Category Archives: Nonfiction

“Rocket Boys: A Memoir” by Homer Hickam

SMosier’s Thoughts: @Bubba_76: ever read The Rocket Boys By Homer Hickam? @SMosier: Yup. long time ago. Great read. Synopsis: The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir; a powerful, luminous story of coming … Continue reading

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“Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe” by Simon Singh

SMosier’s Thoughts: @kurt368: non fiction? @SMosier: Collapse, Guns, Germs and Steel. The God Delusion. Big Bang by Simon Singh. Synopsis: Renowned for making difficult ideas much less difficult than they might first appear, Simon Singh is our perfect guide to explaining … Continue reading

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“The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins

SMosier’s Thoughts: @kurt368: non fiction? @SMosier: Collapse, Guns, Germs and Steel. The God Delusion. Big Bang by Simon Singh. Synopsis: In this provocative New York Times bestseller, now published in paperback with a new preface, the preeminent scientist — and the world’s most … Continue reading

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“Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream” by Hunter S Thompson

SMosier’s Thoughts: @TheStanHat: you ever read any Hunter S Thompson? @SMosier: Hells Angels, Rum Punch, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – and forgetting one – Synopsis: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking … Continue reading

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“The Rum Diary: The Long Lost Novel” by Hunter S Thompson

SMosier’s Thoughts: @TheStanHat: you ever read any Hunter S Thompson? @SMosier: Hells Angels, Rum Punch, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – and forgetting one – Synopsis: Begun in 1959 by a then-twenty-two-year-old Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary is a brilliantly … Continue reading

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“Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga” by Hunter S Thompson

SMosier’s Thoughts: @TheStanHat: you ever read any Hunter S Thompson? @SMosier: Hells Angels, Rum Punch, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – and forgetting one – Synopsis: Hunter S. Thompson’s vivid account of his experiences with California’s most no-torious motorcycle gang, … Continue reading

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“Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon” by Chuck Palahniuk

SMosier’s Thoughts: “Chuck Palahniuk-have read FightClub, Lullaby, Rant, Survivor, Choke, Diary and Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon. Big fan.” “fun read about Portland” Synopsis: “Fugitives and Refugees is more than a book about the weird people and dark … Continue reading

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“Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed: Revised Edition” by Jared Diamond

SMosier’s Thoughts: @AllOutttaAngst: i’ve read guns, germs and steel after listening to a SMod. anything else you can recommend? @SMosier: Read COLLAPSE by same guy. Link: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed: Revised Edition

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“Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies” by Jared Diamond

SMosier’s Thoughts: @Joinedtofollow: What was the title of that book…Blankets, Germs and Steel?” @SMosier: Guns, Germs and Steel. But I like blankets better Link: Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

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“A Man without a Country” by Kurt Vonnegut

SMosier’s Thoughts: @robWrinaldi: ever read Vonnegut? @SMosier: SLAUGHTER HOUSE, CAT’S CRADLE, BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS, GALAPAGOS, A MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY, so far… Link: A Man without a Country

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