# SDMB Book Recommendation Thread Compendium

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** books-writing-myths\
**Created:** [March 2, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220 "2011-03-02T16:08:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/1 "2011-03-02T16:08:19Z")

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I got really bored this morning.

I find myself often searching the SDMB for book rec threads from the past, and figured I’m probably not the only one, and some of these are tough to find due to search issues, so here’s all of the ones I turned up. I do not claim that this is comprehensive. They’re in reverse “last post date” order, starting with most recent:

[Suggestions for books about fortune tellers?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=13518313) 2/28/11

[Recs for books on novel writing?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=587081) 1/25/11

[Books you’d describe as being a “dark Narnia”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=590200) 12/23/10

[Recommend a Fantasy series to me, please](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=586619) 12/20/10

[Looking for a history book rec - Norman Dynasty](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=586867) 12/1/10

[Favorite Star Trek Books?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=584646) 11/30/10

[Recommend me some mysteries!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=576121) 9/25/10

[Need book recommendations! Light-hearted fantasy or historical fiction?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=577704) 9/13/10

[Urban fantasy books that AREN’T Harlequin romances with magic?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=571778) 7/26/10

[African History Book Suggestions](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=12650235) 7/11/10

[Science Fiction - Newer Books!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=536438) 7/1/10

[Book recs needed - international relations, economics, or other meaty non-fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=564620) 5/28/10

[Recommend a sci-fi book for a female non sci-fi fan?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=562395) 5/13/10

[Another sci-fi recommendation thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=562021) 5/7/10

[Calling all Steampunk book recommendations](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=548716) 1/21/10

[Need some book recs - civilians vs murderers](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=546614) 1/6/10

[Fairy tales recommendation](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=540005) 11/21/09

[What nonfiction music book should I read?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=525992) 7/27/09

[Children’s book recommendation for 7-18 month old](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=524922) 7/8/09

[Book recommendation on astrophysics for an 8th grader](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=505943) 2/11/09

[Nonfiction recommendations, please](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=472014) 6/17/08

[Favorite books on economics?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=458542) 3/6/08

[Any good random nonfiction book recommendations?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=455790) 2/16/08

[What were your favorite OBSCURE children’s books?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=451620) 1/20/08

[Recommend some nonfiction dealing with psychology](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=445562) 11/28/07

[Need train related book recommendations](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=445767) 11/28/07

[What’s your favorite book that nobody else reads?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=403678) 2/21/07

[Recommend Me Your Favorite Horror Or Murder Mystery Book](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=388141) 9/23/06

[Recommend some entertaining nonfiction, please](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=388620) 9/4/06

[What to read after Catcher in the Rye (book recommendation)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=382754) 8/7/06

[Recommendation for junior Roman Empire fiction?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=381880) 8/2/06

[Favorite “self help” books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=346477) 11/27/05

[Yet another book recommendation thread: Historical fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=319970) 6/8/05

[What is your favorite reference book?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=308910) 3/28/05

[Best Science Fiction short story ever?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=299113) 3/21/05

[Book recommendation request: Exotic mysteries](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=295736) 1/7/05

[Recommendation for a book on evolution](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=257624) 5/24/04

[Time for another fantasy recommendation thread!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=248540) 4/24/04

[Chicago Book Suggestions](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=4458459) 1/12/04

[Book recommendation request - Watergate](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=209394) 9/6/03

[Your favorite fictionalized biographies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=207883) 9/03/03

[Please recommend nonfiction that a teenager would enjoy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=199439) 8/16/03

[Stuck in a rut - need new Sci Fi authors](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=197920) 7/18/03

[Most intriguing/mind-expanding nonfiction?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=193233) 6/25/03

[Need recommendation on military strategy/history books.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=190993) 6/17/03

[Need recommendations for historical nonfiction books (multiple subjects)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=170644) 3/19/03

[Book recommendation for 11-year-old girl](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151890) 12/13/02

[Your favorite “time travel” novel?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=144441) 11/24/02

[Read Aloud Couples Book Suggestions?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=103341) 3/24/02

[Seeking sci-fi book suggestions [about time-travel/invisibility]](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=76172) 6/30/01

[Wanted: history book recommendation](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=50680) 1/13/01

[What’s your favorite Sci-Fi book series?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=46713) 11/24/00

[Book recommendation needed: Irish history](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=41756) 10/16/00

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/2 "2011-03-02T16:35:08Z")

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How cool is that - thread subscribed to.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/3 "2011-03-31T04:52:47Z")

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Well, **WordMan** and I may be the only two people interested in this, but what the hell, might as well keep up with it.  
[Recommend novels similar to Robert B. Parker “Spenser” series](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=602720)

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**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/4 "2011-03-31T05:50:32Z")

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I’m glad you did this. I’ve been looking for a new book for my kindle.

