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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 2026-05-05T19:30:41+00:00

I am particularly looking for something that works as audio So I liked *Bad Blood* by John Carreyou *Say Nothing* and *London Falling* by Patrick Radden Keefe *The Only Plane In The Sky* by Garrett Graff *A Woman Of No Importance* by Sonia Purnell *Mrs. Jordan’s Profession* by Clare Tomalin *Letters Between Six Sisters* ed. Charlotte Mosley among others!

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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/05/2026 19:26

This thread has thrown me for a loop - so many suggestions I don’t know where to start

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exexpat · 06/05/2026 19:06

Terpsichore · 06/05/2026 13:30

And in more general non-fiction, how about any of the works of Rose George, eg Deep Sea and Foreign Going, about the shipping industry

yyy to the wonderful Rose George. Also her Nine Pints, about blood (not really a gory read but full of astounding facts) and The Big Necessity, which is surely the best book about sanitation ever written! I wish she’d hurry up and write something else <if you’re on here, Rose….😉>

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She published a new one, Every Last Fish, late last year, but seems to be a bit despondent about it not getting much notice, going by her substack posts: https://substack.com/home/post/p-182960642

Buckle up

The current contents of my brain. NSF aspiring non-fiction writers.

https://rosegeorge.substack.com/p/buckle-up

30birthdaygirl · 06/05/2026 16:33

Shrinkhole · 05/05/2026 21:29

The Indifferent Stars above DJ Brown
I read recently and I thought was amazing. It s a survival story from the Oregon wagon trail which is harrowing but also just blows you away with their bravery.

I read the story of the Donner Party on Wikipedia during lockdown. I always wondered why a film was never made.

I'll be listening to this! Thanks.

ChickensAndEggs · 06/05/2026 16:29

Sidebeforeself · 06/05/2026 09:56

Do you like underwater exploration? Susan Casey’s The Underworld is brilliant . I enjoyed Chris Bonningtons Ascent too

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No, underwater exploration is a whole new world to me. Looks good. Thank you

Terpsichore · 06/05/2026 14:00

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/05/2026 13:47

@TerpsichoreI have Deep Sea and Foreign Going and one other by George I can’t remember. I didn’t get far but suspect it was my mood

I've put books aside so often because I wasn't feeling it - and she’s a very personal writer. Maybe it would click with you another time?

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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/05/2026 13:47

@TerpsichoreI have Deep Sea and Foreign Going and one other by George I can’t remember. I didn’t get far but suspect it was my mood

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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/05/2026 13:44

Rictasmorticia · 06/05/2026 13:31

Great ideas I loved a Woman of no importance about the expedionary service in world war 2

Great minds but I listed it in the OP

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Rictasmorticia · 06/05/2026 13:31

Great ideas I loved a Woman of no importance about the expedionary service in world war 2

Terpsichore · 06/05/2026 13:30

And in more general non-fiction, how about any of the works of Rose George, eg Deep Sea and Foreign Going, about the shipping industry

yyy to the wonderful Rose George. Also her Nine Pints, about blood (not really a gory read but full of astounding facts) and The Big Necessity, which is surely the best book about sanitation ever written! I wish she’d hurry up and write something else <if you’re on here, Rose….😉>

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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/05/2026 13:28

My apologies if I’ve failed to reply to everyone - thanks so much

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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/05/2026 13:26

Thanks @TattiePants

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Terpsichore · 06/05/2026 13:26

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/05/2026 11:31

I have read House Of Glass, Nomadland and The Ratline

I like a bit of London*

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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/05/2026 13:25

Piggywaspushed · 06/05/2026 06:38

Hi eine. I like Sophy Roberts' two books - just read Training School For Elephants. I have forgotten the name of the book about the facial reconstructions surgery after WWI but that was amazing as is David Nott''s War Doctor. I think you have read Story of a Heart which is incredible. I also loved the book about Brian Clough bringing up those two boys. Not very good at titles!

I’ve got Sophy Roberts on TBR. I’ve read both the others

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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/05/2026 13:23

Thanks @Littlecrake

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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/05/2026 13:22

@exexpatSome good ideas there

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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/05/2026 13:21

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 06/05/2026 11:36

Debs at war Anne de courcy
georgiana Duchess of Devonshire Antonia Fraser

Read the Fraser. Debs At War is a shout

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BuffysBigSister · 06/05/2026 12:59

Currently reading Motherland - A Feminist History of Modern Russia by Julia Ioffe and loving it. Fascinating and easy to read. Also Someone Else's Music - Opera and the British by Alexandra Wilson - because I love opera

exexpat · 06/05/2026 11:54

If you like London-related non-fiction, have you read Oliver Bullough's Moneyland? Or Butler to the World?

Also This is London by Ben Judah?

And in more general non-fiction, how about any of the works of Rose George, eg Deep Sea and Foreign Going, about the shipping industry.

Have you read anything by Barbara Ehrenreich? Smile or Die, Global Woman, Nickel and Dimed, Living with a Wild God etc.

Disclaimer: I don't do audiobooks, so I have no idea if any of these are any good in that format.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 06/05/2026 11:41

Also London the biography Peter ackroyd

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 06/05/2026 11:40

Two I recently bought but haven’t read yet:

The Plague Evelyn Lord
Munich David Pearce about the Busby babes air disaster

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 06/05/2026 11:36

Debs at war Anne de courcy
georgiana Duchess of Devonshire Antonia Fraser

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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/05/2026 11:31

Terpsichore · 06/05/2026 11:24

Thought of a couple of others, @EineReiseDurchDieZeit - this might be a bit 'Londony' for your taste but Diamond Street: The Hidden World of Hatton Garden by Rachel Lichtenstein is really fascinating on an area that has a long and varied history.

Definitely second House of Glass and Nomadland, which are great. And have you read The Ratline?

I have read House Of Glass, Nomadland and The Ratline

I like a bit of London*

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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/05/2026 11:28

MyM8Marmite · 05/05/2026 23:03

Against The Machine by Paul Kingsnorth is an excellent read.

Noted

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Terpsichore · 06/05/2026 11:24

Thought of a couple of others, @EineReiseDurchDieZeit - this might be a bit 'Londony' for your taste but Diamond Street: The Hidden World of Hatton Garden by Rachel Lichtenstein is really fascinating on an area that has a long and varied history.

Definitely second House of Glass and Nomadland, which are great. And have you read The Ratline?

Sidebeforeself · 06/05/2026 09:56

ChickensAndEggs · 05/05/2026 22:29

I hope you enjoy Precious. Do you have any other exploration favourites to recommend? I enjoyed Ranulph Fiennes’ Shackleton, not as much as Endurance though.

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Do you like underwater exploration? Susan Casey’s The Underworld is brilliant . I enjoyed Chris Bonningtons Ascent too