Any recc.s for non-fiction books that aren't just a biography, or a dull reference/history of x book?
Or any recent reads that fit this kind of category?
>>24948190it's a pretty broad request. are there any topics you're into specifically? some assorted non-fiction i read recently and found fun (not all fit your criteria):>My Tiny Life, by Julian Dibbell (essays on the early internet culture of the 90s)>Addiction by Design, by Natasha Schull (anthropologist writing about Las Vegas slot machines)>An Inland Voyage, by RL Stevenson (travelogue of his trip through France and Belgium by canoe)>The Origins of Monsters, by David Wengrow (study of the spread of images of hybrid creatures - griffons, minotaurs, etc - through the ancient world)>A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, by George Saunders (short-story writer breaks down classic Russian short stories and shows you how they work)cool thread pic btw. reminded me of the Herzog doc The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner.
>>24948190Interesting account of con-men around the 1930; basically "The Sting" but for real. (I think the film might have been based on the book, or DWM might have been employed as a consultant or something).A big part of the book is the criminal's argot which was a whole independent language. (Michael Crichton seems to have had a similar interest in "The Great Train Robbery".)
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>>24948372ty for the selection, I appreciate it leaves a wide range of topics but hoped the fun part narrows each poster's view back down again - looking for books for me and books as presentsStevenson's Inland Voyage sounds like a fun adventureSaunder's looks interesting for me as well, probably not one to gift(used this pic as my phone background for a few years)>>24948376Nice, the lingo glossary in the back sounds fun as well - will have a flick through before gifting
>>24948190Immensely redpilling yet gripping book
Lot of great photos in the book.
Washington's Immortals
>>24948190Never miss a chance to recommend this book
>>24949422Holy shit, the guy from Minecraft and Jumanji??
