Good NON-military/NON-aviation books

[Fud]

"The Kama Sutra", and "Having sex while flying"...shit, that is an aviation book.

Edited June 6, 2009 by beast05

[Cell Dweller]

“The Great Gatsby” by Kathleen Parkinson. I had to read this in HS. When I first read it I hated it. I went back and read it in college and loved it. Its every mans secret desire to win back the one that got away by reappearing in her life ridiculously wealthy and awesome.

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote 'The Great Gatsby', so I am guessing that she wrote the Cliffs Notes for it? Well played, bubba.

My contribution:

"Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell - a well researched and detailed look at epidemics

"Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk - if you've seen the film, the book reads very much like the narration, but with a different ending

'When Pride Still Mattered" By David Maraniss - biography of Vince Lombardi which would appeal to football fans and those that respect personal accountability

[KState_Poke22]

"Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer. Absolutely amazing what those guys went through, especially Beck Weathers.

[Guest AirForceZip]

Three must reads.

Ben Franklin's Autobiography,

Walden by Henry David Thoreau, and

Go Dog Go I don't remember the Author, but truly a classic.

[MilitaryToFinance]

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. It's a really interesting book, part philosophy part statistics.

[Marjackson82]

"Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk - if you've seen the film, the book reads very much like the narration, but with a different ending

Check out the other books by Palahniuk as well.