Help! Need book suggestions!!

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

So, I'm going on vacation in a couple of weeks, and I need some recommendations for good non-fiction books to read. I like politics, science and foreign affairs. I was hoping the DU community could provide some good suggestions.

So, any recommendations?

Thanks!

[Fovea]

1. James Howard Kunstler

"The Long Emergency"

You may not come back.

[Mike03]

19. That is a great book. I own two copies. NT

[keep_it_real]

2. Free Lunch by David Cay Johnston and Crashing the Gate by

Jerome Armstrong and Markos Moulitsas

[margotb822]

3. How to win a fight with a conservative

by Daniel Kurtzman. Funny and intelligent, it's a quick read and it will give great tips for perfecting your style for this election season.

[Richardo]

4. "1776" by David McCullough

Best History book I've read in a long long time.

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

14. 1776. I'll second that.

Fantastic book.

[Whoa_Nelly]

5. The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot--Naomi Wolf

http://www.amazon.com/End-America-Letter-Warning-Patriot/dp/1933392797

[babylonsister]

6. For additional ideas, check out the non-fiction book group here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=209

[npincus]

7. "What's the Matter With Kansas?" by Thomas Frank

[applegrove]

8. The Conscience of A Liberal by Paul Krugman. Really good overview

of polictics in the last 70 years.

[Jane Austin]

9. Team of Rivals, by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Up-close treatment of Lincoln and fun to read.

[bicentennial_baby]

10. "The Shock Doctrine" - Naomi Klein

[mahina]

11. Have you read "The Red Tent?"

I'm not much of a fiction person, but I loved this book. http://www.amazon.com/Red-Tent-Anita-Diamant/dp/0312195516 So did everyone I lent it to. At the end you feel like bidding it goodbye...goodbye, great book!

Edited to say, dammit, I didn't read closely enough to note that you asked for nonfiction. So here's my best nonfiction suggestion: Winston Churchill's voumes on the history of the second world war,http://www.amazon.com/Red-Tent-Anita-Diamant/dp/0312195516

[Adsos Letter]

12. You may already have read some of these, but...

"Fiasco" by Thomas E. Ricks

http://www.amazon.com/Fiasco-American-Military-Adventure-Iraq/dp/0143038915/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206908104&sr=1-1

"The War For Righteousness: Progressive Christianity, the Great War, and the Rise of the Messianic Nation." by Richard M. Gamble

http://www.amazon.com/War-Righteousness-Progressive-Christianity-Messianic/dp/1932236163/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206908220&sr=1-1

"Skipping Towards Armageddon: The Politics and Propaganda of the Left Behind Novels and the LaHaye Empire."

http://www.amazon.com/Skipping-Towards-Armageddon-Politics-Propaganda/dp/1932360964/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206908355&sr=1-1

"The Creationists: From Scientific Creationism to Intelligent Design, Expanded Edition." by Ronald L. Numbers

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/105-4159067-7746059?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=The+Creationists&x=16&y=20

"Paul Revere's Ride." by David Hackett Fischer

http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Reveres-David-Hackett-Fischer/dp/0195098315/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206908763&sr=1-1

"The Unknown American Revolution : The Unruly Birth of Democracy and the Struggle to Create America." by Gary B. Nash

http://www.amazon.com/American-Revolution-Democracy-Struggle-America/dp/014303720X/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206908920&sr=1-2

"Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson." by Jennifer Michael Hecht

http://www.amazon.com/Doubt-Doubters-Innovation-Jefferson-Dickinson/dp/0060097957/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206909040&sr=1-1

"Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism." by Susan Jacoby

http://www.amazon.com/Freethinkers-American-Secularism-Susan-Jacoby/dp/0805077766/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206909148&sr=1-1

AND last, but not least:

"When Time Shall Be No More: Prophecy Belief in Modern American Culture (Studies in Cultural History)." by Paul Boyer

http://www.amazon.com/When-Time-Shall-Be-More/dp/0674951298/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206909272&sr=1-7


I have thoroughly enjoyed all of these works.

Enjoy your vacation!!! :hi:

[JBoy]

13. Perhaps some lighter reading

Two Al Franken books I enjoyed:

Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them

[seemslikeadream]

15. Michel Parenti

Michael Parenti - Terrorism, Globalism & Conspiracy

"Coincidence Theory: By sheer chance things just happen repeatedly and coincidentally to benefit their interests without any conscious connivance by them, which is most uncanny. There is also: Stupidity Theory, Innocence Theory, Momentary Aberration Theory, Incompetence Theory, Unintended Consequences Theory and Innocent Cultural Proclivities Theory."

- Michael Parenti

[otherlander]

16. Our Word is Our Weapon

You'll probably have to order it off the internet.

[Richardo]

17. "Isaac's Storm" and "Devil in the White City" by Erik Larsen

Amazing histories of the 1900 Galveston hurricane, and a serial killer at the Chicago World's Fair respectively.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

18. Recommend both. n/t

[Blarch]

20. A few..

Shock Doctrine (Naomi Klein), Hubris (Isikoff, Corn), Against all Enemies (R. Clark), Assualt on Reason (Gore).

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

21. THANKS EVERYONE!!!

What a great set of recommendations. I am going to print this out and bring it with me to Barnes & Noble.