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Recommendation of books

Discussion in 'Entertainment and Technology' started by potofsoup, Jan 29, 2015.

  1. potofsoup

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    Hi guys :slight_smile:

    I'm interested to read inspirational autobiography/biography books.

    Two books I know is:

    1) I am Malala

    2) Life Without Limits - Nick Vujicic

    Do you know of other titles that you can recommend? :slight_smile:
     
  2. black-cat

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    Ohh I really want to read I am Malala. Hm, I don't read many of those sorts of books, but you might like Buddhist Bootcamp. It isn't actually about Buddhism, more of a man's journey.
     
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    Star Kings - by Edmond Hamilton,
    the beginning 'kills it' - I mean one of the best 1st chapters ever written in my opinion.

    The Player of Games - Iain Baxter, not a bad one if you're into Sci-Fi.

    Under the Yoke - Ivan Vazov, probably wouldn't be too interesting for you...but if you're into poorly-known historical events then this one is for you. It depicts a story of anti-turkish rebelion in Bulgaria during the 19th century.

    The Stranger beside me - Ann Rule, her personal encounters with Ted Bundy, the notorious serial killer.

    The Night Circus, Ein Morgenstern - a bit over-hyped in my opinion but way better than twillight or 50 shades of gray.

    Other ideas:

    Anything written by David Baldacci or "Crime and Punishment" or Hundreds years of solitude?

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    I just saw you mean biography/autobiography, in that case:

    Churchill by Roy Jenkins isn't bad;
    The stranger beside me about Ted Bundy (another serial killer, other than Churchil lol!! :slight_smile:, I already gave the example in pr. post.

    Also:

    "Into the wild" - that one definitely :slight_smile:.
     
  4. Incognito10

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    If you like inspirational and autobiographical, check this one out:

    "In the Shadow of the Banyan" by Vaddey Ratner.

    Was loaned to me by a friend and I enjoyed it.
     
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    Replica. It's about a girl who's a copy of a girl who was in a lesbian relationship, so yeah, pretty cool.
     
  6. Magnemma

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    my favorite memoir is called "the glass castle" by Jeannette Walls, it is really amazing.
     
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    I like everything Caitlin Moran writes, I love her sense of humor. Her book How to be a woman is brilliant, and it's not just for girls. It's not autobiography but if you're into feminism I really recommend it.
     
  8. potofsoup

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    Thanks for recommending the book titles guys :slight_smile: I'll head to the library next week to browse them. :slight_smile:
     
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    I started reading Chris Colfer's Land of Stories series. Only on chapter 3 of the first book (I'm a pretty slow reader) but it's pretty good.

    I'm reading a book called Tin Swift which is the second in a series but I'm pretty good at picking up on stuff so it's not difficult. It's pretty good although I'm not really that interested in the main storyline, there's a different one in the book that is more interesting, but I am also early in the book there so they might converge IDK.
     
  10. potofsoup

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    Thanks for your reply md0123 :slight_smile:
     
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    Twilight

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    The hunger games