# journalistic litterature **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 23, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalistic-litterature/450422 "2008-05-23T22:20:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalistic-litterature/450422/1 "2008-05-23T22:20:05Z")
Hi, I am curious in prominent journalistic, non-fictional titles. I have been reading Eric Schlosser and Bill Buford and am interested in other authors. They don’t have to be political, but preferrably their books are devoted to a single topic and preferrably not popular culture. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalistic-litterature/450422/2 "2008-05-23T22:24:21Z")
_In Cold Blood_ by Capote. ---
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalistic-litterature/450422/3 "2008-05-23T22:43:52Z")
[QUOTE=Two and a Half Inches of Fun] _In Cold Blood_ by Capote. [/QUOTE] Oh, good call. It’s actually in my bookshelf, waiting to be read. I bought it out of its classic status, but I didn’t concider at the time that it was journalistic. ---
**Author:** ![Intelligently\_Designed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intelligently_designed/32/20957_2.png) [@Intelligently\_Designed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intelligently_Designed)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalistic-litterature/450422/4 "2008-05-23T22:50:02Z")
[All the President’s Men](http://www.amazon.com/All-Presidents-Men-Bob-Woodward/dp/0671894412) is a true classic. Reads like a novel. ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalistic-litterature/450422/5 "2008-05-23T23:00:32Z")
_[Helter Skelter](http://www.amazon.com/Helter-Skelter-Story-Manson-Murders/dp/0553574353)_ by Vincent Bugliosi. The story of the Charles Manson murders written by the prosecuting attorney in the trial. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalistic-litterature/450422/6 "2008-05-23T23:03:07Z")
My tastes run toward financial journalism, but I think these can be enjoyed by anyone: _Den of Thieves_ or _DisneyWar_ by James B. Stewart _Conspiracy of Fools_ by Kurt Eichnwald or _The Smartest Guys in the Room_ by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind _Barbarians at the Gate_ by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalistic-litterature/450422/7 "2008-05-24T11:23:06Z")
_The Right Stuff_ by **Tom Wolfe**? He’s done a lot more, but it’s mainly about popular culture… ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalistic-litterature/450422/8 "2008-05-24T12:12:04Z")
[Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, 1972](http://www.amazon.com/Fear-Loathing-Campaign-Hunter-Thompson/dp/0446313645/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211630986&sr=8-1) by Hunter S. Thompson. It has a more popular sister, I know, but this is a remarkable book about covering politics and campaigns and includes many surprisingly relevant practical tips for reports. (Hint: When a march is coming your way and you notice the TV crews are filming from on top of a building instead of the street? Expect violence.) Also, a hilarious one-on-one between Thompson and Nixon about college football. ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalistic-litterature/450422/9 "2008-05-24T12:23:32Z")
[Nickel and Dimned](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_and_Dimed) It’s just thet I have been there and know what this shit means. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journalistic-litterature/450422/10 "2008-05-24T12:27:05Z")
Deborah Spungen’s “And I Don’t Want to Live This Life.” About her daughter Nancy. Excellent read.