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/5 "2011-03-31T12:04:29Z")

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Awesome. I’m subscribing too.

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**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/6 "2011-03-31T14:08:35Z")

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I’ve been subscribed for a while. Thanks for doing this.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/7 "2011-03-31T14:28:10Z")

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[Books for Toddlers](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=552247), 3/24/10

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/8 "2011-03-31T22:47:51Z")

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End of the World Fiction:

[If I like King’s The Stand, I’ll also enjoy…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=466304) (5/1/08)

[Looking for Post-Apocalyptic Fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=502143) (1/16/09)

[Looking for Recent Post-Apocalyptic Book](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=544417) (12/18/09)

[Recommend a “realistic” post-apocalyptic story without magic, cyborgs or zombies!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=567182) (6/14/10)

[Good New Post-Apocalyptic Book - Rise Again](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=595162) (1/30/11) - turns into recommendations after the first reply.

We’ll be due for another one in July it looks like.

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/9 "2011-04-01T02:56:11Z")

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Bridging the gap to audiobooks:

[Recommend Some Good Audio Books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=602689)  
[What’r your favorite audiobooks?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=431154)  
[Recommed some audio books for me.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=520546)  
[What should be my first Audiobook?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=521346)

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/10 "2011-04-01T04:42:50Z")

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Awesome idea for a thread. It should be a sticky.

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/11 "2011-04-01T04:45:56Z")

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> [@Justin\_Bailey](#):
>
> \<snip\>
> 
> [Good New Post-Apocalyptic Book - Rise Again](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=595162) (1/30/11) - turns into recommendations after the first reply.
> 
> We’ll be due for another one in July it looks like.

I should go update that thread - I’ve read another really good post-apocalyptic book. 🙂 (Great thread! I’ll be bookmarking this puppy!)

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/12 "2011-04-01T23:59:31Z")

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> [@AuntiePam](#):
>
> Awesome idea for a thread. It should be a sticky.

And if you had suggested this to the mods, we could have done it when you thought of it. 😛

Instead, I’ll do it now.

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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/13 "2011-04-02T02:50:35Z")

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Dude. I think this is my first-ever sticky! Thanks, **twicks**. I’m glad this is proving to be of use. (I mean, to people other than me. 😛 )

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/14 "2011-04-02T03:13:12Z")

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> [@twickster](#):
>
> And if you had suggested this to the mods, we could have done it when you thought of it. 😛
> 
> Instead, I’ll do it now.

Most awesome!!! Thanks!! 😃

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/15 "2011-04-02T04:02:09Z")

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[Good movies/books on punk rock scene?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=573968)  
[Recommend an audiobook](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=565157)  
[Recommend a book for a class of 11th grade students.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471216)  
[Kids’ books suggestions, please](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=447014)  
[Recommend a lengthy, enjoyable paperback novel](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=469865)

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**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/16 "2011-04-04T00:57:58Z")

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Excellent idea, **MsWhatsit**! I collect these threads, so here are a few more that aren’t in your list:

[Recommend British Murder Mysteries](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=324315)

[Recommend some big fat historical fiction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=385963)

[Fantasy for people who don’t like Fantasy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=430255)

[Recommend Vampire Books please](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=321591)

[Recommend me some “behind the scenes” books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=596433)

[Books about time travel?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=588638)

[Recommend some ‘realistic’ science fiction books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=552656)

[Recommend a fantasy newbie some books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=505150)

[Embarrassing request: Books with good romances](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=493275)

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/17 "2011-04-05T00:37:30Z")

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Great idea for a thread - thanks, **MsWhatsit**!

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/18 "2011-04-05T18:15:46Z")

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> [@MsWhatsit](#):
>
> Dude. I think this is my first-ever sticky! Thanks, **twicks**. I’m glad this is proving to be of use. (I mean, to people other than me. 😛 )

It’s a John Hughes movie plot: after an initial seeming-rejection (well, except for the geeky dude whose attention you had already (see Post #2)), you win over the school and even become…a sticky-post!

