A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson could be a good one. Truthfully, I have never finished it due to my own laziness. What I did read though was really good and has had me wanting to come back to it years later.
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You remind me of myself a bit. Back when I was younger I’d only read non-fiction, what was the point of reading fiction when I could gain more knowledge about various topics was my logic. I’ve definitely branched out since then and probably read 70% fiction these days. There is definitely enjoyment to be found in fiction, but you have to pick the right ones that fit you.
If I might suggest one fiction you might try it’s Flowers for Algernon. It’s pretty short, 250 pages or less, but everyone I’ve ever* introduced it to has really enjoyed it. If you end up trying I’d be curious to hear your feedback.
I’m not sure what kind of engineer you are, which would help point to what kind of topical interests you may have, but you might enjoy The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes. It’s a bit of a beast, but truly fascinating and goes into all angles and history of the making of the atomic bomb and its legacy. If you want to dabble in topics the Bill Bryson book already mentioned is very good too.
Highly recommend asking Chat-GPT or searching around on here for book recommendation posts. I’ve discovered so many great posts on here with a lot of books I’ve taken note of to read later.
Good luck on your search.
rfrnut on
I just finished Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari. I read fiction mostly and tried this to take a break from it . You may like it – science and fact based analysis of humans
nonsense39 on
As an engineer who isn’t a big fan of fiction, I’ve seldom been interested in books some random unknown person thought were great reads. So I’ve basically reversed how I find books to read. I first get interested in something new (Wikipedia, YouTube etc) and then dive into the best books I can find on the subject. I once found a small lost, unknown city in the Central American jungle and soon devoured all the books I could find on archeology, Aztec and Mayan cultures, even back to 19th century books. Similarly I’ve dug as far as I was smart enough to understand (actually not very deep) on astronomy and quantum physics. Try it, you might like it.
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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson could be a good one. Truthfully, I have never finished it due to my own laziness. What I did read though was really good and has had me wanting to come back to it years later.
You remind me of myself a bit. Back when I was younger I’d only read non-fiction, what was the point of reading fiction when I could gain more knowledge about various topics was my logic. I’ve definitely branched out since then and probably read 70% fiction these days. There is definitely enjoyment to be found in fiction, but you have to pick the right ones that fit you.
If I might suggest one fiction you might try it’s Flowers for Algernon. It’s pretty short, 250 pages or less, but everyone I’ve ever* introduced it to has really enjoyed it. If you end up trying I’d be curious to hear your feedback.
I’m not sure what kind of engineer you are, which would help point to what kind of topical interests you may have, but you might enjoy The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes. It’s a bit of a beast, but truly fascinating and goes into all angles and history of the making of the atomic bomb and its legacy. If you want to dabble in topics the Bill Bryson book already mentioned is very good too.
Highly recommend asking Chat-GPT or searching around on here for book recommendation posts. I’ve discovered so many great posts on here with a lot of books I’ve taken note of to read later.
Good luck on your search.
I just finished Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari. I read fiction mostly and tried this to take a break from it . You may like it – science and fact based analysis of humans
As an engineer who isn’t a big fan of fiction, I’ve seldom been interested in books some random unknown person thought were great reads. So I’ve basically reversed how I find books to read. I first get interested in something new (Wikipedia, YouTube etc) and then dive into the best books I can find on the subject. I once found a small lost, unknown city in the Central American jungle and soon devoured all the books I could find on archeology, Aztec and Mayan cultures, even back to 19th century books. Similarly I’ve dug as far as I was smart enough to understand (actually not very deep) on astronomy and quantum physics. Try it, you might like it.