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Can I give you a list? Imma give you a list with a little from each category. I LOVE books and posts like this!

Non-fiction or Books About Things:

The Lost City of Z: In 1925, the legendary British explorer Percy Fawcett ventured into the Amazon jungle, in search of a fabled civilization. He never returned. Over the years countless perished trying to find evidence of his party and the place he called “The Lost City of Z.” In this masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, journalist David Grann interweaves the spellbinding stories of Fawcett’s quest for “Z” and his own journey into the deadly jungle, as he unravels the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century. Cumberbatch will play him in the movie version of this.

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers: Hilariously gross and just super interesting. Her writing is like a non-fiction Terry Pratchett. Everything she's written is great, but this one is my favorite.

Devil in the White City: All about HH Holmes and his murder hotel during the Chicago World's Fair. Incredibly well-written and interesting.

The Outlaw Trail: Written in 1920 by the first superintendent of Capitol Reef National Park (aka, the area around Robber's Roost). He went around interviewing the guys who were still alive from the original Wild Bunch, plus some of the other outlaws that were active during that time. Never read anything else with actual interviews from these guys and it's a little slice of life from the end of the Wild West.

Fiction, Fantasy, Sci-Fi:

Here I'm only going to give you the less known stuff. You can find Sanderson (light epic fantasy), Pratchett (humor / satire fantasy), Adams (humor fantasy), etc easily in any bookstore. They are fantastic and should be read, but they are easy to find. I suggest:

The Cloud Roads: Martha Wells is an anthropologist and it shows in her world building in every series. She creates societies instead of landscapes. These are very character-driven and sometimes emotional.

The Lion of Senet: Jennifer Fallon starts a great political thriller series with this book. If you like shows like House of Cards or things where there's a lot of political plotting, sudden twists, and a dash of science v. religion, then you'll love these.

The Book of Joby: Do you want to cry? This book will make you cry. Mix arthurian legend with some God & Devil archetypes and it's just this very powerful story. Even though it deals with religious themes and icons, I wouldn't say it's a religious book. Reads more like mythology.

On Basilisk Station: Awesome military space opera. Really good sci-fi.

Grimspace: Pulpy space opera. Brain bubble gum instead of serious reading. But that's fun sometimes too!

Non-fiction. A lot of people seem to discount anything that's not fiction, on the grounds that it will be boring, 'hard', or extraneous to their lives. What's I've found is that I'll often pick up a book because I'm interested in a particular topic, and 'new' non-fiction often takes you into many other related topics, how they've influenced/been a symbol of that society, etc.

A few of the books that really stick in my mind are

The Devil in the White City: A Saga of Magic and Murder at the Fair that Changed America. I'd originally picked it up because I've got an interest in serial killers (yeah, I know), but all of the information about engineering, the history of the World's Fair, Chicago etc. was just fascinating.

Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. It's supposedly about Prohibition, but it says a lot more about the political/religious climate of the U.S. from the mid-1800s on, ties prohibition in with women's rights, churches, gangsters etc. And it's a great read.

Pretty much anything by Jon Krakauer. A lot of his books are about 'individualism vs. society', but they cover a lot of ground. Into Thin Air is one of the best extreme sports books I've ever read, Into the Wild is incredibly sad, Under the Banner of Heaven was a very interesting look at Mormon-related culture, etc.

At Home: A Short History of Private Life is just interesting, accessible reading, that touches on everything from why we have closets to when the desire for privacy influenced house design.

Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement is ostensibly about a splinter fundamentalist group that started in the U.S., but eventually ends up touching on everything from PACs, to racism, education styles, women's rights, how Catholic/Protestant/Jewish/Islamic fundamentalists are coming to an accord on some fairly major issues, and how that's likely to play out.

And because I'm a Tudor history nut, Henry VIII: the King and his Court, and The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen were both very interesting, and go well beyond the standard royal biography. I think that it's pretty awesome that so much new information and scholarship is turning up around facts that we've 'known' for centuries.

Pretty much anything by Nathaniel Philbrick or David McCullough.

Non-fiction is just great, especially right now. I think that we're in a bit of in a Golden Age of non-fiction right now, as there's a demand for it, and authors are making it more accessible and interesting than ever.

I've done two sours with some wild yeast I caught.

• My best tip would be use separate equipment. I'm not as worried about my glass carboys, but I have duplicates of all of my plastic accessories/fermenters.
  
  
• It takes lots of time, too. My first sour, which I made very plain just to see how the yeast performed, smelled like vomit for about the first 4 months it was bottled. Now, it tastes great.
  
  
• Fruit is very helpful, in my experience. The two brews I did were almost identical recipes, both with the same wild yeast. One got 1lb/gal of blackberries added to the secondary for about 7 months. This beer is much more refreshing/tart, and not very fruity. The non-fruit one is earthy, like a brett-only beer, with a mild tartness. Not that it's bad, but I prefer the sourness that the berries added.
  
  
• Also, I recently bought this book. However, I haven't read it, so I can't comment on it's usefullness.
  
  Hope that helps! Cheers and good luck!

One of my favorite books is Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman. It's 40 short stories, like 2-3 pages long with 40 possibilities of what happens after death. It is so incredibly creative and really makes you think! It's a super quick read, too. I honestly could not put it down.
I don't want to spoil it, but here is the Amazon page for it, which has some examples if you'd like to read them. ;) For example, "In one afterlife you may find that God is the size of a microbe and is unaware of your existence" or "In a different version of the afterlife you work as a background character in other people's dreams." And those aren't even the coolest ones! I 100000% recommend you get this book!

If I were to win, I would like
Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial. Thank you! And happy world book day!!!

Nice, if you are into morbid things, I recommend reading the mudraking stories of that exposition there are a few books regarding the racism (I haven't read it but some profs recommended it) or about one of the notorious serial killers that took advantage of that exposition, which is a really cool book.

As for the exposition itself, it was groundbreaking since it was one of the most grand expositions since the Crystal Palace at Hyde Park, London in 1851 (and it didn't spark a genre of literature such as with Crystal Palace and existentialist Fyodor Dostoyevsky). It also helped establish a Disney-esque feel to world fairs (such as the 1915 Panama–California Exposition in Balboa Park, San Diego) with grand, yet temporary, structures. But this sucks because most of the buildings at the Columbian were awesome even by today's standards and would have been kept to symbolize the city in the same fashion as Balboa Park and the Eiffel Tower, also temporary structures for the 1915 expo in SD & 1889 expo in Paris. You could argue that the ones kept from the 1964 New York and 1968 Hemisfair at San Antonio weren't that famous but they are location fixed landmarks. But I am glad that at least the Palace of Fine Arts and the World's Congress Auxiliary Building still stand (Art Institute & Museum of Science), and they are impressive to see when visiting them.