Where’s the slow clap crowd climax when you need it?!

;)😃

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**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/19 "2011-05-14T01:37:05Z")

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    - [Mystery]  
[Recent Mystery Books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=558794)  
[Good Japanese Suspense/Mystery Books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=531314)  
[Research Books for Mystery Writers](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=393269)  
[Recommend Me a Good Mystery Book](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=318614)  
[Cat Mystery Novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=112946)  
[Historical Mystery Novels Anyone?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=120583)  
[Reccomend a Mystery, Fantasy, or Other Fiction Book for Me, Please!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=135427)  
[Recommend me a good crime/mystery novel set in Istanbul, please](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=162192)  
[Need Mystery Recommendations](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=527124)  
[Good _modern_ locked room/impossible crime novels?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=148102)  
[Your nominations, please, for the greatest mystery writer of all time](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=588436)  
[Show Biz Mystery Series](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=349727)  
[Recommend a mystery for me (but not The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=598807)  
[Suspense/thriller book rec for English students - Lovely Bones?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=132830)

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    - [Sci Fi/Fantasy/Comics/Etc]  
[Classic Sci-Fi Comic Books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=294743)  
[Recommend me books on the comic book industry/history.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=249038)  
[Recommend me new comic book TPBs](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=268581)  
[Good Non Fiction UFO Books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=541449)  
[SF/Fantasy Book Recommendations: Lost Civilizations](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=473385)  
[Suggest some awesome science fiction books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=487723)  
[Ten S-F Books for Complete Beginners…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=569092)  
[Recommend some dragon-themed fantasy books for my daughter](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=339742)  
[Which epic fantasy saga to read next?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=603911)  
[Best utopian books?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=98041)  
[Good parallel universe stories](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=483907)  
[Anyone know any books/stories with a griffin in it?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=108406)

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  - 
    - [Children’s]  
[Atheist/agnostic children’s books? (besides Golden Compass series)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=447455)  
[Recommend some good books for a budding young skeptic](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=491571)  
[Children’s books in 1st person POV?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=511854)  
[Recommend kids books with strong female character, please.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=154656)  
[Recommend Books for a Four Year Old](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=350638)  
[Please recommend chapter books for 5 year olds](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=603690)  
[Comic books for a 7 year old - what would you recommend?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=540078)  
[What are some good books for 7-8 year old girls?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=375712)  
[Reccomend a how to draw book for 7-9 year olds](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=290958)  
[Important reading for a fifth grader](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=211028)  
[Good books for an 8th grader?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=222731)  
[Recommend books for 10th grade boys who don’t like to read](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=253384)  
[Recommend Books for 16-year-old boy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=339233)  
[Good books for teen-agers](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=227015)  
[Book suggestions for teen needed](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=563153)  
[Recommend me some children’s classics for summer out loud reading](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=368248)

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    - [Location - US]  
[Recommend Novels Set in New Orleans](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=458826)  
[What’s the best New Orleans based literature/movies?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=333123)  
[What’s a good book on the history of Chicago?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=532783)

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    - [Location - London/England]  
[More books about the London Blitz?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=553822)  
[Need novels set in London to read before my visit](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=207136)  
[Let’s catalog all the books set in London, shall we?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=467126)  
[Recommend some historical fiction set in Britian, please](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=238778)  
[Recommend books on the history of Great Britain](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=321716)  
[Looking for good books about English “pub walks”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=402129)  
[Good books about domestic life in Britain during & after WWII?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=392372)

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    - [Audio/Kindle]  
[Recommend Me Some Free Kindle Books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=550815)  
[Tales from the Public Domain (best books on Project Gutenberg)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=496641)  
[Recommend books on CD](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=374488)  
[Recommend audiobook](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=537449)  
[Suggest Some Audio Books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=499573)  
[Listened to Any Good Books Lately](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508299)

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**Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220/20 "2011-05-14T01:39:48Z")

