Hi, I'm looking for non-fiction recs of a specific type [View all]
I'm sending books to an incarcerated friend and he prefers non-fic.
If he was into fiction, it would be no problem because I read it by the ton. But, I'm at a loss for picking out non-fic books, especially with his very specific preferences added into the mix:
He likes books on motorcycle culture, mafia stuff, rock and roll biographies, history, Old West outlaws, and, gawd help us, conspiracy theory stuff. He's not a fan of the MC and mafia books written by undercover cops. *snort*
They have to be paperback and ship from Amazon. He's got a great sense of humor and I'm trying to keep his spirits up, so nothing too depressing/sad endings.
How's that for a bunch of guidelines?
A few I think he would like are either out of print and stupid expensive, or only ship from 3rd party sellers: In Cold Blood, The Corner, Hammer of the Gods, The Curse of Lono, David Paulides' Missing 411 books.
So far, he's liked Jim Carroll's diaries, Into the Wild, and the Jeff & Michael Shaara Civil War trilogy (those were close enough to non-fic for him). And now I'm out of ideas.
He requested Nikki Sixx's autobiography but Amazon only has it in hard cover right now. I was thinking of the Creature From Jekyll Island but afraid that might bore him.
He hasn't been much of a reader until now, so the field is wide open ... if the books fit into his parameters.
Any recs would be greatly appreciated.
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