Arcadia Publishing did this good book (prominent among the olde timey historians) encompassing the exposition for us Millenials.
As for history itself, it is interesting to know which part you interests you. The whole length of human history is separated into many parts but most of what I focus on is with "late modern history" (Yes, 200 years ago is still modern to international historian standards) which begins after the French revolution and Industrial revolution.

Great to know you got your feet wet with history books!

I own two that I think are really good in the sense that they're really useful in examining the case, but I'm not sure if that's the 'good' you're looking for in terms of vacation reading!

If you want something entertaining, but isn't overly long and dry, you might pick up a book called 'The Cases That Haunt Us' by the "real life" Jack Crawford, John Douglas. That book has overviews of several different famous, unsolved cases, including an interesting section about The Ripper (link: http://www.amazon.com/The-Cases-That-Haunt-Us/dp/0671017063). This one is probably the best vacation reading sort of book.

If you don't mind something dry & academic, I like 'The Ultimate Jack The Ripper Companion' by Stuart Evans & Keith Skinner (link: http://www.amazon.com/The-Ultimate-Jack-Ripper-Companion/dp/0786707682). It's the only contemporary source material encyclopedia that I know of.

Finally, there's a book that sort of marries these two types called 'Complete History of Jack the Ripper', but Philip Sugden (link: http://www.amazon.com/Complete-History-Ripper-Philip-Sugden/dp/1841193976). Like the one above, this one is pretty long, but is written in a more accessible way.

If you have a tablet or other mobile device that you're bringing with you, you can always enjoy my favorite Ripper website, http://casebook.org/

It's not too hard but it takes a long time to make traditionally. You don't typically drink a lambic straight, you drink a blend of old and young lambics like geuze or kriek. The lambics that are blended are typically one year old and two to three years old. As far as ingredients you use old or aged hops which have no aroma and little bittering. You don't need a barrel to do oak aging, you can buy oak spirals, cubes, or chips. The easiest way to get the desired microorganisms is probably just to buy something like Wyeast Lambic Blend. A lot of lambics also have fruit added. I'm sure there are shortcuts to make it easier or faster but I haven't done a ton of research into it.

I've never made one but I'd like to at some point, probably best to get started now and throw it in the basement to forget about for a couple of years. Check out Wild Brews if you're still interested.

Devil In The White City by Erik Larson

"In The Devil in the White City, the smoke, romance, and mystery of the Gilded Age come alive as never before.

Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his “World’s Fair Hotel” just west of the fairgrounds—a torture palace complete with dissection table, gas chamber, and 3,000-degree crematorium.

Burnham overcame tremendous obstacles and tragedies as he organized the talents of Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles McKim, Louis Sullivan, and others to transform swampy Jackson Park into the White City, while Holmes used the attraction of the great fair and his own satanic charms to lure scores of young women to their deaths. What makes the story all the more chilling is that Holmes really lived, walking the grounds of that dream city by the lake.

The Devil in the White City draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others. Erik Larson’s gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of the master builder, the killer, and the great fair that obsessed them both."

I really love the cover of my copy of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. It helps that this is one of my favorite novels...here is what it looks like though I have the hardback version.

I also really like the new line of Agatha Christie novels. They're a bit spartan and have a really lovely texture, as well. Since I collect vintage Agathas, I also have been buying newer copies in order to re-read them. The vintage ones are really fragile and I don't want to damage them further.

Thanks for mentioning us pre-internet pioneers of exmo-ness.

I left in late 1995. Made the mistake of reading Richard S. Van Wagoner's "Mormon Polygamy: A History"

I felt so guilty for reading that book. But, I just couldn't put it down. It was the first time I felt like someone was giving me a real picture of Joseph Smith the man, not the myth. Decided I needed to balance out what I was getting in Van Wagoner's book with something more "church approved." Went to Deseret Book. Asked the girl working if they had anything on polygamy. She said she thought they had one book- they did. It was the book I was already reading.

That was the moment I took the red pill. There was no turning back and the floodgates were opened. I then read:

• No Man Knows My History
  
• Quest For The Gold Plates
  
• By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus
  
• Salamander: The Story of the Mormon Forgery Murders
  
• Secret Ceremonies
  
• Where Does It Say That?
  
  And then I started checking out copies of Sunstone and Dialogue.
  
  I started checking out some of the articles at Utah Lighthouse Ministries and made one trip to their book store, but I was already becoming an atheist and I didn't really like how they weren't just trying to debunk Mormonism but also trying to sell born again xianity.
  
  By November of 1996 I was already attending a Unitarian Universalist congregation and also pretty much an athiest at that point.
  
  When stuff like MormonThink came along, I was already pretty much post-Mormon. And, when I discovered r/exmormon, I was suddenly surprised at how much I liked watching what was happening here.
  
  I'm always surprised at the announcements people make about being done with this place. But, then I found it when I was already over all the emotional rage at having been deceived. I think I just like watching the train wreck at this point. People's posts here really give me the sense that Mormonism is imploding at a rate faster than this stodgy institution is prepared to deal with- makes me happy.

A lot of wonderful authors there.

Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief is a great read, full of interesting discoveries and very well-written. Then, for extra meta-fun, you can watch the movie Adaptation.

Hersey's Hiroshima is a compact but sobering collection of first-hand accounts. An easy but powerful read that sticks in your mind long after.

Peter Matthiessen is a writer of great insight and conviction. Check out In the Spirit of Crazy Horse if you're interested in Native American issues.

Hey, congratulations on the husband's new job! And welcome to RAoA, very cool that you're doing your first contest. :)

16 bucks an hour!!

I love both mysteries and true crime, so I'm going to link [this book] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0671017063/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=WF8NZ0PKFW15&coliid=I2F7D4AGX4CCJQ) about unsolved mysteries. I've read other stuff by the author, Mark Olshaker, and really liked his work, so I'm eager to read this one.

Thanks for the contest!

Lots of good recommendations already! And I'm getting lots more to add to my to-read/to-watch list, thanks!

I read The Innocent Man by John Grisham several years ago and it still sticks with me. https://www.amazon.com/Innocent-Man-Murder-Injustice-Small/dp/0345532015

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is another good one that I kept forgetting was actually a non-fiction book. A gay love affair, high society parties, a drag queen named the Lady Chablis, what's not to like?! The movie is also fantastic. https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Garden-Good-Evil-Berendt-ebook/dp/B003JMFKVK/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1496104450&sr=1-1&keywords=midnight+in+the+garden+of+good+and+evil

I wanted to let you guys know a little bit about what's been done and what's kind of in the works over at the JBRCE. u/-searchinGirl has been doing some editing as well as what this post announces.