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    - [Historical]  
[Historical fiction about Jesus sans ax to grind?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=286706)  
[What are your favorite (or least favorite) historical fiction novels?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=496093)  
[Need book on World War One](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=165277)  
[Need 2 history book recommendations (Roman Empire and WWI)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=567046)[  
[Best World War II Novels?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=607601)  
[Recommend books on WW1 & WW2. Please.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=285449)  
[Recommend some books on WWII](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=438136)  
[Fictional books set in Rome](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=323322)  
[Recommend some narrative history books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=400762)  
[Good Books on Weimar-era Berlin?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=171907)  
[Recommend history books about the Dark Ages](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=373931)  
[Recommend medieval history books. Actually, any good history book.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8184821)  
[What are the best books on American history?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=478889)  
[Recommend a good American History book…or books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=408327)  
[Please recommend good books on Middle Eastern History](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=272486)  
[Recommend Me Some History Books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=296979)  
[Recommend some interesting History books/podcasts](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=538776)  
[Need recommendation on military strategy/history books.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=190993)  
[Military History, War and Fantasy Books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=245683)  
[Naval History Books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=506091)  
[Good books on alternative history?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=517861)  
[Suggest Alternate history fic books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=434806)  
[Recommend me some good alt-future books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=325723)  
[Good Asian Historical fiction books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=277938)  
[Good books on Native American History](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=526944)  
[Good books on the Aztecs and Incas???](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=463315)

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    - [–Favorites, Book Type, Etc]  
[What are some good novels with lots of factual information?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=541284)  
[I like conversation-heavy, witty books. Any recommendations?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=403086)  
[Recommend some good light reads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=582390)  
[Your top 5 favorite books of all time](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=506765)  
[What’s your favorite book that nobody else ever reads?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=403678)  
[The last good book you read (and a mini description)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=585239)  
[Books you’ve stayed up late to finish reading](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=527770)  
[When the book bests me](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=363818)  
[Favorite Sports books?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=602420)  
[Your favorite kid’s books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=32089)

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  - 
    - [–Random Topics–]  
[What are your favorite weird books?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=256920)  
[Weirdest Books You Own](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=249534)  
[Thought provoking books?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=324415)  
[Reccomend me some novels. For men.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=575887)  
[Books to read while living in the woods for 6 months](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=401312)  
[Books on Leprosy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=288714)  
[Please recommend your favorite non-tinfoil hat books about historical Occult weirdos](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=357242)  
[Please recommend some comedic novels](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=451833)  
[Recommend some truly funny books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=324410)  
[Stories with a Villain as Protagonist](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=469760)  
[Books set in _Your_ Locale](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=285852)  
[Suggest some great golf (history) books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=412987)  
[Gay History books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=308533)  
[Books on comparative cuisine/history?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320400)  
[Suggest some good books on Freemasonry?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=438158)  
[Suggest books regarding the battle for heaven and hell](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=286507)  
[Suggest some good non-fiction books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=3249393)  
[Please recommend an inspiring biography](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=286709)  
[Books About Chess](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=472667)  
[Recommend a Book for a Middle-Aged Woman 2011](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=605381)  
[Good books about death](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=468541)  
[Movies and books about characters who “go native” (ala Avatar & Dances With Wolves)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=577022)  
[Books about predicting the future.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=566985)  
[Please help me find some books about “Old Hollywood.”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=374025)  
[Books about Wicca](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=393985)  
[Recommend some good books on architecture](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=97462)  
[Recommend Some Good Books on Evolutionary Theory?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=439846)  
[Good Books With Criminal Authors?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=187179)  
[Please recommend good books and/or movies w/ unreliable narrators (POSSIBLE SPOILERS)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=144223)  
[Recommend books of poetry](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=336706)  
[Recommend some books of hope and healing](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=478353)  
[Spiritual books you’d recommend](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=424422)  
[Suggestions for Fiction Books Dealing with Faith](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=256144)  
[Recommend books on the ancient Library of Alexandria?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=233026)  
[Recommend me some Pirate Books](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=366817)  
[Recommend some real-life adventure books I might like](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=335781)  
[Recommend Books on Various Mythologies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=503607)  
[What popular books on English or other languages would you recommend?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=482317)  
[Recommend a couple of books to read on vacation](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=271232)  
[Recommend me some good books written in dialect](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=215645)  
[Recommend some books on the dark side of human nature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=1935627)  
[Books or Films about Grad School](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=576440)  
[Need movies and books set in Ancient China](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=501027)  
[What are some good fiction books on the antichrist/end of the world, etc](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=371967)  
[Books on Isolation](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=553764)  
[Are there Any contempory horror novelists writing truly scary books?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=202294)  
[The Dope List of 100 books of the 20th Century](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=131498)

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