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Last non-fiction book?

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ninathenana Fri 16-May-14 08:52:21

I'm very much a light weight when it comes to reading. I read every day but it's just chick lit. The last non fiction book I read was a few years ago now. It was a biography of Freddie Mercury, I can't remember the title.

Oldgreymare Fri 16-May-14 08:20:07

The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England, Which was high in the NF lists a while back.... I'm always behind the times!

penguinpaperback Fri 16-May-14 08:16:20

Have just started Hermione Lee's book on the author Penelope Fitzgerald.
Enjoying it so far. smile

JessM Fri 16-May-14 07:35:50

You're just stirring aka.
I normally read just before going to sleep, so rather lapsed on the non fiction front. I can recommend Bad Science and Bad Pharma by Ben Goldacre and An Emperor of all the Maladies (about the history of cancer) by Siddartha Mukerjee

Aka Fri 16-May-14 07:28:37

Does the bible count?

(ducks for cover)

MiceElf Fri 16-May-14 07:19:08

Right, that's on my list. Thank you GA. as always I have have about six books on the go at the same time.

Three are non fiction:

The first is Under an English Sky by Charlotte Higgins about Roman Britain and what it has meant to succeeding generations

The second is The Jews by Simon Schama from which the television series linked

And the third is Wordsmiths ans Warriers by David and Hilary Crystal subtitled The English Language Tourists Guide to Britain. A wonderful book to dip into all about places ans their connections with the history, grammar and development of English. Wonderfully illustrated too which is a bonus these days.

grannyactivist Fri 16-May-14 00:59:42

Lots of discussion about fiction, but I was just wondering what people are reading that's non-fiction.
I'll kick off by saying that my most recently read n-f book was, 'If God Then What? Wondering Aloud About Truth, Origins & Redemption' by Andrew Wilson. It was described by an atheist as 'disappointingly good', so I thought I'd give it a go. smile
What was your most recently read n-f book?