Week 8 - Nonfiction

The four genres and book titles that I picked are:

1. History         Big Burn (973.911 E) by Timothy Egan
2. Food             Fortune Cookie Chronicles (641.3 L) by Jennifer Lee
3. Travel          Assassination Vacation (973 V) by Sarah Vowell
4. Crime          Devil in the White City (364.1523 L) by Erik Larson

The book Big Burn by Timothy Egan is a compelling and very detailed about the epic 1910 forest fire that burned across Montana, Idaho and Washington.  Timothy Egan's dramatic story shows readers how Theodore Roosevelt fought to show how important the Forest Service is and the funds that are needed to keep up with the conservation of America.  This book is for readers that like very detailed and dramatic writing.  I would recommend this book to readers who like to read Barbara Kingsolver and Geraldine Brooks.

The book Devil in the White City by Erik Larson is a disturbing yet richly detailed book about H.H. Holmes, coined as America's first serial killer, who killed young women that attend the World's Fair of 1893. It is believed that he killed almost 200 young women but only 9 bodies/body parts were found. I would recommend this book to customers who like Robert Louise Stevenson, Oscar Wilde, and Theodore Dreiser.