One thing that someone expressed was that citations in certain sections aren't well rounded enough and don't incorporate some of the newer books and materials. I feel the best way to do this quickly is to crowdsource the work.

We need to get citations and material from two of the newer books, specifically Kolar's and Woodward's. What I propose is that we do like a book club here and we can kill two birds with one stone.

We'll start with Kolar and as we read each week, we'll discuss the book as well as hopefully harvest citations for the JBRCE.

The previous mod wanted to do a book club and it went about 3 weeks and stopped. I'm not going to let that happen this time. We'll see this one through to the end.

If you don't own James Kolar's book and you want to be a part of this book club, go ahead and buy it now so you'll be ready. It appears his website is out of them right now, but Amazon has them in stock for around $14 and up.

We'll get together and devise a schedule and some other organization and we'll figure out how best to go about it.

After we do that one, we'll do Paula Woodward's book. I know that lots of people dislike Paula Woodward. I understand that. Still, it is a book that is about this case by a well known figure in the orbit of this case. It's noteworthy even if you disagree with Paula or her book.

I think this is a good opportunity for everyone to have a good discussion. It's one book from each 'side'. I would be interested in any ideas or suggestions anyone might have regarding this project.

Big Bill of Chicago is basically a companion volume to Lords of the Levee -- by the same authors and covering the period under mayor Big Bill Thompson. Also rollicking good fun.

For more recent history, see Boss by Mike Royko -- an eviscerating portrait of the Richard Daley administration.

All three of these books, you'll note, are the works of journalists rather than academic historians, which means they're captivating and engaging stories by people who write with a joy and a sharpness you don't typically find among more academic works.

Not a history, but Devil in the White City is an excellent novel set in Chicago at the time of the World's Fair.

As for histories, Distant Corners and Soccer in a Football World constitute the definitive history of the sport in North America.

oh I like your taste :)

For true crime, I recommend the best of the best, IMO... Helter Skelter

If you want to combine that with a little more history (not really fiction), try Devil in the White City

Murder mysteries, I personally like James Ellroy though I have heard complaints about his style from lot of people.

My favorite historical fiction is usually "alternate" in some way, but if you don't mine war stories, try these -- easily the best historical interpretation of the Civil War.

the only one I would have to look into or ask around for are the psych books... those aren't my usual fare :)

If you like historical fiction The Saxon Tales is some pretty good reading. https://www.amazon.com/Last-Kingdom-Saxon-Tales-Book-ebook/dp/B000FC2RR2#navbar

bonus the bbc is doing a series on them coming out soon. I find them compelling because I have dutch/wasp ancestry.

I also like nonfiction that reads like fiction. I highly recommend literally anything by Eric Larson. I'd start with Devil in the White City. Great true story about a serial killer operating during the Chicago World's Fair in the 1890s. https://www.amazon.com/Devil-White-City-Madness-Changed/dp/0375725601/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467895439&sr=8-1&keywords=the+white+city

You said no sci fi but The Expanse series is some of the best reading I've ever had.

https://www.amazon.com/Leviathan-Wakes-Expanse-Book-1-ebook/dp/B0047Y171G/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1467895699&sr=8-4&keywords=the+expanse#navbar

I honestly cannot wait for this movie. I've read the book at least 5 times and would highly recommend it to anyone.

Some people couldn't get through it since it's basically two stories in one that end up intertwining at the end. One is the actual process of obtaining the right to and building of the World's fair and the men involved with that. The other is H. H. Holmes story about how he ended up in Chicago.

I think Leo is going to be fantastic in this role. H. H. Holmes is a complex character to play and it takes the right actor to bring that alive.

Link To Book on Amazon

If anyone wants to learn more about Holmes' story or just hear about things that were going on in 1898 Chicago during the planning of the World's Fair, I highly recommend Devil in the White City. Great read, 100% non-fictional, but it's written in such a way that it feels like a fiction thriller. Really anything by Erik Larson is great.

Your best bet for a narrative history of the occupation would be Paul Chaat Smith and Robert Allen Warrior's Like a Hurricane: The Indian Movement from Alcatraz to Wounded Knee. As the title says it goes from the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz through 1972's BIA occupation and concludes with WK. It's well written and a fun read. Matthiesson's In the Spirit of Crazy Horse: The Story of Leonard Peltier and the FBI’s War on the American Indian Movement deals mostly with the Leonard Peltier trial but it has some good stuff about what happened following Wounded Knee.

PBS also did an episode of American Experience on the subject that's available online.

There's a few other books that are somewhat related and may be of interest. Charles Wilkinson's Blood Struggle deals with the legal and political actions of tribes during the twentieth century. It talks about Wounded Knee a little bit but it's mostly a legal history. Additionally Indians in Unexpected Places is a wonderful read on the differences between the lives Indians lived and white expectations, which influenced a lot of the talk about Wounded Knee.

I've got piles of books lying around my apartment so if you need anymore I can probably pull some more.

Ok, here's where I have something to say!

In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larsen - my husband says this is one of the best books he's ever read. It's about an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (1933). I also recommend Death in the City of Light which is a bout a serial killer in WWII Nazi occupied Paris. I always enjoy stories about real, individual people in the backdrop of much larger events/changes, it humanizes the big picture stuff and provides unique contexts/perspectives, while peppering in new facts about the larger events that would be too small/specific to make it into, you know, A BIG BOOK ABOUT EVERYTHING WORLD WAR II11!!!!



My favorite historical period for nonfiction reading is the Golden Age of Exploration. This period concerns the multiple unsuccessful and eventually successful polar exploration expeditions. Extreme hardship, loss, and heroism are common themes, plus very interesting facts (for example, comparison of the British and Norwegians' theories, methods, and technologies when attempting to reach the south pole). Here are a few of my favorite books on the topic:

South: The Endurance Expedition by Ernest Shackleton He attempted a south pole trip in 1914.

The Worst Journey in the World written by a surprisingly young and inexperienced member of Robert Falcon Scott's 1910 antarctic expedition. A unique perspective since it's told by this guy rather than an expedition leader or leader-idolizing biographer.

Peary, the explorer and the man A NORTH pole explorer for once!

Here's a link to what I have pinned at the top of the subreddit. The first link in that post is to my series. Here's my post about the remains being found. I also turned this series into a book, which fleshes it out more. I'm definitely more sympathetic to Casey than you are (I think it was most likely a drowning accident because she wasn't watching her), but I completely agree with you that all of the lies surrounding all of this crucial evidence made it difficult to parse out what the truth was. I agree with you that George was probably involved in the cover up and may very well have disposed of the remains.

