Take the non-fiction challenge

Everyone is now flocking to the library to pick up summer reading. Try to have a few alternate choices in mind in case the book you wanted is checked out. You can always get on the hold list, but how about trying a non-fiction book that is every bit as entertaining, action-packed, and suspenseful as fiction? You might also pick up some trivia which could come in useful if you like crosswords or practicing for Jeopardy! (like I do). I’m going to suggest one page-turner in each main Dewey category (plus biography). Take the non-fiction challenge: Read something on the list and give me your feedback here.

Collective biography (B9) – The dirt by Motley Crue

Biography (B) – High on arrival by Mackenzie Phillips

100’s - My secret: A PostSecret book

200’s – Don’t know much about mythology, another Kenneth Davis book packed with trivia.

300’s – Curtains: Adventures of an undertaker-in-training (Kim gave this one a thumbs-up)

400’s – Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's guide to better English in plain English

500’s – Wicked plants: the weed that killed Lincoln's mother and other botanical atrocities

600’s – The hot zone – Ebola, monkeys, and biological weapons will put you on the edge of your seat.

700’s – The art of Ancient Egypt by Gay Robins

800’s – Undateable : 311 things guys do that guarantee they won't be dating or having sex – This is just too funny; both the text and the pictures merit laughs. Check this promotional clip.

900’s – Paris Under Water: How the City of Light Survived the Great Flood of 1910

I'll be looking forward to your comments.