Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, by Mary Roach The Canon, by Natalie Angier How the Mind Works, by Stephen Pinker Hyperspace, by Michio Kaku The Evolution of Species, by Charles Darwin Cosmos, by Carl Sagan Death by Black Hole, by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
god is not Great, Christopher Hitchens. The Fabric of the Cosmos, Brian Greene. A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson. Science, A History, John Gribbin. Modern Times, Paul Johnson. (Don't read it if you don't already know your 20th century history, though.)
"The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark " by Carl Sagan An excellent book that debunks a lot of paranormal crap like UFOs, ghosts, gods & demons, astrology, etc... It helps people be critical thinkers and not gullable idiots.
The Corps-First book is called "Semper fi" and The brotherhood of war- the first book is called "the lieutenants". They are both by WEB Griffin and are extremely good.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Art of War by Stung Stu(possibly spelled wrong) Hiroshima by John Hersey I also like 100 people who are screwing up America by Bernard Goldberg.
Sun Tzu by the way Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The Seventy Great Battles in History is also an awesome book
The origin of species by Charles Darwin, The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, The Works of Archimedes. I'd like to recommend these books.
My favorite nonfiction in the categories of hardcore science and history are: 1. The Holy Bible by the LORD thy God. 2. The Mahabharata by various ancient authors and demigods. 3. The Iliad by Homer. 4. Worlds in Collision by Immanuel Velikovsky. 5. Chariots of the Gods by Erich Von Daniken. 6. The Devil's Delusion by David Berlinski.
I recommend the book - A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson, which is about science history. The book is very interesting and easy to understand even though its content is about science.
does it have to be a science book? I really liked Swan Song Shadow of the Wind and The Sparrow series wow, I guess I like S books
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy was amazing. There were at least three words on every page I had to look up. (thankfully, the kindle has a built-in dictionary), but it would have helped if I knew Spanish.
Wow, "The Road" was the most depressing book I think I've ever read. It was like the literary version of "Death of the Fireflies." Jared Diamond's book, Collapse, is brilliant. I need to get my hands on Guns Germs and Steel, his previous book.
Is that the same as "Grave of the Fireflies"?... If so it's been in my DVD collection for best part of 2 years and still unopened... never quite been in the mood. :/ But "The Road" is good... just depressing.
@ sarkus-yeah, I misspoke...or something like that...Grave Of The Fireflies. Beautifully animated...just absolutely stunning, and very well-told. Most. Depressing. Film. Ever. Yeah, The Road was good too...I reread it and bawled my eyes out each time. I'd just rather not read stuff that abets my Major Depressive Disorder, it does not need feeding, KWIM?
OMG Michio Kaku? I've watched his show "SciFi Science", but I had no idea that he was an author! I am SOOOOOOO gonna look for Hyperspace!!