If you want to read my book, I can get you a free copy.

> It doesn't matter whether Mary Lacy believed him or not.

Team Ramsey hired him.

I recently read the JBR chapter in his book

https://www.amazon.com/Cases-That-Haunt-Us/dp/0671017063

The Cases that Haunt Us.

I like John Douglas a lot, but this was written in about 2000 or so, and he makes some "deductions" based on his experience that turn out to be erroneous in retrospect.

As I recall, one was "strangulation before head injury", and I am pretty sure forensic scientists have determined it was head injury, then strangulation as coupe de gras. He made some assumptions based on his presumed sequence that I do not think fit.

>Edit: It was mentioned they put up a reward,

I think the reward kind of faded away many years ago?

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil!

http://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Garden-Good-Evil-Berendt/dp/0679751521/

Some of the wildest true characters out there, brilliantly described.

Also a pretty great Cusack/Spacey movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119668/?ref_=sr_1.

I'm traditionally more into literary fiction, but I've been exploring non-fiction recently.

Currently Reading: 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

Recently Finished: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration and Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam Trilogy

Next on the List: Either Guns Germs and Steel or Devil in the White City. Haven't decided yet

The substance of civilization. Technically about materials, but this is a great read.

Napoleon's buttons more a collection of stories about how chemistry mattered in society. Very enjoyable though their little briefs on how chemistry works might bore you, but they are quick. and the book is a lot of fun.

Molecules of murder I didn't have time to finish this one, but the parts I got too were quite good. He is an analytical chemist and it comes across in his writing.

Devil in the White City- By Erik Larson A fantastic nonfiction that reads like fiction.

Anything by HP Lovecraft for a dose of Horror. I think the story, "Horror at Red Hook" and "Lurker in Darkness" have more of an adventurer GM theme to them than others. Fair bit of warning, when reading his stuff have a dictonary pulled up on your phone. Since it's older material there are a lot of anitquated words in there. Don't worry about learning every new word for future reference. Your brain will pick a couple.
My favorite collection.

I have used some history books about WWI and WWII to make campigns for Iron Kingdoms.

I'm a fan of varied mediums, if you haven't done graphic novels before, maybe look into one that could strike your fancy. Hellboy, Batman-The Long Halloween, most titles by Allen Moore, Superman-Red Son.

Also sneak some poetry in there. Even light stuff like Shel Silverstein was helpful to me. It helps you think of how to use words in new ways.

Edit: Formatting

Horse blanket/barnyard tends to be the descriptor. If you're unhappy with that, I see tons of other descriptors in that thread. I'm not sure what you're looking for.

horse blanket, musty, funky, crawlspace, and urine soaked hay (in a good way). Compost pile, funky, moldy, poop, manure. musty basement, barn, sweaty leather, musty hay, decomposing organics, Tack room, barn, hay, manure, plastic, damp soil., Pony quilt, maybe "forest floor" and "dirt" which people do say, 1) Cow pasture
2) Dairy farm
3) Cow manure


"Brett produces phenols.
Some give the clove and smokey aromas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-ethylguaiacol
4-ethyl phenol gives the barnyard and horsey aroma.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-ethylphenol

Ethyl Lactate gives the furity aroma.

A compound called tetrahydropyridines gives a urine aroma (often termed mouse urine).

You can look those up. Some of you will not be convinced though.

If you are more interested read this book.
http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Brews-Culture-Craftsmanship-Tradition/dp/0937381861"





Here's a more scientific take on it by Aroxa, but I don't think that's what you're looking for either.

http://www.aroxa.com/cider/cider-flavour-standard/4-ethyl-phenol/

Hope you find better descriptors. Please post if you do.

• Going to Scotland to hang out with /u/wee-pixie and /u/P0rtable_Panda :)
  
  
• I'm going to stay with those two awful mean people :P We will do whatever fun things we can there and maybe see Anda and some other people. Also drink. A lot. Right, y'all?
  
  
• I'll bring this for the flight!
  
  
• And I'll bring /u/ChiefMcClane of course- as long as he wants to come with. :)
  
  
• Fun thing is, I'm actually going to do this!

is that show pretty true to the story? great book on this guy btw, devil in the white city

A quick browse of my bookshelf and the ones that jumped out at me... some nonfiction, some fiction... some light, some heavy...

The Culture of Contentment by John Galbraith

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Pimp by Iceberg Slim

The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris

Bloom County Babylon by Berkeley Breathed

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo

Turned On: A Biography of Henry Rollins by James Parker

Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

Beyond that, my most prized book is my hardback Norton Anthology of English Lit (2nd vol - the 'modern' stuff).

Thanks for the trip down memory lane! I'm def curling up with a good one when I hit the hay!

Can't say I've read much horror fiction, but a good/terrifying (all the while tragic) tale is the true story of The Devil in the White City. I really enjoy anything by Poe and Ayn Rand. Randomly, I'd recommend A Passage to India by E.M. Forster or One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 🖤.

Madame, it is on Kindle Unlimited in USA:

https://www.amazon.com/Foreign-Faction-Really-Kidnapped-JonBenet/dp/098476321X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=james+kolar&qid=1574910037&sr=8-1

> Get the free trial, grab the book

Note: I suspect Ms. Vanessa Clark Love may be Lin Wood in disguise! She is VERY clever!

The book also spends close to 50% of its time discussing Louis Sullivan and the politics/architecture of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Those chapters can be dry, but they hold a ton of cool information. That is one of those crossroads of history events that saw people like Wild Bill, Thomas Edison, and other huge names of history come together.

The chapters about Holmes and his house are haunting. Just worth noting that it is not only about HH Holmes; don't want people to be put off by the other content.

Get it here!

I read a comic book about this a few years ago. It's a graphic novel about the whole story and it's very interesting and a great read. If you don't want to buy it I'd check your local library, that's where I found it.

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FYI, there were three books written that covered the Hofmann situation.

One was really negative against the Church (and kind of pulpy).

One was pretty even.

And one was written to try and make the Church look good (or at least not as bad).

Obviously the "even" one is the best choice if you just want to read one book. But reading all three will give you the most rounded view of the different perspectives involved.

I love reading nonfiction books, thanks to a college professor that required us to read two of them for a class. Never realized how interesting they actually are!
After reading The Lost City of Z I have also read Black Hills and am currently reading The Devil in the White City. It's great! Check it out if you want to read about "Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America".......http://www.amazon.com/The-Devil-White-City-Madness/dp/0375725601/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341154254&sr=8-1&keywords=devil+in+the+white+city

Edit: Guess I should say that I love reading nonfiction books that are told in a fictional style.

