The Machine: A Field Guide to the Resurgent Right JHB Dec 2013 #216

"Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity" ScreamingMeemie Dec 2013 #220

Sounds like it's right up my alley arcane1 Dec 2013 #221