Monday, December 10, 2012

Nerdfighter Book Recommendations!

I'm a huge fan of Hank and John Green, the "vlogbrothers." On their various YouTube channels, the brothers Green have taught me about biology and world history, science and literature, and reams of interesting things about human nature and general knowledge. On their main channel, author John Green recently featured a series of book recommendations. Check it out below, and then follow the links to see their various channels. I guarantee you'll find something that interests you! I've also included links to all of the books mentioned in the video.


Amazon.com links to the books in the video:

Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts by Julian Rubinstein

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo

Sula by Toni Morrison

Mansfield Park and Persuasion by Jane Austen

The Blood of the Lamb: A Novel by Peter De Vries

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Matched by Ally Condie

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Telegraph Avenue: A Novel by Michael Chabon

Bossypants by Tina Fey

The Magicians: A Novel by Lev Grossman

Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon by Melissa Aneli

The Art of Fielding: A Novel by Chad Harbach

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Wolf Hall: A Novel by Hilary Mantel

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart

Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


"Nerdfighters" on YouTube:

Vlogbrothers Main Channel

Crash Course (Videos on AP Biology, World History, Ecology, and English Literature)

SciShow (Hank Green reports on the world of Science)

Hank Games (Hank and John play various video games and tell stories while doing so)

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