The forgotten 500 : the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II
by Freeman, Gregory A
The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal is a non-fiction history book by David E. Hoffman.
A woman of no importance
The Internationalists
How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World
By Oona A. Hathaway and Scott J. Shapiro
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Unbroken
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Ghost Rider by Neil Peart. He waxes about everything he sees on his journey across North America while dealing with immense grief.
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The spirit catches you and you fall down by Anne fadiman Wednesday is indigo blue by Richard cytowic, or basically anything written by Oliver sacks. Last chance to see by Douglas adams
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Washington Bullets by Vijay Prashad
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A couple I’ve enjoyed recently, if you’re into history/the social sciences:
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
A Problem from Hell by Samantha Power
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (this one is *kind of* non-fiction)
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Any mountaineering book really. I can really recommend older books like Joe taskers or Peter boardman. Jim currans book on k2 is funny and tragic in equal measure. The iron will of these climbers is both amazing and terrifying.
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Rescue in Denmark by Harold Flender.
The Third Man Factor: Surviving the Impossible by John Geiger.
Bad Astronomy by Phil Plait.
Packing For Mars by Mary Roach.
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The Bird Way, by Jennifer Ackerman – The Genius of Birds, too. Superb, readable writing and material that will change the way you look at living things (including human beings).
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Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
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Don’t know if you’re interested in these topics but these are some I’ve read recently that I really enjoyed:
Wes Craven: the man & his nightmares by John Wooley (biography of Wes Craven. He was a really interesting guy! Lots of interesting tid-bits about the movies he’s made)
It All Began With a Scream by Padraic Maroney (about the making of the first 4 Scream movies with input from actors and other people involved with the movies)
A Mystery of Mysteries by Mark Dawidziak (biography of Edgar Allan Poe’s life and death. There’s a lot of misconceptions about him that I learned about from this book)
Shark by Paul DeGelder (shark attack survivor turned shark conservationist. General knowledge about shark and other aspects of ocean conservation and why it’s important)
The Blue Wonder by Frauke Bagusche (another book about the ocean and why it’s important for us to work on conservation efforts)
Discover Your Dharma by Sahara Rose (a good one to read if you’re ever feeling directionless)
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Devil in the White City
The Last Days of Night
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Reading Killers of the Flower Moon before the Martin Scorsese movie comes out and could not recommend this book enough.
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Endurance by Alfred Lansing
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager.
And then when you’re done you can watch the Ridley Scott adaptation!
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Physical Chess by Billy Robinson. Old British amateur and pro wrestler who went on to train quite a few UFC fighters in his later days. It’s not a long book but it goes into growing up in England, learning the submission-based form of wrestling that he later taught professional fighters and most interestingly his travels around places like India and Japan when he was a pro wrestler. Quite a good wee read.
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These are some I found to be interesting (in no particular order):
“Kitchen Confidential” by Anthony Bourdain
“Born to Run” by Christopher McDougall
“Angry White Pyjamas” by Robert Twigger
“Can’t Hurt Me” and “Never Give Up” by David Goggins
“Into Thin Air” by Jon Krakauer
“The Climb” by Anatoli Boukreev
“The Gift of Fear” by Gavin DeBecker
“Man’s search for meaning” by Viktor Frankl
“On Writing” by Stephen King
“Drive” by Daniel h Pink
“Atomic Habits” by James Clear
“Influence” by Robert Cialdini
“Outliers” by Malcolm Maxwell
“Essentialism” by Craig McKeown
“Talent Code” by Daniel Coyle
“The Hero with a Thousand Faces” by Joseph Campbell
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Being Wrong Adventures on the Margin of Error, Facing the Mountain by Daniel Brown, the Chaos Machine by Fisher, Lady Death by Pavlichenko
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The Hot Zone by Richard Preston. About several strains of Ebola and how one strain made it to America. Pretty scary stuff because it’s all true.
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Thanks everyone! I read a couple of these already but the rest are new to me. I appreciate the responses!
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When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein
Chip War by Chris Miller
Sandworm by Andy Greenberg
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The Lost City of Z by David Grann and Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson
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Dreamland, by Sam Quiñones
Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, by Eric Foner
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438 Days by Franklin. It’s about a Mexican fisherman who survived for a year+ adrift at sea.
