Nonfiction


 * //Blink//** by Malcolm Gladwell (not currently in East High Library)
 * //Blink//** is an interesting book and is different than I expected. Although some topics were dry and lost my interest, others intrigued me very much. **//Blink//** is more of a psychology book than a fun read, being more informational than anything else. It suggests that a split second decision can be as smart of a decision as one you think about a lot. It talks about a museum that is about to buy this beautiful kouroi (statue of young naked male with left leg forward and arms at his sides). They send in many specialists to look at it. Most of these specialists see nothing that looks forged, except for one man, who thinks from the beginning that the statue doesn’t look right. It turns out he was right. The statue was forged. He said it was in too good of a condition to be that old. **//Blink//** also talks about a guy who sits down with a couple and figures out if they will still be married in 15 years with 95% success. How he does it is he puts them in chairs that measure how much they move while he talks to them, watching to see how they act. He then calculates their emotions, using a point system. Certain emotions are worth different points. RR (5-6-10)

Chris McCandless is a young man who's future is pretty much planned out for him by his parents- the college he goes to and the career path he will follow. He is adventurous and wants to explore the world he learns about in books and he doesn't get along with his parents. Chris wants to be different and take a journey to Alaska so he packs up and leaves his boring life behind. On the way to Alaska he travels to many places in various ways and meets different people upon whom he has a big impact.
 * //Into The Wild//** by Jon Krakauer (located @ 979.8 K in the East High Library Alaska Collection)

Author Krakauer was inspired to write a book informing readers about Chris’s story, his many journeys and what he had to endure to reach his happiness. How far will one go to find their happiness and freedom? Pick up Into The Wild to find out. I enjoyed this book because it inspires me to work harder for my happiness and not for someone else's happiness. Chris does a lot for what makes him happy and I think this is a great story for people that want to find their happiness and want to be inspired. Chris's idea of happiness and freedom is a little bit crazy to some, but to others, it's genius and brave. NM (4-23-10)

This book teaches you the rights and wrongs of being a gentleman. You will be amazed how much you want to learn from this book! From basics to intermediate to advance **//How to be a Gentleman//** will share the knowledge and the mind of a true gentleman. Use this knowledge to find a job, get into a college, make new friend, or even find a girlfriend! Become that flashy, smooth criminal that everybody loves!
 * // How to be a Gentleman //** by John Bridges (not currently in East High Library)

Hi there fellow readers of the new age! Wanna know how James Bond always seems to be so smooth and always gets what he wants? This book will show you how! I highly recommend this book for boys. TG (4-16-10)

Andy Warhol/Warhola was one of the most (must I really say it?) **pop **artists of the 20th century! Read and learn how, when, and why he became, well, himself! You follow him from adolescent growth, through sexuality, and fame and fortune! Who wouldn’t love any Warhol? He wasn’t as "open," but he is inspirational in different ways!
 * //Andy Warhol, Price of Pop//** by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan (located at 92 WARHOL in the East High Library Biography Collection)

I got into this book because I love The Velvet Underground and I knew they’d worked with Andy. I just wanted to learn more about him and I did. I must say, though, the book wasn’t much from his perspective. It was quite the lesson I liked to have learned. KK (4-16-10)