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youngishbear
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 Sun, Nov 15 2020, 9:14 pm
| amother [ OP ] wrote: | What is a food memoir? Sounds interesting...
Thanks for all off the suggestions!
Any good biography recommendations? |
I enjoyed Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow.
I recommend reading autobiographies, too. There is something fascinating about getting to read the firsthand thoughts of people like Nikola Tesla, Helen Keller, and Benjamin Franklin.
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Cheshire cat
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Sun, Nov 15 2020, 9:23 pm
I think the op is looking for lighter subject material.
But if you're up for something more heavy, I recommend 'the last lion', a fascinating bio about Winston churchill.
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amother
Salmon
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Sun, Nov 15 2020, 9:26 pm
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A long, but easy and fascinating autobiographical read is, The Autobiography Of Agatha Christie. I've read it at least 3x. Easily one of my favorite non-fiction books.
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amother
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Sun, Nov 15 2020, 9:55 pm
| amother [ Salmon ] wrote: | Yeah, they are definitely out of print. But probably not too expensive to buy second hand.
If OP wants to get books through the library and not have to spend money, some of the suggestions on this thread probably won't work. |
I'm definitely planning to go cheap at the library 
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amother
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Sun, Nov 15 2020, 9:59 pm
Anyone read Turbulent Souls by Stephen Dubner? Does it fit my appropriateness criteria?
Was it good?
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GLUE
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Sun, Nov 15 2020, 10:14 pm
If you looking for Memoirs:
A year without made in China-Bongiorni
The year of Living Biblically-A.j. Jacobs (If you like that one look for more books by him)
Our Black Year-Anderson
These are a few story's in one book
The end of Karma-Sengupta
The good women of China - Xinran
Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother -Xinran
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amother
Salmon
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Sun, Nov 15 2020, 10:15 pm
| amother [ OP ] wrote: | Anyone read Turbulent Souls by Stephen Dubner? Does it fit my appropriateness criteria?
Was it good? |
Yes, just be aware it discusses a lot of x-tianity practices and beliefs. If you are uncomfortable with that, then you may want to skip it. But fascinating read. And no s*x.
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bluesclues
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Mon, Nov 16 2020, 7:14 am
The midwife of Venice
The harem midwife
Both amazing!!!
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amother
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Tue, Nov 17 2020, 11:34 pm
| bluesclues wrote: | The midwife of Venice
The harem midwife
Both amazing!!! |
Does the Harem Midwife fit my appropriate criteria? (nothing zexual?)
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amother
Pink
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Sat, Nov 21 2020, 9:53 pm
| Kiwi13 wrote: | | I recently fell in love with Sophie Hannah's books! |
Me too
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bluesclues
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Sun, Nov 22 2020, 8:12 am
[quote="amother [ OP ]"]Does the Harem Midwife fit my appropriate criteria? (nothing zexual?)[/quote
I don’t remember anything inappropriate but it has been a few years.
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PinkFridge
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Sun, Nov 22 2020, 4:43 pm
All non-fiction:
Books by A. J. Jacobs
The Power of Half
A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley (basis of the movie Lion)
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amother
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Wed, Dec 30 2020, 10:08 pm
I just wanted to thank you all for your suggestions, they have been keeping me busy!!
Just a note on bad language in some of these, in case it helps someone else:
Perfect Little Children
The One Hundred Year Old Man
The Lost Children
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voiceofreason
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Thu, Dec 31 2020, 4:50 am
If you like fantasy-
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman
The adults-only fantasy tends to be either very dark or not very clean. So I stick to YA fantasy and I enjoy it.
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amother
Slateblue
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Thu, Dec 31 2020, 8:07 am
| cinderella22 wrote: | If you like fantasy-
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman
The adults-only fantasy tends to be either very dark or not very clean. So I stick to YA fantasy and I enjoy it. |
I will just add a disclaimer that I didn't like Pullman's dark materials series, or this new sequel series. Yes they might be clean but it deals with some very questionable haskafas involving demons, angels, overthrowing G-d etc, which as a frum person I was not comfortable reading.
There's some really good YA fantasy out there. I personally like the fairy-tale retellings- K.M. Shea is particularly good, also Melanie Cellier.
Also like Melissa McShane, Melissa Caruso, and so many more that I can't think of right now.
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amother
Ginger
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Thu, Dec 31 2020, 6:36 pm
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Language warning for Torey Hayden books (in general)
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