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[QUOTE]Engelbrecht - 2016-02-01  3:31 AM

I thought I'd start off the thread for the <a href="../../rollyourown.asp?ryo_id=139">Genre Non-Fiction challenge</a> by mentioning some of my favorite Non-Fiction books: <ul><li><a href="../../novel.asp?id=7226">Trillion Year Spree</a> - Aldiss (1986) - a wonderful history/critical SF standard, albeit somewhat dated by now.</li><li><a href="../../novel.asp?id=7266">The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of</a> - Disch (1998) - a more recent history/critical SF work - shorter and less systematic.  Disch is nothing if not acerbically opinionated - sometimes entertainingly so, sometimes appallingly so, but it's compelling stuff.</li><li><a href="../../novel.asp?id=16230">Imaginary Worlds</a> - Carter (1973) - an enthusiastic history of classic fantasy by the editor of the famed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballantine_Adult_Fantasy_series">Ballantine Adult Fantasy series</a>.</li><li><a href="../../novel.asp?id=6764">What Makes This Book So Great</a> - Walton (2014) - passionate and entertaining - your read (or reread) list will grow astoundingly after reading this.</li><li><a href="../../novel.asp?id=8770">James Tiptree, Jr.:  The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon</a> - Phillips (2006) - a wonderful and insightful biography.</li></ul>If you're casting about for suggestions, take a look at the <a href="../../lists_booksbyyear.asp?p=1&YearPublished=2015&Genre=All&NovelType=9">Non-Fiction Books Published by Year lists</a>.  You have to page through the different years, but there are lots of great books there.  Another approach is to look through the Non-Fiction section of the <a href="http://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_2015">Locus Awards</a> for different years. [/QUOTE]

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I thought I'd start off the thread for the Genre Non-Fiction challenge by mentioning some of my favorite Non-Fiction books:

Trillion Year Spree - Aldiss (1986) - a wonderful history/critical SF standard, albeit somewhat dated by now.
The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of - Disch (1998) - a more recent history/critical SF work - shorter and less systematic. Disch is nothing if not acerbically opinionated - sometimes entertainingly so, sometimes appallingly so, but it's compelling stuff.
Imaginary Worlds - Carter (1973) - an enthusiastic history of classic fantasy by the editor of the famed Ballantine Adult Fantasy series.
What Makes This Book So Great - Walton (2014) - passionate and entertaining - your read (or reread) list will grow astoundingly after reading this.
James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon - Phillips (2006) - a wonderful and insightful biography.

If you're casting about for suggestions, take a look at the Non-Fiction Books Published by Year lists. You have to page through the different years, but there are lots of great books there. Another approach is to look through the Non-Fiction section of the Locus Awards for different years.

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