Suggestions for my wish list....

[luna moth]

DH has just emailed me asking for a book wish list. I assume it's from my ILs who want to send a B'day present from interstate (and will not take no presents for an answer, no matter how hard I plead) I can't think of anything at the moment, so am after suggestions. Stuff I like, generally:

- social critiques (think Affluenza, Fast food Nation, No Logo etc)
- modern fiction (but I tend to have read almost everything that's "hot" because my mum gives it to me) Examples of favourites are Time Travelers Wife, Memory Keepers Daughter, Seven Types of Ambiguity etc.
- biographies. Of just about anyone.

Who's got a good suggestion?

[{sarah}]

I really enjoy biographies & have read some good ones...

* Brooke Shields - Down Came the Rain
* Michael J Fox - About Michael
* Drew Barrymore - Little Girl Lost
* Russell Brand - My Booky Wook
* Greg Manning - Love Greg & Lauren (letters from Greg about his wife's recovery after being injured in the World Trade Centres)
* Danny Russell - Dear Eddie (Aussie book, letters to his son about his mother who died from cancer)

[Lulu]

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist

[sneakysparkle]

The Shack
Mama Mia (Mia Freedman's new book)

[{sarah}]

Mama Mia (Mia Freedman's new book)

Sorry for hijacking, just have to ask... Is it good? I love her blog & follow her on Twitter, so I've been thinking of getting it.

[sneakysparkle]

Haven't read it yet! Heard its great though

[Muppity]

Best thing that I have read recently is a collection of short stories by Karen Hitch**** - I think it was called Little White slips.

I would recommend it to everyone.

[*Ash*]

Social critiques_
Have you read Naomi Klein's newest book? - 'The Shock Doctrine'
'Endgame' - Derrick Jensen
'The Ethics of what we Eat' - Singer and Mason

Modern fiction -
'Shantaram' -Gregory David Roberts (based on a true story)
'A Thousand Splendid Suns' and 'The Kite Runner' - both by Khaled Hosseini
'The Pillars of the Earth' Ken Follett

Recently, I read a great book called 'GoGo Mama' by Sally Sara. It explores the lives of 12women from Africa.