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Molly
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Nov 06, 2014 01:52PM
So I'm thinking of reading some more nonfiction, since I don't really read any at the moment. Does anyone have any good suggestions? :)
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I saw a book in waterstones about lists people have kept over the years, it looks quite cool, I'll try and find the name xx :)
I saw a book in waterstones about lists people have kept over the years, it looks quite cool, I'll try and find the name xx :)
Woah!! Don't know what happened there!!
Ailish wrote: "Woah!! Don't know what happened there!!"xD Gosh Ailish you are such a spammer ;)
I'm just kidding. That has happened to me a couple of times too. I have no idea why it does that xD
Hahaha that's fine, thanks for the suggestion!!
I just finished What If? Serious scientific answers to hypothetical questionsAnd it is no joke. So much fun. :D
Ashley: haha!! :) xx I think it's if I click the post button on my phone more than once
Ailish wrote: "Ashley: haha!! :) xx I think it's if I click the post button on my phone more than once"Oh yeah I have done that too! That must be it :)
well, if you'd like to and haven't read it before I highly recommend The Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. I'm not really into non fiction though I like to read some biographies/autobiographies sometimes but I really loved this book.
Oh, I remember Hank Green talking about What If? in a vlogbrothers video! I forgot that I wanted to check it out! Ok I put everyone's suggestions on my TBR thanks so much!!
One of my favorite nonfiction is Wild Swans by Jung Chang, it's brilliant, and have been one of my favorite books for years!
Popular; vintage wisdom for a modern geek, by maya van wagenen is amazing.
i don't really own that many non-fiction books but one i'd definitely recommend is "a child called 'it'" by dave pelzer. it's not what you'd call a fun read but i chose to read it in school for extra credit for english when i was younger and while some passages of it are really hard to read, i think it's still a very interesting book. it tells the story of an abusive mother and her kids. pelzer also wrote two sequels continuing the story - the lost boy and a man named dave.another one that i found interesting to read is 102 minutes by jim dwyer and kevin flynn. again, not what you would call a fun read ^^ it tells the story of some of the survivors of the attack on the world trade center.
the last one i own is sickened by julie gregory and it's about a mother who suffers from the munchausen syndrome by proxy and her relationship with her daughter. it's a rather serious book, but still worth reading. i chose to read this in school for extra credit for psychology and wrote my final paper on the munchausen syndrome in general.
