You list a topic and then give 3-5 books that would give you the most well rounded base of knowledge regarding that topic.
This could be big well written about topics (American history) or niche hobbies (candlestick making).
I want to learn!
by phowe83
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A bit about living in Africa: Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness, The Covenant, The Poisonwood Bible, When the Lion Feeds, Out of Africa.
Fantastic prison/er survival stories: King Rat by JClavell, Papillon, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Sands of the Zahara, Les Miserables,
My formula for this: read any Jon Krakauer book, become fascinated, read other books on the same subject. I usually end up with a YA read and something related but not the same topic. For example: Into Thin Air (Krakauer, Mt Everest), Peak (Roland Smith, YA), To Wake the Sleeing Self, (Jedidiah Jenkins, tangentially related)
This probably also applies to Eric Larsen
Human body:
– anything by Mary Roach
– your inner fish by Neil shubin
– the body by bill bryson