OK! Here goes my first post....
In preparation for all the dry reading we're going to do in law school, I've stopped reading fiction and instead picked up some nonfiction over the last few months:
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by Barbara Ehrenreich
For those interested in public policy maybe? Shows how the deck is stacked against the working poor, and it's fun to hear Ehrenreich's stories about her (undercover) experiences taking crappy low-paying jobs. I can relate.
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
by Eric Schlosser
If you're addicted to fast food (I am) or interested in suing McDonalds (nah) it's a great read. I can't wait to read Schlosser's newest book: Refer Madness!
Game Over Press Start To Continue
by David Sheff
Amazing reporting documenting everything from the fall of Atari to the rise of Nintendo, a must read not only for video game nerds, but anyone that's interested in the behind the scenes business dealing and lawsuits you usually don't think about when you're playing Zelda.
Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner, The Battle of Brazil and The Devil's Candy: The Bonfire of the Vanities Goes to Hollywood
Three books about the making of two great movies and one bad one, I'd only recommend these for film buffs.
Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community
by Robert D. Putnam
I wrote my personal statement about this book. Might be a good read if you're into nonprofits or community organizations.
Fire in the East: The Rise of Asian Military Power and the Second Nuclear Age by Paul J. Bracken
I wouldn't really recommend this book, it's pretty scary.
So there you have it, my nonfiction kick. Any comments from peope who've read any of these or want to add to my list??
Posted by at July 20, 2003 11:23 PMI have always been a sucker for good non-fiction, reading pretty much anything not too boring to get through. Right now I am reading Terror and Liberalism by Paul Berman, who espouses a liberal interventionist foreign policy for the united States. Not that far into it, but seems like a pretty good book (of course, I come into the book agreeing with his premise). For those of you who are big baseball fans (I am), you should definitely read Moneyball by Michael Lewis. In the end, Lewis' description of the work of Billy Beane in building the Oakland A's despite a small payroll leaves a lot unanswered, but it is a very enjoyable book with a lot of interesting ideas about baseball.
Posted by: Avi Frisch at July 21, 2003 01:06 AMIf you're looking for something a little further from politics, Ivan Morris' classic book on Heian Japan, The World of the Shining Prince is out in paperback again. I'm trying to convince myself to save my coin and not buy it.
You know, I've done some work with Moveabletype and Amazon integration in another blog--if we're going to be doing a lot of entries like this, would anyone like me to try and get it working here?
Posted by: Anthony Rickey at July 21, 2003 02:33 AMOnly novels for me this summer. I imagine it will be awhile before I'll get to read purely pleasurable things again, and fiction is my true love.
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