non-fiction books i recommend.
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archersangelthese are the non-fictions books that i like. your mileage may vary.
WARNING! possible spoilers in the descriptions
future perfect: how star trek conquered planet earth by jeff greenwald
west with the night by beryl markham (the first woman to fly solo across the atlantic east to west)
we band of angels: the untold story of american nurses trapped on bataan by the japanese by elizabeth m. norman
star trek memories & star trek movie memories by by william shatner with chris kreski
french impressions: the adventures of an american family by john s. littell based on writings by mary w. littell
seabiscuit: an american legend by laura hillenbrand
no shirt, no shoes, no problem by jeff foxworthy (part bio & part his comedy act)
a cast of killers by sidney kirkpatrick
the world is my home by james a. michener (his bio)
lucky man: a memoir by michael j. fox (his bio)
star trek creator: the authorized biography of gene roddenberry by david alexander
east to the dawn: the life of amelia earhart by susan butler
most anything by joyce a. tyldesley; hatchepsut: the female pharaoh, nefertiti: egypt's sun queen, ramesses: egypt's greatest pharaoh & cleopatra: last queen of egypt
just one more thing by peter faulk
mistress of the vatican by eleanor herman
rita will: memoir of a literary rabble-rouser by rita mae brown
the girls of atomic city: the untold story of the women who helped win world war II by denise kiernan
the spy who loved: the secrets and lives of christine granville by clare mulley
queen victoria's children by john van der kiste
five points: the 19th century new york city neighborhood that invented tap dance, stole elections, and became the world's most notorious slum by tyler anbinder
heads in beds: a reckless memoir of hotels, hustles, and so-dalled hospitality by jacob tomsky
the pirate hunter: the true story of captain kidd
the last founding father: james monroe and a nation's call to greatness by harlow giles unger
women warriors: an unexpected history by pamela d. toler
charity and sylvia: a same-sex marriage in early america by rechel hope cleves
the scarlet sisters: sex, suffrage, and scandal in the gilded age by myra macpherson
american rose: a nation laid bare: the life and times of g*psy rose lee by karen abbott
updated 1-27-23
WARNING! possible spoilers in the descriptions
future perfect: how star trek conquered planet earth by jeff greenwald
west with the night by beryl markham (the first woman to fly solo across the atlantic east to west)
we band of angels: the untold story of american nurses trapped on bataan by the japanese by elizabeth m. norman
star trek memories & star trek movie memories by by william shatner with chris kreski
french impressions: the adventures of an american family by john s. littell based on writings by mary w. littell
seabiscuit: an american legend by laura hillenbrand
no shirt, no shoes, no problem by jeff foxworthy (part bio & part his comedy act)
a cast of killers by sidney kirkpatrick
the world is my home by james a. michener (his bio)
lucky man: a memoir by michael j. fox (his bio)
star trek creator: the authorized biography of gene roddenberry by david alexander
east to the dawn: the life of amelia earhart by susan butler
most anything by joyce a. tyldesley; hatchepsut: the female pharaoh, nefertiti: egypt's sun queen, ramesses: egypt's greatest pharaoh & cleopatra: last queen of egypt
just one more thing by peter faulk
mistress of the vatican by eleanor herman
rita will: memoir of a literary rabble-rouser by rita mae brown
the girls of atomic city: the untold story of the women who helped win world war II by denise kiernan
the spy who loved: the secrets and lives of christine granville by clare mulley
queen victoria's children by john van der kiste
five points: the 19th century new york city neighborhood that invented tap dance, stole elections, and became the world's most notorious slum by tyler anbinder
heads in beds: a reckless memoir of hotels, hustles, and so-dalled hospitality by jacob tomsky
the pirate hunter: the true story of captain kidd
the last founding father: james monroe and a nation's call to greatness by harlow giles unger
women warriors: an unexpected history by pamela d. toler
charity and sylvia: a same-sex marriage in early america by rechel hope cleves
the scarlet sisters: sex, suffrage, and scandal in the gilded age by myra macpherson
american rose: a nation laid bare: the life and times of g*psy rose lee by karen abbott
updated 1-27-23
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Date: Oct. 12th, 2009 12:00 am (UTC)On further consideration I'm jotting down Future Perfect, too. :-) And I'll bet the Shatner books are fun.
I read Seabiscuit after the movie came out. Great story.
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Date: Oct. 12th, 2009 02:55 am (UTC)no subject
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