Your Non-fiction Book Faves

[peapod1980]

I now have about 20 books on order- I will need a truck.. But keep the suggestions coming please!

A Trip to the Beach: Living on Island Time in the Caribbean by Melinda and Robert Blanchard.

 

[Jdarg]

A Trip to the Beach: Living on Island Time in the Caribbean by Melinda and Robert Blanchard.

That sounds awesome- but do you think I will hate these people for having such a cool life? :roll:

 

[audie]

also thought of another one: into thin air by jon krakauer - i am sure i butchered up the spelling of his name. it is about climbing mt everest.

 

[Smiling JOe]

also thought of another one: into thin air by jon krakauer - i am sure i butchered up the spelling of his name. it is about climbing mt everest.

Into Thin Air --great read.
He also wrote another awakening book entitled, Into the Wild.

 

[peapod1980]

That sounds awesome- but do you think I will hate these people for having such a cool life? :roll:

Definitely. I did.

 

[Miss Kitty]

A Trip to the Beach: Living on Island Time in the Caribbean by Melinda and Robert Blanchard.

From my favorite island...ANGUILLA!!!! They own a great restaurant there.

 

[audie]

Into Thin Air --great read.
He also wrote another awakening book entitled, Into the Wild.

what is his "into the wild" about ?

 

[peapod1980]

From my favorite island...ANGUILLA!!!! They own a great restaurant there.

Oh, SS, you lucky gull--you've eaten there? No fair. Tell me what you love about Anguilla; I want to hear all about it.

 

[Jdarg]

From my favorite island...ANGUILLA!!!! They own a great restaurant there.

OK- that settles it. Food AND beach. Excellent combo- I'm already hooked!

 

[Smiling JOe]

what is his "into the wild" about ?

It is somewhat a meloncholy story of a young college kid who was attending Emory and decided to pack it up and travel to Alaska. He drove his car out west, ditched it, and burned all of his money. He hitched a ride to CA and then up the coast to Alaska to live in the wild. His body was found in an abandoned school bus, which was used seasonally as a hunters' cabin. I won't give you the full story, but it is a great read. Krakauer interviewed many people who had encountered the young man in his travels and that is how his travels and personality are unvailed. If you thought "Into Thin Air" was good, read this one today. You will fall in love with this kid, and question why he does what he does at the same time. If he had only... this could be a person not too much unlike the well-known Thoreau. He is different, but similar in some ways.