Ms. Belben's Non-Fiction Book Reviews
Updated September 2007

NON-FICTION: HUMOR and ESSAYS
Almond, Steve. Candy Freak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America. NEW 5/27/04
Eggers, Dave, (editor). The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002.
McSweeney's. Mountain Man Dance Moves: The McSweeney's Book of Lists. NEW 9/18/07
Vowell, Sarah. The Partly Cloudy Patriot.  

NON-FICTION: PSYCHOLOGY
Gladwell, Malcolm. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking.
Gladwell, Malcolm.  The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference.

NON-FICTION:  MUSIC
Klosterman, Chuck. Fargo Rock City.
Sheffield, Rob. Love is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time.

NON-FICTION:  MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGY
*Bottoms, Greg. Angelhead.
Bridges, John. How to Be a Gentleman:  A Contemporary Guide to Common Courtesy.
Colapinto, John.  As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl.
Fleischman, John. Phineas Gage:  A Gruesome but True Story about Brain Science. NEW!!  8/22/02

NON-FICTION:  SOCIAL ISSUES
*Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America.
Jones, Ellis, et al.  The Better World Handbook
Kilbourne, Jean. Can't Buy My Love.
Kingsolver, Barbara. Small Wonder: Essays. NEW! October 21, 2002
Lundin, Joseph P. Fish! NEW September 17, 2002
Maher, Bill. When You Ride With Bin Laden, You Ride Alone. NEW 1/17/03
Simpson-Giles, Candace.  How to Be a Lady. NEW 1/27/03