Book recommendations for picky father?

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<p>For all you history buffs: I recommend “Firestorm at Peshtigo: A Town, Its People and the Deadliest Fire in American History.” By William Lutz and Denise Gess</p>

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<p>Has he read any of Oliver Sach’s books? The newest one is MUSICOPHILIA: Tales of Music and the Brain. I haven’t read it, but I’ve read his older ones and enjoyed them very much.</p>

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<p>One more thought: does it have to be a book? Could it be, say, a magazine that deals with some of his interests in a witty British way, and also has book reviews that would give him more ideas for other books to read? </p>

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<p>The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of The Oxford English Dictionary. By Simon Winchester</p>

<p>It’s a fascinating (British) history book of the type your dad apparently likes.</p>

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<p>Michael Pollan’s new book–In Defense of Food.</p>

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<p>Is it December 24th already?? Christmas shopping??</p>

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<p>Sounds just like my uncle. He really liked Ross King’s “Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling” from a few years back but maybe he hasn’t read it yet.</p>

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<p>For a rather different look at books - check out</p>

<p>[Beating</a> Dewey](<a href=“http://beatingdewey.blogspot.com/]Beating”>http://beatingdewey.blogspot.com/)</p>

<p>If you click on books, this blogger has written some rather clever reviews of non fiction books in his quest to read a book from every section of the dewey decimal system</p>

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<p>1491, by Charles Mann, on the Americas before Columbus. Far more about S. than N. America</p>

<p>The Spirit Catches You and You fall Down-Anne Fadiman. The juxtaposition of Hmong and American culture in a medical setting.</p>

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<p>I’ll second that one: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. Moving and thought-provoking.</p>

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<p>Just a quick “thank you” from the OP - these are great suggestions! I may be set for quite a few years to come!</p>

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<p>How about Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point” (non-fiction, pertains to sociology–trends in society and what causes them)?</p>