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Whats everyones fave books
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Can anyone recommend books to me.the type i like are non fiction.i enjoy being able to get something out of books.any suggestions would be great.cheers
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Two that I have taken on my jollies afore are:
"Man Walks into a Pub" by Pete Brown. A sociable history of beer drinking, with particular emphasis on the artform as practised in Britain. A surprisingly good and often funny read;
"In the Heart of the Sea" by Nathaniel Philbrick. The true story of the whaleship Essex, which became the inspiration for Melville's "Moby Dick." A tale that has everything, including the endurance of the human spirit and cannibalism. Well, okay, so it's woefully short on rampant sex, but still a fascinating read.
"Man Walks into a Pub" by Pete Brown. A sociable history of beer drinking, with particular emphasis on the artform as practised in Britain. A surprisingly good and often funny read;
"In the Heart of the Sea" by Nathaniel Philbrick. The true story of the whaleship Essex, which became the inspiration for Melville's "Moby Dick." A tale that has everything, including the endurance of the human spirit and cannibalism. Well, okay, so it's woefully short on rampant sex, but still a fascinating read.
The best non fiction book ever
The Jigsaw man by Paul Brittin (TV show CRACKER was based on this guy)
in close second:
Noddy Holdler - It all crazy now ( Autobio)
The love you make by Peter Brown. The best book ever written about the real life of the Beatles- even better if your not a fan.
Bill Byson notes from a small Island ( tour of the UK)
The Jigsaw man by Paul Brittin (TV show CRACKER was based on this guy)
in close second:
Noddy Holdler - It all crazy now ( Autobio)
The love you make by Peter Brown. The best book ever written about the real life of the Beatles- even better if your not a fan.
Bill Byson notes from a small Island ( tour of the UK)
I agree with anything by Billl Bryson, great books
"The man who mistook his wife for a hat" by Oliver Sacks is a brilliant book, very, very interesting.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0684853949/10 3-8561996-5291015?v=glance&n=283155
"Travels in Hyper-Reality" by Umberto Eco
(which I bought after it was recommended by someone on here actually)
"The man who mistook his wife for a hat" by Oliver Sacks is a brilliant book, very, very interesting.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0684853949/10 3-8561996-5291015?v=glance&n=283155
"Travels in Hyper-Reality" by Umberto Eco
(which I bought after it was recommended by someone on here actually)
I certainly wouldn't say "anything" by Bryson - his first two travel books, The Lost Continent and Neither Here Nor There, are in my opinion the best by a very, very long way. The subsequent ones are, for me, very inferior although Notes From A Small Island is a good read.
Interesting that you favour nonfiction - I've been on a real nonfiction kick for some time now, after becoming frustrated with novels. One of my favourites is Last Chance To See, by Douglas Adams, the only nonfiction book he did and by far my absolute favourite of his. He and a zoologist travelled around the world looking for endangered species and the book is his account of this journey, a mixture of informative, sad and witty.
I recently read a superb film book by Paul Shone called Blockbuster, doing for big-budget blockbuster films what Biskind did for 'new Hollywood' in Easy Riders etc. It has excellent lists and even graphs, including a graph version of Jaws - very funny.
I also love the London A to Z. I'm not being flippant, I regularly sit and "read" it, even if I'm not planning a route or looking for a location - it's an amazing book.
Interesting that you favour nonfiction - I've been on a real nonfiction kick for some time now, after becoming frustrated with novels. One of my favourites is Last Chance To See, by Douglas Adams, the only nonfiction book he did and by far my absolute favourite of his. He and a zoologist travelled around the world looking for endangered species and the book is his account of this journey, a mixture of informative, sad and witty.
I recently read a superb film book by Paul Shone called Blockbuster, doing for big-budget blockbuster films what Biskind did for 'new Hollywood' in Easy Riders etc. It has excellent lists and even graphs, including a graph version of Jaws - very funny.
I also love the London A to Z. I'm not being flippant, I regularly sit and "read" it, even if I'm not planning a route or looking for a location - it's an amazing book.
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