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Well written and interesting non- fiction books

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BeverleyCleverley · 28/06/2025 20:20

I've got a decent pile of fiction books to work through but I like to have some non fiction books on the go too and I'd love some recommendations! Particularly stuff about current affairs/politics etc but I also love geography/history/science books and open to wider suggestions

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FuzzyPuffling · 28/06/2025 20:39

Simon Reeves, Step by Step. And the follow up too.

annzen · 28/06/2025 20:38

The Bettencourt Affair by Tom Sancton. About Liliane Bettencourt, the multi billionaire head of L'Oreal. Fascinating story.

Empire of Pain Patrick Raddan Keeffe about the Sackler dynasty/Purdue Pharma and the opioid crisis.

The Empress and the English Doctor Lucy Ward. About Catherine the Great and the doctor who inoculated her against smallpox so that her subjects would take it too.

Eastendboysandwestendgirls · 28/06/2025 20:37

Barbarian Days - William something. Book about surfing. Random but brilliant.
Invisible Women. Depressingly fascinating.
Among the righteous - can't remember author.

peppermum · 28/06/2025 20:32

I’ve just read Material World by Ed Conway - all about the six fundamental raw materials we use to make everything, how we get those materials and how interconnected those processes are. Very readable

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BeverleyCleverley · 28/06/2025 20:28

Thank you! This is a great list already

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PeehS · 28/06/2025 20:28

Shake hands with the devil by the force commander of the UN team during the Rwandan genocide, shocking but a must read.

Allthesnowallthetime · 28/06/2025 20:27

Patriot.

Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy.

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Start Up

Platypusdiver · 28/06/2025 20:24

Stolen Focus by Johann Hari

Reading interesting. A genuine page turner and really thought provoking in the age of devices.

LittleHangleton · 28/06/2025 20:24

The Selfish Gene is thought provoking

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BeverleyCleverley · 28/06/2025 20:23

I just finished Putin's People which was fascinating and horrifying (eg I was aware of the KGB/Russian mafia involvement with Trump but not the extent of it) but very dry. I prefer slightly more readable books

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BertieBotts · 28/06/2025 20:22

I loved Factfulness, have you read that?

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