• The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
  
  Psychopaths are interesting! It was neat learning a bit more about them. The book was alright, though. It read like a really long article that you would find in a magazine like The New Yorker. It wasn't really a book, and I don't think it had much of a point. Ronson seemed really interested, and I felt like I was reading his research more than anything. It didn't really conclude much of anything, I felt.
  
  
• Death in the City of Light by David King
  
  It's a real-life murder mystery, including the trial. It concerns a doctor who lived in Paris during its Nazi occupation, who also happened to be a serial killer. He asserted that he worked with the French Resistance, but he also preyed on many desperate Jewish residents trying to escape the city. He was an incredibly twisted man. Overall, the book was a page turner, though I could have dealt without the random diversions about Camus and the other famous Parisian residents during this time. Maybe bigger history buffs would appreciate these little anecdotes, but I wanted to know about the killings!
  
  
• The Dark Tower series by Stephen King
  
  Overall, the whole series was gripping. I like these sorts of fantasy stories, ones that aren't dependent on dragons and princesses and wizards, but instead deal with alternate universes and other wild imaginatory things. The fact that it was a bit of a Western made it feel gritty. I really enjoyed this whole series, and I'm sad that it had to end. The characters were marvelous.

Books are an excellent gift idea. I would also recommend Wild Brews

Smerconish is still wearing his right-wing talk radio hat--trying to attract attention by saying inflammatory things.

He also has a long history of unabashedly supporting the police and prosecutors. He wrote a book claiming that Mumia Abu-Jamal was rightfully convicted. He came out in defense of the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program after a federal judge shut it down for being racist and unconstitutional. He was adamant that the police and prosecutor behaved well in Ferguson, that grand jury got it right, and criticized protesters. He also vaguely defended the Eric Garner grand jury verdict.

In short, it's not difficult to see why a right wing radio personality who has made a career out of defending the results of controversial judicial decisions that favored the police would be upset by Serial.

The case is covered in this book by John Douglas. I had to read it for a 3000 level Criminalistics course.


He covered the Ramsey case from it's beginning. According to the book (Chapter Six), here are facts:


The body (DOA) was found in the basement (hereafter referred to as F0).

The note was found on the bottom steps of a staircase that lead from the top floor (F2) to the ground floor (F1). It was written on three sheets of white lined legal paper, in all capitals, with a black felt tip pen.


The note was found around 6 A.M. local time.

The police were called around then, and arrived shortly thereafter.

A little after 8 A.M. VISA allowed a credit line of $118, 000 to be approved- the money could be wired to any local bank in order to pay the ransom.


The parent state that the night prior, they left the White's house around 8:30 P.M. local time. They made two stops before returiong home. Jon fell asleep in the car and had to be carried to her bed.

Due to short staff, after the window of communication with the kidnapper (8-10:00 A.M. local time) had closed, there was only one officer left to watch seven civilians.

A around 1:00 P.M. local time, John and Fleet White requested to search the house.

Dective Ardnt gave them permission.


They (John and Fleet) entered the basement (F0) around 1:10 local time. A window leading into the basement was found opened, and a suitcase was underneath.


Sometime between 1:15 and 1:35 local time, the body was discovered in a wine cellar (F0.2)


It is important to note that the detective thought John was responsible for his daughter's death due to personal conjecture.



Here are documents from the case:



Handwriting analysis of P. Ramsey by Tom Miller


Handwriting analysis of P. Ramsey by Cina L. Wong


Handwriting analysis of P. Ramsey by David Liebman


The case was looked at again in 2010


There has been speculation in the legality of the case for years.


Docs from the FBI Vault, p.181-185, search: Jon


Collection of documents from JBR case, '97+


Complete collection of documents in JBR case, '97-'01




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So you expect Gov. Hogan to run Maryland's Twitter feed?

Do you really think the State of Maryland is wasting money on a PR campaign for a PCR proceeding? Maybe I'd agree with you if there was a pro-guilt podcast, or a celebrity taking up the banner for Hae's family, or even Hae's family taking an active part in the media surrounding the case. None of that is happening.

On the other hand, we have TV shows in which Adnan's defense team and advocates were interviewed, but the State's weren't (http://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/adnan-syed-innocent-or-guilty/).

We have TV segments in which Adnan's defense team and advocates are interviewed (http://www.msnbc.com/shift/watch/the-docket-serial-special-part-ii-422338627656).

We have Adnan's alibi witness going on television shows (http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/twist-adnan-syed-serial-murder-trial-41610902).

We have two books discussing Adnan's innocence (https://www.amazon.com/Adnans-Story-Search-Justice-Serial/dp/1250087104 and https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Serial-Alibi-McClain-Chapman/dp/1682611582/).

And I haven't even reiterated the things I mentioned earlier in this thread. Take a look at all that, and tell me which side appears to be using the media in this case.

This isn't exactly an answer to your question, but The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson is a very interesting historical account of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. It was where George Ferris premiered the very first Ferris Wheel, created to compete with the famous Eiffel Tower that was created for the 1889 World's Fair. There were world-renowned architects that spent sleepless nights creating temporary (yet incredibly intricate and complex) constructions on an incredibly tight time schedule. It is also where Pabst Blue Ribbon got their Blue Ribbon status, plus where a murderer was loose in the city during the festivities, building a hotel in the city to capitalize on the surge of visitors coming to Chicago for the fair.

I don't consider Orval sour. Brett can produce lactic acid, but it is not nearly as proficient as some bacteria, which is where the sourness in the RR beers is coming from. Orval is definitely "wild" fermented, meaning it uses something other than brewers yeast for fermentation, but isn't particularly sour. Check out this book if you want to know way more than could every be useful.

Orval uses one strain of brettanomyces bruxellensis in their beer when the bottle it. RR uses a combination of probably 3-10 different organisms in their beer. Cantillon in Belgium claims over 200 organisms are found in their beer, which is fermented from organisms existing in the air and structures of their brewery.

From Devil In The White City, p.252:

"Although such interior exhibits were compelling, the earliest visitors to Jackson Park saw immediately that the fair's greatest power lay in the strange gravity of the buildings themselves."

"Some visitors found themselves so moved by the Court of Honor that immediately upon entering they began to weep."

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. I received this as a gift myself, and can highly recommend it. It's about the development of a word's fair in 1890's Chicago and a serial murder operating during that time. Not a book I normally would have bought for myself, but I guess that's what makes great gift books.

For real, I was expecting to see comments exclusively about how great this news is, and how he's innocent and should be let go. I'm suprised to see no pro-Mumia comments yet. Good job, Philly redditors! Anyone who's getting ready to present that argument - have you read Murdered by Mumia? Highly recommended - educate yourself on the topic if you feel the desire to defend a cop killer.

