Nonfiction
Revised 6/16/2007
** indicates one of Stephen's *most* favorite
Cecil Adams--Trivia
Richard Armour--Humorous
history
Martha Barnette--etymology
of unusual English words
Bradley, Ian: Celtic Christianity
Rudolph Brasch--Cultural
anthropologist
Katharine Mary
Briggs--English
folklore and fantasy
**Bill Bryson--nonfiction
about England, America & the English language
**James Burke--nonfiction,
history of science and technology
**Tim Cahill--outdoor
adventure & travel
Thomas Cahill
Cultural history–series: Hinges of history
Carver, Craig: History of English in its Own Words
Cohen, Shaye : from the Maccabees to the Mishna
John Dominic
Crossan--New
Testament & historical Jesus scholar
Hilda Davidson--History of
religion
**Kenneth Davis--nonfiction,
"Don't know much about ...." series
Richard Dorson--Folklore
scholar
**Gerald Durrell--nonfiction,
naturalist
Freeman Dyson--Physicist
Mircea Eliade--History of
and comparative religion
**Willard Espy--nonfiction,
English words & etymologies
Ewen, Alexander: Voice of Indigenous Peoples
David Feldman--nonfiction,
curious origins & odd questions
Fredriksen, Paula: from Jesus to Christ
Martin Gardner--nonfiction,
mathematics & science as well as annotated works of classic literature
Gregory Godek--How to be
romantic
Larry Gonick--cartoon
history of ....
Karen Elizabeth
Gordon--Books
about the English language
**Stephen Jay
Gould--nonfiction,
biology and natural history
Miranda Green--Celtic
studies
Linda Greenlaw--one of
the fishing boat captains in The Perfect Storm.
John Gribbin--Astronomy,
space & science
Lewis Grizzard--Southern
humor
Grun, Bernard: Timetables of History
Marvin Harris--nonfiction,
cultural anthropology
Stephen Hawking--Space
& cosmology
Jeffrey Kacirk Nonfiction,
odd and interesting English words
Hoffman, Paul: Archimedes' Revenge--joys & Perils of Math
Hannah Holmes--Nonfiction
Tony Horwitz--Travel/adventure
Michio Kaku--Space/cosmology
Helmut Koester--History of
Christianity
Klauser, Janet: Talk about English
Richard Lederer--nonfiction,
English words & etymologies
Alan Lightman--nonfiction,
science
Mackintosh, Graham: Into a Desert Place
MacManus, Sean: Story of the Irish Race
Frances Mayes--Tuscany
Peter Mayle--Novels,
nonfiction about life in Provence & France, miscellaneous nonfiction
Cherokee Paul
McDonald--Florida
cop
Patrick McManus Humorous
outdoors writer; mysteries featuring Blight County ID sheriff Bo Tully &
his dad, the former sheriff, in the Rockies
Wayne Meeks--History of
Christianity
**Christopher Robin
Milne--about his
dad, A A
Moschell, David: Where in the Word?
Farley (McGill)
Mowat--Travel,
nature & nonfiction for adults only
Joe Nickell--Skeptical
literature
Oliphant, Margaret: Atlas of the Ancient World
Elaine Pagels--History
of religions
Charles Panati--nonfiction,
curious origins & odd questions
Roger Penrose--Neuroscience
& brain
Stuart Piggott--Archaeology
James Randi--Stage magic
& skeptical literature
Richard Restak--Neuroscience
& brain
Oliver Sacks--Neuroscience/Psychiatry
Carl Sagan--nonfiction,
science and astronomy
**Tim Severin--nonfiction,
history of exploration
Richard Shenkman--nonfiction,
what you didn't learn about history
Shipps, Anthony: Quote Sleuth
Shorto, Russell: Gospel Truth
Deborah F(rances)
Tannen--Nonfiction:
interpersonal communication
Tapscott, Don: Growing up Digital
Edwin Way Teale--Naturalist
Lewis Thomas--nonfiction,
medicine & science
James Trefil--nonfiction,
science
Jan Harold van
Brunvand--Urban
legends
Waldman, Carl: Art of Magic
**Michael Wood--nonfiction,
ancient history
Mike Wright
(1938)--"What they didn't teach you about..."
Howard Zinn--American history
& current affairs