https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:34:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-semi-educational-but-interesting-books#post-2152485 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 10:55:20 +0000 Chillybear 2152485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms.Badger: That was a Great book! my biologist husband loved it as well </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-semi-educational-but-interesting-books#post-2152483 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 10:54:48 +0000 Chillybear 2152483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Erik Larson - Non fiction but reads like a novel (Devil in the White City, Thundrstruck)<br /> James Rollins - Like mixing Indian Jones and DaVinci Code<br /> I read Orphan Train in a day while on vacation last week </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-semi-educational-but-interesting-books#post-2152478 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 10:49:20 +0000 Ms.Badger 2152478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, it's a combination biography of a family and the science regarding the cells that were taken from Lacks. It's really good science non-fiction for someone who isn't a scientist </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-semi-educational-but-interesting-books#post-2152460 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 10:37:46 +0000 daisyfay 2152460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Echoing all the other suggestions for Bill Bryson for entertaining but educational non-fiction...he's absolutely hilarious.</p> <p>Also, not non-fiction, but if you like crime books anyway, you could check out some crime authors that are a little more literary, like Tana French or Kate Atkinson. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-semi-educational-but-interesting-books#post-2152422 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 10:22:58 +0000 hilsy85 2152422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Warmth of Other Suns was really interested! Also, Grit, anything by Malcom Gladwell, and All Joy No Fun by Jennifer Senior. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-semi-educational-but-interesting-books#post-2152343 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 09:44:20 +0000 Mae 2152343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lady grey: I actually read that one and thought it dragged on and on... lol. The war stuff was fascinating, but I could've done without most of the childhood and post-war info. But I know I'm in the vast minority on that opinion, everyone else I know who has read it loved it! </p> <p>@honeybear: @catlady: not necessarily wanting to read war books specifically... that was just an example of one that I heard about :) But i'll look into those! </p> <p>@bpcmarj: sounds interesting!</p> <p>@twodoghouse: Haven't heard of either of those, i'll check them out! @looch: @Anya: I'll look at them thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-semi-educational-but-interesting-books#post-2152321 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 09:27:03 +0000 Anya 2152321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second Malcolm Gladwell and Bill Bryson and I'll also suggest Atul Gawande. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-semi-educational-but-interesting-books#post-2152305 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 09:18:02 +0000 looch 2152305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like non fiction, it's pretty much all I read now, because I don't have to keep up with a plot.</p> <p>Bill Bryson is an author I like a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-semi-educational-but-interesting-books#post-2152235 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 08:51:59 +0000 bpcmarj 2152235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sex Wars by Marge Piercy is a very entertaining historical fiction with lots of fact in there :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-semi-educational-but-interesting-books#post-2152174 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 08:20:58 +0000 catlady 2152174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here are some that I've liked over the years. These are all different topics (not military though):</p> <p>Freakonomics and sequels<br /> Anything by Malcolm Gladwell (Tipping Point, etc)<br /> Anything by Oliver Sacks (Man who mistook his wife for a hat)<br /> Brain Rules and Brain Rules for Baby </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-semi-educational-but-interesting-books#post-2151988 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 05:11:58 +0000 honeybear 2151988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you want a war book, James Bradley's stuff is very readable and good. I particularly enjoyed Flyboys. For other entertaining, but not overly fluffy non-fiction, try Simon Winchester (esp The Professor and the Madman), Bill Bryson, Tony Horwitz (esp Blue Latitudes), and Dava Sobel (Longitude). I suppose it sounds like there is a theme in the latter two, but Horwitz's book is about Captain Cook and Sobel's is actually about figuring out longitude. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-semi-educational-but-interesting-books#post-2151883 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 21:33:04 +0000 lady grey 2151883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How about Unbroken? It is a bit of a downer but the story is amazing! It was definitely hard for me to put down. I learned a lot about world war 2 and Japanese internment camps...not sure if that's too heavy a topic for ya? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-semi-educational-but-interesting-books#post-2151829 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 20:27:59 +0000 twodoghouse 2151829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you read Nurtureshock? Alex and I are reading it now and it's pretty interesting. I also found The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way to be a good read. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-semi-educational-but-interesting-books#post-2151818 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 20:20:47 +0000 Mae 2151818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been reading a lot ever since LO was born. Like... I think I read 50 books in 2014. And like 45 of those were from May-December. I'm reading somewhat less now that she needs to be rocked significantly less, but still a book every week or two. </p> <p>Mostly I like really crappy books. Like the Law and Order of books haha (for example I read the whole 21 books in the Stephanie Plum series, and am now working my way through the Harry Bosch series). </p> <p>But I'm feeling like since I"m reading SO much maybe I should try reading books that would like... teach me something. Or expand my world view a little. Or something. Except if I'm being honest I have the attention span of a hamster when it comes to reading, I really need a very compelling/action-filled or funny book to keep me interested.</p> <p>Anyone have any books that might fit the bill? I just added Ashley's War to my reading list because the author was on Daily Show last night and it sounded both interesting and like I'd learn something about the military. </p>