Fiction and Non Fiction books

History is always a big topic.

1st world war, Norman invasion, vikings, Romans, ancient Egypt, English civil war, castles, gold rushes, political history, adventurers, etc.

Then you have biographies from famous people, sports people, politicians, actors, celebs, etc.

Science type things, geology, astronomy, psychology, botany, etc.

Or books about specific things, like certain car manufacturers, experimental planes, rockets.

Or books on hobbies, like woodwork, knitting, fishing, painting, drawing, photography,

It depends on what takes your fancy.

I have books on all sorts of things. Generally things I thought I wanted to know about in more detail.

Stuart333 said:

I have books on all sorts of things. Generally things I thought I wanted to know about in more detail.

Yes, I like to keep a micro-library with subjects that take my fancy, like clouds or sailing ships. We are so very lucky to have cheap second-hand books easily available. I also like generic books - encyclopaedias. These are old, quirky books, good for dipping into when you feel restless and don't know what you want to read:

Information is Beautiful by David McCandless

Who or Why or Which or What by John Oldale

Any other book suggestions are welcome.

I read ages ago a well illustrated history of the White Star Line, I think it was called Falling Star. The line had an unfortunate history of collisions, being sunk by enemy fire, and of course the famous iceberg. If I remember correctly all its liners names ended in -IC. eg: Georgic, Brittanic, Olympic, and so on. Eventually it was swallowed up by Cunard. They were such beautiful liners, an age of elegance, so long as you didn’t get sunk 

Alice-nice-Alice said:

I think it was called Falling Star

I'll put that on my booklist, thanks; it's Falling Star: Misadventures of White Star Line Ships if anyone else wants it. Yes, a sad end to the Titanic. I like the fictionalised version in the film as the sets were based on the original - so elegant. It's hard to imagine what the passengers and crew went through. Even now, they build ships with compartments that allow water over the top - that's hard to fathom too. 

Alice-nice-Alice said:

I think it was called Falling Star

I'll put that on my booklist, thanks; it's Falling Star: Misadventures of White Star Line Ships if anyone else wants it. Yes, a sad end to the Titanic. I like the fictionalised version in the film as the sets were based on the original - so elegant. It's hard to imagine what the passengers and crew went through. Even now, they build ships with compartments that allow water over the top - that's hard to fathom too.