I've been enjoying your contributions to this sub as a long time lurker but your news made me finally create an account so I could congratulate you - so, congrats and well done! Also, for the peoples in mainland Europe, the book can be bought in EUR right here

I haven't read this one yet (just bought it) but Devil In The White City by Erik Larson looks like it's going to be good.

Infections all move at different rates. Acetobacter will show up pretty quick, but something like brett takes months to get really established (there's a graph in wild ales).

That said, this guy is totally fine.

God, I love Reddit. It has led me to read really awesome books like The Devil in the White City and The Killing Joke. Now, I guess I'm going to read Perfume. Thanks for the book suggestion.

Devil in the White City by Erik Larson is a fun and fascinating account of not only the Murder Hotel, but how it interwove with the development and building of the Chicago Worlds Fair of 1893. EDIT: Erik Larson, not Ken Larson.

Yes. One of the better books I have read as well

Before you tackle a sour, read this book http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Brews-Culture-Craftsmanship-Tradition/dp/0937381861

It's super interesting if you're into traditional sours.

You might like The Cases That Haunt Us, by John Douglas. I read it a while ago and found it interesting, especially the section on JBR--he's one of the only experts I've found who honestly believes the parents didn't kill her.

After reading the book "Adnan’s Story" by Rabia Chaudhry, I'm pretty convinced that he's not guilty.

• Invisible Man vs. Native Son; each takes a different approach to the same topic and time period
  
• Beowulf (any translation) vs. Grendel; alternate perspectives on the same event... for example, you could talk about how modern literature has ultimately become more character-centric and detailed rather than actions-based
  
• Following this train of thought, you could also do The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Wicked.
  
• Any two novels dealing with the Holocaust (e.g. Night and The Painted Bird)
  
• In Cold Blood and Devil in the White City; compare and contrast dramatic nonfiction execution
  
• Interview with the Vampire and Dracula; detail how portrayal of vampires parallels societal attitudes towards homosexuals and how vampire novels from different time periods deal with vampires differently; PM me if you'd like more info on this, as I'm currently taking a class on it. Alternatively, you could do Interview and then The Vampire Lestat, the next book in the Vampire Chronicles, and analyze how the vampire characters change after the post-AIDS crisis.
  
• I second the suggestion of The Great Gatsby and The Sun Also Rises.
  
• Prozac Nation and The Bell Jar; two women of two different decades writing about their depression. Of course, The Bell Jar is fictional, but thought to be highly autobiographical.
  
  Please let us know which ones you end up doing!

Rick Geary created a really cool graphic novel about the Axeman.
https://www.amazon.com/Terrible-Axe-Man-Orleans-Treasury-Century/dp/1561635812

Wild Brews and Radical Brewing are both really good if you want to go down the more advanced routes of using wild yeasts, bacteria, and exotic fermentables.

Fellow UK-er here, it is available on our Amazon here

edit - worked out how to add links properly - btw the book is only £2.83, amazing work u/Hysterymystery!!

During Katrina, there were some serious questions raised about the care given to patients at Memorial Hospital:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Medical_Center_and_Hurricane_Katrina

http://www.npr.org/2013/09/10/220687231/during-katrina-memorial-doctors-chose-who-lived-who-died

There's also a very good book about this: Five Days at Memorial.

As /u/brewtality mentioned, The Mad Fermentationist is excellent.

I would also recommend Wild Brews by Jeff Sparrow. It is, to me, the Bible of homebrewing sour beers. Well worth checking out.

EXACTLY. It's actually quite easy to pay for public domain works..."A Princess of Mars" which is the book that the John Carter movie was based on, is sold everywhere for a big .99 cents.

Or, you can download it for free, if you know that damn near everything Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote is public domain. I wasn't surprised to see Penguin was one of the companies implicated in the price fixing thing...Their whole business model falls apart when you realize that the vast majority of their catalog is out of copyright.

A quick browse of Amazon shows dozens of ebooks that have been published for a decade or more that still cost upwards of 10 bucks. That's just not acceptable for an e-product. Is the marketing driving up the cost of this ebook, which costs twice as much as the paperback version? The ebook is MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE FUCKING MOVIE!

In short, no sympathy.

Check out this book mate. I think this fits most of your criteria- its exciting too. About a notorious serial killer who did some serious damage during the world fair of 1893. Its actually a nonfiction book just packed with real history but it reads like fiction because its just so riveting and exciting. I think this is slated to be a movie staring Leo DiCaprio too.

I used this page as an overview of both cities.

Charleston and Savannah

Savannah is smaller and you can see a lot in one day. Have you ever read "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"? It's well-written, vivid, and makes Savannah even more interesting than it already is.

For pleasure:

• The Disappearing Spoon
  
• Periodic Tales
  
• Stuff Matters
  
• Molecules of Murder
  
• The Elements of Murder
  
• The Elements
  
• Molecules
  
• Molecules that Changed the World
  
• The Chemistry Book
  
  Undergraduate
  
  
• Organic:
  Organic Chemistry as a Second Language, The art of writing reasonable organic reaction mechanisms
  
  
• Inorganic: Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory
  
  
• Analytical: Principles of Instrumental Anlsysis, Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry
  
  Graduate
  
  
• Organic: Advanced Practical Organic Chemistry, March's Advanced Organic Chemistry, Greene's Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, Purification of Laboratory Chemicals, Strategic Applications of Named Reactions in Organic Synthesis
  
• Inorganic: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

The Devil in the White City <About a real serial killer, possibly America's first

Maniac <Not a movie for everyone, but I found even the horrible actress and music kind of fascinating. Special FX are great. Spinell is amazing.

I'm into the same subject, I will add more if I can think of anything.

Actually, the end came during the Kennedy administration. If you like to read, here are a couple of well-written books that will clear so much up for you:

LBJ: The Mastermind of JFK's Assassination

Family of Secrets

Act of Treason

This wine carafe would hold my wine for when we are drinking during dinner (full school experience). I would imagine I may be able to use the bottle to store potions, if needed.

This umbrella resembles the shape of a broom with it I would be able to keep myself dry when it rains, and possibly would be able to substitute it for flying, if I could figure out how.

If I had this kit, I could learn to crochet myself a hat. The hat would clearly be needed for days when it is chilly and we are doing outdoor activities, like gathering stuff for spells.

In between studies, I will need a book to help pass the time. What better than a book with murder and magic!

People carry stuff in their trunk. They also carry stuff in luggage. I will need luggage to bring things to school. I will also need these straps to keep my trunk/luggage closed, and to make sure I can identify which is mine. Obvious necessity. =)

So I have this towel, which could clearly be used as a cape. It may say yoga towel by definition, but a towel is a towel. I will have to shower sometime, and no one wants to just drip dry.

