How many of these "top 100" non-fiction books have YOU read? - Page 6

Big Shirley · 10-13-2010, 07:01 PM

Only 5 from the board in non-fiction

and 19 from the board selections in fiction. I didn't read the other side. I agree with earlier posters Ayn Rand?!

GreenMonkey · 10-15-2010, 06:14 AM

By my count I had read pretty much zero of the non-fiction list. Although I've read large pieces of W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T Washington, etc in my various African American history classes, along with some pieces of the other ones here and there.

In the fiction list, it was 3: Grapes of Wrath, Lord of the Flies and Call of the Wild - all in high school 10+ years ago.

I'm a sci-fi/fantasy reader, mostly, and only read normal "fiction" once in a while.

The reader's lists are a mixed bag. Battlefield Earth? Seriously? I can almost see Ender's Game..

Paegan2246 · 10-15-2010, 10:25 AM

I've read Battle Cry Freedom, the Shelby Foote and Barbara Tuchman books on the list. Most of the rest I have never even heard of. But most of my non-fiction books tend to be history, natural sciences or biographies. Philosophy and the humanities have never held much interest for me. Does that make me a Philistine?

queentess · 10-15-2010, 11:03 AM

Quote:

The reader’s poll for the best nonfiction published in the English language since 1900 opened on April 29, 1999 and closed on September 30, 1999 with a total of 194,829 votes cast.

http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/

captcrouton · 10-15-2010, 05:32 PM

I found the list here more compelling, and free...

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread435830/pg1

Timoleon · 10-15-2010, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Frankly I don't have too high of an opinion on either side of the non-fiction list. Too many gaping holes, too much opinion. (Is opinion fiction or non-fiction?)

No Durant's The History of Civilization?
No Asimov collection of science essays?
No Spengler?
No The Way Things Work
No good books on ... Paleontology, Biology, molecular biology, mathematics...
Ect...

Ditto. There is some nasty stuff on those lists.

BreezyDay · 10-16-2010, 03:07 AM

Only 4 of them and I've been reading mostly non-fiction the past few years.

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10-13-2010, 07:01 PM	#76
Big Shirley Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Maine Device: Kindle 2, Galaxy S, Nook Color, Sony PRS-950	Way more fiction than non-fiction Only 5 from the board in non-fiction and 19 from the board selections in fiction. I didn't read the other side. I agree with earlier posters Ayn Rand?!

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10-15-2010, 06:14 AM	#77
GreenMonkey DRM hater Posts: 945 Karma: 2066176 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Michigan Device: Nook ST glow, Kindle Voyage	By my count I had read pretty much zero of the non-fiction list. Although I've read large pieces of W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T Washington, etc in my various African American history classes, along with some pieces of the other ones here and there. In the fiction list, it was 3: Grapes of Wrath, Lord of the Flies and Call of the Wild - all in high school 10+ years ago. I'm a sci-fi/fantasy reader, mostly, and only read normal "fiction" once in a while. The reader's lists are a mixed bag. Battlefield Earth? Seriously? I can almost see Ender's Game..

10-15-2010, 10:25 AM	#78
Paegan2246 Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 2627294 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wisconsin Device: Kindle Keyboard, Kindle Touch, iPod Touch, 3-160GB iPod classics	I've read Battle Cry Freedom, the Shelby Foote and Barbara Tuchman books on the list. Most of the rest I have never even heard of. But most of my non-fiction books tend to be history, natural sciences or biographies. Philosophy and the humanities have never held much interest for me. Does that make me a Philistine?

10-15-2010, 05:32 PM	#80
captcrouton Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 84 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kyiv, Ukraine Device: Kindle 2	I found the list here more compelling, and free... http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread435830/pg1

10-16-2010, 03:07 AM	#82
BreezyDay 12 Miles and Climbing Posts: 40 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	Only 4 of them and I've been reading mostly non-fiction the past few years. __________________________________________________ __________________ Kindle Edition of Outsmart the Unexpected (Unusual edge-of-your-seat dilemmas to solve your way out of) Resources for improving your ability to Think on Your Feet .

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