I love historical non fiction whether its about a person, a historical event, or an invention. But I don't like exaggerated accounts, twisting of narrative, or making something more sensational than what it is.
My favorite non fiction are books like Into Thin Air, Shadow divers. I also enjoy books about presidents (although its hard to find books that are objective about their achievements/success)
by Perfume_Girl
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Hi, one of the best historical books I’ve read recently was When Montezuma Met Cortés (*about the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs).* For other non-fiction that I found fascinating I would look into Jonathan Haidt (his recent book called *The Anxious Generation* is about how social media is largely to blame for mental health crisis among teenagers) or maybe Jon Ronson (he wrote the book on which the movie *The Man Who Stare at Goats* was based but his other stuff is brilliant too)! Hope you find what you’re looking for!
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