Non fiction.

[falconry-fan]

I read a lot of books, but at the moment I seem to have no desire to read fiction, I've always preferred non fiction, but I'm hoping it's just a phase.

In the meantime I'd love some recommendations for non fiction books,I'll read just about anything from books on science,travel writing, Bill Bryson comes to mind,biographies and true stories such as accounts of people facing adversity.

The Selfish Gene was the last book I read,I'm now reading a book of witticisms and have Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis lined up next.

I'm a fast reader and will likely have finished both by tomorrow evening,so any suggestions would be much appreciated

[KellMcK]

I'm currently reading a fantastic book by Peter Godwin, called "When A Crocodile Eats The Sun." It's his memoirs of growing up in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, and how the country has suffered under the current (mis)leadership of Robert Mugabe. I'm in the middle of it, but am enjoying it immensely so far.

If you decide to pick it up, enjoy!

[karen ann]

I'm halfway through "Twinkie, Deconstructed" by Steve Ettlinger. Makes me never want to eat another packaged food again.

[kofduke]

I recently read Shadow Divers and really liked it.

[Susana]

I read Scar Tissue and found it amazingly interesting.

I'm reading the Twelve Wild Swans right now and next for me is All You Get Is Me which is a biography of kd lang

[Keeta]

You should check out:

Deep Economy by Bill McKibben
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain - Sharon Begley
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - Barbara Kingsolver

I've read Deep Economy and it is so great. The next one is all about cognitive science and some of the places where it intersects with Buddhism - it's the product of the Dalai Lama convening talks to learn more about cognitive science. Haven't finished it, but it's fascinating. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle has science and a kind of travel writing about it - about Barbara Kingsolver and her family moving from AZ to VA to grow or know where almost all of their food comes from. I've only read a few chapters, but I already know more about asparagus than I did before (which is a good thing, I swear).

[dawn1221]

My most recent non-fiction read was "Night" by Elie Weisel

Very touching. I couldn't put it down. The way he wrote I really felt like I could visualize every minute detail. Horrific story but enlightening.

A definite must read.

[Amaranth]

My favorites this year have been:

The United States of Arugula: How We Became a Gourmet Nation, by David Kamp

Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth 1820-2000, by Dolores Hayden

Bento Box in the Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread America, by Linda Furiya

House of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the American Southwest, by Craig Childs

Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women, by Geraldine Brooks

[Amaranth]

I forgot to add that the very best I've read this year is George and Sam: Two Boys, One Family, and Autism, by Charlotte Moore - it is so well-written, charming, gritty, funny, just one of the best things about families that I've read. I hate to think that people think it is just for people who deal with autism - it is a wonderful memoir for anyone.

[AngieB]

I just read The Wild Trees: A story of passion and daring, by Richard Preston. I really enjoyed it. It's about the scientist who study the giant redwoods.