The Innocent Man. It was largely responsible for the answer that I give when people ask me why I am an ADA- Someone is going to do this job. I trust myself to question, to work, not to slide into laziness or complacency. I don't trust others to do a job this important. I do it because it matters.

But as for why the law in general? When I was in high school I read The Tempting of America. I could not have disagreed with it more strongly. I STILL inherently disagree with basically the entirety of Robert Bork's jurisprudence. However, it was an eye opener- this is what "the law" is about. It showed me that the law can have both big ideas and petty squabbles, and that they can both be equally interesting.

The Devil in the White City is a great book http://www.amazon.com/Devil-White-City-Madness-Changed/dp/0375725601/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418244016&sr=8-1&keywords=devil+in+the+white+city intertwining the organization/construction of the World's Fair and Holmes' escapades. Fascinating read.

if you want some fun reading about frederick law olmstead, devil in the white city is partially good non-fiction about a serial killer in chicago during the 1893 world fair but also! is about designing the fair, with frederick law olmstead making a lot of appearances and having opinions about modern landscape architecture.

Doesn't appear to be too extensive, but it's going to bring down the price quite a bit due to the fact that it appears (from a quick google search) this book is pretty common.

Check it out at Amazon

Ghost in the Wires - The story of famed hacker Kevin Mitnick

Any Mary Roach Book if you like Science

In the Heart of the Sea - The true story behind Moby Dick

The Omnivore's Dilemma - A great walk through our food landscape

Gang Leader for a Day - Behavioral Economist embeds with a Chicago Gang

Shadow Divers - My first audiobook. It's a thriller about a scuba discovery of a Nazi Submarine on the Eastern US coast.

The Devil In The White City - A story about a serial killer at the Chicago World's Fair of 1893

He's a police chief and author. He's best known for this book:

Foreign Faction

Eric Larson writes great, entertaining history books. If you haven't read him already, I'd recommend checking out The Devil in the White City.

Jeff Sparrow's Wild Brews: Beer Beyond the Influence of Brewer's Yeast is a great place to start.

It's from a book. Not a common phrase though but the book is very popular.

http://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Garden-Good-Evil-Savannah/dp/0679751521

How's it goin? How was church Sunday?

Your favorite animal is the bonobo. You know, because username.

From your list

From my list

A surprising number of these books were assigned reading from classes.

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

And I'm currently reading a book recommended by an excellent redditor somewhere in this sub, Mad in America by Robert Whitaker

thanks trunkyuk, when you've finished, would you be so kind as to leave an Amazon review https://www.amazon.com/Un-Making-Murderer-Framing-Steven-Brendan-ebook/dp/B01M5FWM6J/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=#customerReviews

I enjoyed Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.

Someone might come along and tackle your list of Qs but sounds like you could use a book or two.

https://www.amazon.com/American-Sour-Beers-Michael-Tonsmeire/dp/1938469119

https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Brews-Beyond-Influence-Brewers/dp/0937381861

Long time reader and teacher here -

I agree with skipping any phonics instruction at this stage, and that trying audio books is a good idea. Written language is different than spoken, and listening to written will help with reading it. (Besides that, audio books are great!)

There is a lot of great nonfiction out there that he might enjoy -

these are collections of short articles, which may make them less intimidating:

Gene Weingarten: [The Fiddler in the Subway] (https://www.amazon.com/Fiddler-Subway-World-Class-Violinist-Performances/dp/1439181594/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505310496&sr=1-1&keywords=gene+weingarten) (I do my best to read everything he writes)

[Sarah Vowell's books] (https://www.amazon.com/Sarah-Vowell/e/B001ILFO7E/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1505310914&sr=1-2-ent)

some of [Joel Achenbach's books] (https://www.amazon.com/Joel-Achenbach/e/B001HMTVXC/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1505310626&sr=1-2-ent), including 'Why Things Are'

not collections, but so good

[The Boys in the Boat] (https://www.amazon.com/Boys-Boat-Americans-Berlin-Olympics/dp/0143125478)

[Seabiscuit] (https://www.amazon.com/Seabiscuit-American-Legend-Ballantine-Readers/dp/0449005615/ref=pd_sim_14_14?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0449005615&pd_rd_r=4P2YTBS454KVBDDS78NP&pd_rd_w=YohLc&pd_rd_wg=g6ySs&psc=1&refRID=4P2YTBS454KVBDDS78NP)

[Tracy Kidder's books] (https://www.amazon.com/Tracy-Kidder/e/B000AQ8T3E)

[Being Mortal] (https://www.amazon.com/Being-Mortal-Medicine-What-Matters/dp/1250076226/ref=la_B00458K698_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505310411&sr=1-1)

And so many more - I just listened to Erik Larson's [The Devil in the White City] (https://www.amazon.com/Devil-White-City-Madness-Changed/dp/0375725601)...

The Devil In The White City, is maybe not quite what you are looking for, It is written 90 or so years after everything actually went down, and is reconstructed from sources that could possibly be bullshit to one degree or another, but it really is a great piece of storytelling.

OP, I recommend The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas. He digs into a lot of the cases already mentioned here: Jack the Ripper, JonBenet Ramsey, Zodiac, Lizzie Borden... it's a very good read.

you should give this book a read, it will make you feel better

http://www.amazon.com/The-Innocent-Man-Murder-Injustice/dp/0345532015

Not exactly ancient history, but I just got finished reading [The Devil in The White City] (https://www.amazon.com/Devil-White-City-Madness-Changed/dp/0375725601/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1469128718&sr=1-1&keywords=devil+in+the+white+city) about H.H. Holmes in turn of the century Chicago, and yeah, it seemed SUPER easy for him.

He did an amazing amount of bad shit in addition to the murdering and got away with it seemingly because he was well spoken and charismatic with pretty blue eyes!

This book

https://www.amazon.com/Devil-White-City-Madness-Changed/dp/0375725601

Oh great--read the summary! The serial killer pretends o be a Charming Doctor.

Charming indeed.

Holmes pretends to be something he's not, and manipulates people.

In 1893Chicago.

I picked up the lost city of Z randomly in a bookstore and started to thumb through it. Needless to say ended up buying it and loving it. It's a great book. If you haven't already, you should read The Devil in the White City, and Seabiscuit

Devil in the White City. Very cool book.

Here is a greater explanation of this event:

http://www.amazon.com/Devil-White-City-Madness-Changed/dp/0375725601

Try reading Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson. It's about one of the first documented serial killers who was active during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. It's one of the more gripping and dramatic true stories I've ever read.

This post links to the final part. Previous parts are linked at the top of the page.

