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Permalink Reply by John Henry Eden v2.0 on April 11, 2011 at 7:30pm

I always love a good, dry analysis of Cold War events. A while ago I finished reading Pax Americana by Ronald Steel. Great read, and less dry than usual.

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Permalink Reply by Allie MacIsaac on April 16, 2011 at 9:41am

I'm reading this book right now called The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, it's about the woman who was the original source for the majority of ever HeLa cells used in medicine, she basically had them taken without consent, and died if cancer. while her descendants live in poverty, pharmaceutical companies have made like, billions and billions of dollars off drugs that couldn't have been developed without her cells, which are still used today.

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Permalink Reply by nkWhiteStar on May 1, 2011 at 5:49pm

Would Anne Frank count as non-fiction? If so, that would be one of my favourites, fantastic insight into the hardships of WW2, and a young girl's day to day survival.

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Permalink Reply by J. Moriarty on May 20, 2011 at 7:10pm

For nonfiction, I mostly read history and my favorite author of Historical novels is Adrian Goldsworthy. My favorite one so far is his book on Julius Caesar, very insightful but at times can be quite dense.

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Permalink Reply by Court C on May 23, 2011 at 7:57pm

I usually read non-fiction books related to abnormal psychology. I've always been interested in the subject (especially how it relates to criminals). For example, "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat." Check that one out if you haven't.

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Permalink Reply by John Henry Eden v2.0 on May 23, 2011 at 9:36pm

Ah, I remember that. Fascinating stuff.

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Permalink Reply by ObjectiveCyd on April 6, 2013 at 5:59pm

I've been meaning to read that one...

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Permalink Reply by TheBoogieMan on July 23, 2012 at 2:22pm

I generally like to read stuff about history, different countries and animals, such as The Times' World History Atlas and Animal Life by Charlotte Uhlenbroek. 

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Permalink Reply by Id0ntknow on August 28, 2012 at 9:32pm

When I was younger I read plenty of non-fiction. Mostly dealing with WWII, The Korean War, and Vietnam. 
I still read some personal stories people publish, but I find myself much prefering to watch a documentary now days.

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Permalink Reply by ObjectiveCyd on April 6, 2013 at 5:57pm

Yup.  Anything with an accurate layman's explanation of quantum mechanics, particle physics, or sentience.  How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog and How To Teach Physics To Your Dog are good ...plus the author occasionally responds on Twitter (got into a very helpful discussion on Minkowski diagrams).  The Elegant Universe is pretty good...at least the most of it I finished.  I have Godel, Escher, Bach, but I haven't finished it yet.

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Permalink Reply by SketchedLilly on April 9, 2013 at 8:02am

The last nonfic I read was The Emperors of Chocolate by Joel Glenn Brenner.

It focused on the histories of the Mars and Hershey chocolate companies, how they came to be, how they're run today, etc. It was absoluelty fascinating. I had no idea that the chocolate business was so competitive or clandestine. It was like a spy vs spy novel the way these two giants circled eachother for weaknesses.

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Permalink Reply by ObjectiveCyd on April 9, 2013 at 7:25pm

Okay...that book is going on my reading list.

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