Ending Aging by Aubrey de Grey. Read the book for free [here](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL12284524W/Ending_Aging?edition=key%3A/books/OL17932740M).
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann.
The forgotten 500 : the untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II
by Freeman, Gregory A
The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal is a non-fiction history book by David E. Hoffman.
A woman of no importance
The Internationalists
How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World
By Oona A. Hathaway and Scott J. Shapiro
Unbroken
Ghost Rider by Neil Peart. He waxes about everything he sees on his journey across North America while dealing with immense grief.
The spirit catches you and you fall down by Anne fadiman Wednesday is indigo blue by Richard cytowic, or basically anything written by Oliver sacks. Last chance to see by Douglas adams
Washington Bullets by Vijay Prashad
A couple I’ve enjoyed recently, if you’re into history/the social sciences:
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
A Problem from Hell by Samantha Power
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (this one is *kind of* non-fiction)
Any mountaineering book really. I can really recommend older books like Joe taskers or Peter boardman. Jim currans book on k2 is funny and tragic in equal measure. The iron will of these climbers is both amazing and terrifying.
Rescue in Denmark by Harold Flender.
The Third Man Factor: Surviving the Impossible by John Geiger.
Bad Astronomy by Phil Plait.
Packing For Mars by Mary Roach.
The Bird Way, by Jennifer Ackerman – The Genius of Birds, too. Superb, readable writing and material that will change the way you look at living things (including human beings).
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Don’t know if you’re interested in these topics but these are some I’ve read recently that I really enjoyed:
Wes Craven: the man & his nightmares by John Wooley (biography of Wes Craven. He was a really interesting guy! Lots of interesting tid-bits about the movies he’s made)
It All Began With a Scream by Padraic Maroney (about the making of the first 4 Scream movies with input from actors and other people involved with the movies)
A Mystery of Mysteries by Mark Dawidziak (biography of Edgar Allan Poe’s life and death. There’s a lot of misconceptions about him that I learned about from this book)
Shark by Paul DeGelder (shark attack survivor turned shark conservationist. General knowledge about shark and other aspects of ocean conservation and why it’s important)
The Blue Wonder by Frauke Bagusche (another book about the ocean and why it’s important for us to work on conservation efforts)
Discover Your Dharma by Sahara Rose (a good one to read if you’re ever feeling directionless)
Devil in the White City
The Last Days of Night
Reading Killers of the Flower Moon before the Martin Scorsese movie comes out and could not recommend this book enough.
Endurance by Alfred Lansing
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager.
And then when you’re done you can watch the Ridley Scott adaptation!
Physical Chess by Billy Robinson. Old British amateur and pro wrestler who went on to train quite a few UFC fighters in his later days. It’s not a long book but it goes into growing up in England, learning the submission-based form of wrestling that he later taught professional fighters and most interestingly his travels around places like India and Japan when he was a pro wrestler. Quite a good wee read.
These are some I found to be interesting (in no particular order):
“Kitchen Confidential” by Anthony Bourdain
“Born to Run” by Christopher McDougall
“Angry White Pyjamas” by Robert Twigger
“Can’t Hurt Me” and “Never Give Up” by David Goggins
“Into Thin Air” by Jon Krakauer
“The Climb” by Anatoli Boukreev
“The Gift of Fear” by Gavin DeBecker
“Man’s search for meaning” by Viktor Frankl
“On Writing” by Stephen King
“Drive” by Daniel h Pink
“Atomic Habits” by James Clear
“Influence” by Robert Cialdini
“Outliers” by Malcolm Maxwell
“Essentialism” by Craig McKeown
“Talent Code” by Daniel Coyle
“The Hero with a Thousand Faces” by Joseph Campbell
Being Wrong Adventures on the Margin of Error, Facing the Mountain by Daniel Brown, the Chaos Machine by Fisher, Lady Death by Pavlichenko
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston. About several strains of Ebola and how one strain made it to America. Pretty scary stuff because it’s all true.
Thanks everyone! I read a couple of these already but the rest are new to me. I appreciate the responses!
When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein
Chip War by Chris Miller
Sandworm by Andy Greenberg
The Lost City of Z by David Grann and Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson
Dreamland, by Sam Quiñones
Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, by Eric Foner