I too hate it when authors are way too impressed with themselves. It doesn't even have to be the author, main characters like that also really drive me crazy. Tuesdays with Morrie? Awful. I don't like being preached too. Amazingly enough, The Last Lecture didn't bother me nearly as much as I thought it would...I even teared up towards the end.
I'm impressed that you could get through the whole book when you disliked it. I can't do that. Maybe you should read a different memoir rather than another from this author. That way, you'll be able to know if it's memoirs that you don't like or just this guy.
If you're looking for some good non-fiction, non-memoir books, I would recommend:
Bonk: The curious coupling of science and sex by Mary Roach -- Acadia suggested this to me and I really enjoyed it. Drew said that you probably wouldn't need to read the whole book to enjoy it, you could just read the footnotes, which are hilarious. I would also recommend going to the first page of every chapter, reading the title of that chapter, and then looking at the accompanying photograph.
The Big Necessity: The unmentionable world of human waste and why it matters by Rose George -- This book is all about shit. I have learned more than I ever needed to know about sanitation, India, and my drinking water, but it's one of those books that sort of make you realize that you are better off being aware of our shitty problem. My only beef with the book is that the end is not nearly as exciting as the beginning. The author sort of goes on and on about open-defecation and other sanitation problems, but in the end, can't really offer a solution other than awareness of sanitation issues is a good start. The bad thing is that this book made me realize that there is one more thing on a long long list of infrastructures that are in need of being updated/created. Good luck to Obama. He has a rough 4-8 years ahead of him.
--diana
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