Taken from
book_memes. It was so interesting I wanted to post it here as well to get you guys to take it too! ;) Besides, I'm always looking for new non-fiction recommendations!
1) Are you currently reading any non-fiction? What is it?Be Angry But Don't Blow It by Lisa Bevere and
Do You Think I'm Beautiful? by Angela Thomas. Both Christian non-fiction.
2) List your preferred non-fiction genres, the ones you'll buy more than a couple of books on:Christian non-fiction, memoirs.
3) Of those, what do you have the most of on your shelves?I think it's just about 50-50.
4) What non-fiction book have you surprised yourself with by enjoying (i.e. something not in your usual field of interest)?Kitchen Confidentials by Anthony Bourdain. Unlike any non-fiction I'd ever read before, but I loved it.
5) Do you prefer Biography or Autobiography?I have problems with both. When reading biographies I keep wondering, "How does the author know that for sure?!" and with autobiographies I keep wondering, "But how do I know the author is being honest here?". At the end of the day I think I prefer autobiographies though.
6) Favourite celebrity/sports (auto)biography? Favourite author (auto)biography?Celebrity:
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
Author:
The Selected Journals of Lucy Maud Montgomery7) Is there an (auto)biography of someone you'd like to read, that hasn't been written yet?Not that I can think of.
8) Do you read essays? Who are your favourite writers?Not generally. I've read a couple, but not enough to have any favourite writers.
9) Do you read war memoirs? What about straightforward war history? Any other area of history?Occasionally. I used to read a LOT of WW2 non-fiction - history and memoirs both - but got over-saturated, so haven't read any for years. I haven't read plain history in years - found it too dry.
10) Cookbooks or gardening books?DEFINITELY cookbooks! Gardening books bore me.
11) Do you have craft books of any kind?Several books of embroidery patterns and paper cut-outs/decorations.
12) Do you go in for coffee table books?I'd never buy a book
just because it'd look good on a coffee table, but I have bought books that would fall into that category, simply because I wanted them anyway.
Untamed by Steve Bloom would be one example of such a book.
13) What's the most random, bizarre, non-fiction book that you own?I don't think I have any that'd fall into that category. I have two non-fiction books written by my dad, if that counts? ;-)
14) Do you read true crime? What's the last one you read?Occasionally. Unfortunately the last one (
Deadly Angel by Fred Rosen) was terrible! Horrible writing and just completely uninteresting.
15) Recommend a book on a non-fiction subject that is readable and interesting, even supposing no initial interest in the people you are recommending it to.In His Sight by Kate Brennan. It's probably the best true crime book I've read. A definite page-turner.