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Written by Vincent Bugliosi, who prosecuted the Manson clan. A friend told me that I would be hooked after the first paragraph. He was right. You won't be able to put it down.
Written by Vincent Bugliosi, who prosecuted the Manson clan. A friend told me that I would be hooked after the first paragraph. He was right. You won't be able to put it down.
M, you had mentioned early on with this thread that you wanted to read about Abraham Lincoln. You can't go wrong with a book by James McPherson, and the David Herbert Donald biography is also considered a good one. As are the ones by Richard Carwardine and Stephen B. Oates. When I'm looking for a certain kind of book, I always do a search on amazon and read the editorial reviews and customer reviews of the highly-rated books. It seems to have worked well for me so far!
I read a lot of non-fiction, but it's hard to say whether what I like would be something others would like. The books I read cover many subjects; however, I have found that I read a lot of books about politics and war, lately the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, two books of general interest I can think of are: Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art by Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo, and And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts. The former is about an art forging scheme of the late 20th century, and the latter is about the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. Two interesting reads. The movie for the latter also is amazing.
I agree, Helter Skelter was great. I really like reading about true crime, and I find the Manson murders fascinating and terribly sad.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Oh I have this on the wait list at the library--a friend suggested it and I had never heard of it.
I just finished the Andre Agassi autobio OPEN. It is different because it is so not what I expected--a parade of feats getting to the top and lots of self-important revelations. Rather it is his perspective from a pedestrian rough around the edges kid who was forced into greatness. And one does wonder at the end if he thinks it was all worth it.
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