Request for Nonfiction must reads (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by DaleGribble88@programming.dev to c/books@lemmy.ml

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What non-fiction book could you just not put down? Was it a biography? Some obscure textbook? A collection of papers or speeches? Share your suggestions below!

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[-] oldone@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Gene Weingarten - One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America.

I love the way he writes - check out his long feature writing.

I seem to gravitate towards journalists: Tracy Kidder, Erik Larson, Sarah Vowell, Joel Achenbach, Jon Krakauer, Joe Starita, Mary Roach

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