You can also read it in ebook form via Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079WKF7J8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_KglIAbF4H5CKR

She literally Wrote a book about it claiming Casey Anthony is innocent.

Well if you are into true crime at all, then two that jump to mind are In Cold Blood by Truman Capote and The Devil in the White City. The first is an older book written about a small town murder while the latter is about the serial killer H. H. Holmes. Both are fantastic reads despite their subject matter.


Speaking of serial killers, Gary Stewart makes a compelling argument in his book The Most Dangerous Animal of All that his biological father might have been the Zodiac Killer. What started out as a simple story of an adopted son trying to find his biological parents turns into a quest of discovery of a murderer. Many "experts" on the subject aren't sure about Stewart's claims, but his discoveries make a compelling argument.


Lastly, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand was recently made into a pretty decent movie, and In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is often featured on shark week and will soon have a movie made as well. Both are fascinating WWII-related reads that seem to cross the line from being biographical to novelized due to the content and excellent writing.

for anyone who is interested in reading a horrific account of life in a hospital when the hurricane hit, i highly recommend this book. The life and death decisions that had to take place are absolutely third world. A fantastic and dark read for sure.

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https://www.amazon.com/Five-Days-Memorial-Storm-Ravaged-Hospital/dp/0307718964

If you're interested, I highly recommend the book, Devil in the White City. Does a fantastic job of telling the story of Holmes, the World's Fair, and what Chicago was like that summer. Dark topic, but a great read.

https://www.amazon.com/Devil-White-City-Madness-Changed/dp/0375725601

"Author Erik Larson imbues the incredible events surrounding the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with such drama that readers may find themselves checking the book's categorization to be sure that The Devil in the White City is not, in fact, a highly imaginative novel. Larson tells the stories of two men: Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair's construction, and H.H. Holmes, a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor. Burnham's challenge was immense. In a short period of time, he was forced to overcome the death of his partner and numerous other obstacles to construct the famous "White City" around which the fair was built. His efforts to complete the project, and the fair's incredible success, are skillfully related along with entertaining appearances by such notables as Buffalo Bill Cody, Susan B. Anthony, and Thomas Edison. The activities of the sinister Dr. Holmes, who is believed to be responsible for scores of murders around the time of the fair, are equally remarkable. He devised and erected the World's Fair Hotel, complete with crematorium and gas chamber, near the fairgrounds and used the event as well as his own charismatic personality to lure victims. Combining the stories of an architect and a killer in one book, mostly in alternating chapters, seems like an odd choice but it works. The magical appeal and horrifying dark side of 19th-century Chicago are both revealed through Larson's skillful writing. --John Moe"

You can also try editing the URL; for example, the UK site is amazon.co.uk, so if you edit the URL, replacing the final ".com" with ".co.uk", that yields

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-didnt-about-Casey-Anthony-ebook/dp/B079WKF7J8

That seems to work fairly well.

Hmm... that's a good question. I don't have a great answer, but you might try John Grisham's "The Innocent Man". It's a nonfiction book about a man who was wrongly incarcerated for murder, but it's written in Grisham's novel style. It's been probably 10 years since I read it, so I can't remember the details, but it certainly deals with police investigations and the judicial system.

There are at least two quite convincing books that point to the Ramsey's as being involved in Jonbenet's death.

Steve Thomas

Jim Kolar

Here is an old news link about the grand jury voting to indict.

Here is a wiki thing about the case I dont know how accurate it is.

Good question.

You could just start writing and see where that takes you - don't think too much about structure, etc. but get the stories written up (with cited sources). I'll bet that during the writing you'll find questions that you hadn't considered earlier - it'll make you research further. You may start to find a structure to the story as you progress.

When you feel you're finished, read it over and see what you think. You can move sections around/break the stories into chapters, add more here or there, etc.

Alternatively, you can try to answer a common family question ("Who shortened our Surname?") or investigate a rumor/myth ("Did that ancestor really buy land from Thomas Jefferson like everyone always claims?") or, write individual biographies of notable individuals.

For some inspiration, take a look at how other authors handle writing biographical-based history. Something like:

• Never Caught:The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
  
  
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
  
  There are as many different approaches as there are people in your tree, but really just try to get started, see where you end up.

This story is told really well in Erik Larson's excellent The Devil in the White City.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ? (More for the monochromatic cover than the description, I think, but worth a look, just in case.)
http://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Garden-Good-Evil-Savannah/dp/0679751521

I really enjoyed Death in the City of Light

It's about a serial killer who was operating in Nazi-occupied France, preying on people desperate to get to safety. If you ever wondered about the state of law enforcement during the Occupation? Answer: It was a hot mess.

I'd never heard of this case, and it was very interesting to read about.

The Devil in the White City is an excellent read that covers this and the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.

Supposedly a film is in the works starring DiCaprio and directed by Scorsese, but there hasn't been much news about this lately.

5 days at Memorial

It's all in the book:

https://www.amazon.com/Five-Days-Memorial-Storm-Ravaged-Hospital/dp/0307718964

A (long) article written by Sheri Fink about the incident. She expanded it into a book called Five Days at Memorial.

https://www.amazon.com/Triumph-City-Greatest-Invention-Healthier/dp/0143120549

https://www.amazon.com/Devil-White-City-Madness-Changed/dp/0375725601

It isn't really 'unsolved' but it's fascinating...

H.H. Holmes.
Go read Devil in the White City.

There's also a new theory that Holmes may have also been Jack the Ripper.

Arts & Photography: https://www.amazon.com/Imaginary-Cities-Darran-Anderson/dp/0992765595/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1500713407&sr=1-2&keywords=imaginary+cities; https://www.amazon.com/Burglars-Guide-City-Geoff-Manaugh/dp/0374117268/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1500713469&sr=1-7&keywords=imaginary+cities (both from the subcategory Architecture)

History: https://www.amazon.com/Devil-White-City-Madness-Changed/dp/0375725601/ref=sr_1_17?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1500713574&sr=1-17; https://www.amazon.com/Lost-City-Deadly-Obsession-Amazon/dp/1400078458/ref=sr_1_69?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1500713679&sr=1-69

"Dr. H. H. Holmes"

There has been at least one, /r/nanichuki posted this

If it happens, it's adapted from/based on Devil In White City.

This isn't quite what you're asking for, but it sounds as though it will be up your alley: [Devil in the White City] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0375725601?pc_redir=1412772479&robot_redir=1)

John Douglas's The Cases that Haunt Us has a chapter devoted to it.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Its true crime. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo can be considered a crime novel though it is more suspense. I can't really think of anything else to add.

http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Brews-Beyond-Influence-Brewers/dp/0937381861

^Is this the book you're talking about?