My all-time favourite non-fiction!
Discover my all-time favorite non-fiction books! Explore this curated list of must-read titles that inspire, educate, and captivate. Perfect for book lovers seeking top recommendations.
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Turbulent Mirror
by John Briggs
Until recently, such phenomena as the volatility of weather systems, the fluctuation of the shock market, or the random firing of neurons in the brain …
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The Mathematical Tourist
by Ivars Peterson
In the first edition of The Mathematical Tourist, renowned science journalist Ivars Peterson took readers on an unforgettable tour through the sometimes bizarre, but always …
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A Choice of Catastrophes
by Isaac Asimov
Scientist, author, and Earth-dweller, explores the many potential natural and man-made catastrophes that could change life as we know it, or erase us from the …
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Flatland
by Edwin Abbott Abbott
A humorous examination with serious overtones of the concepts of space, time, and dimension.
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The Ragged Mountain Portable Wilderness Anthology
by Jan Adkins
The Ragged Mountain Portable Wilderness Anthology is designed to ride in the pack, to accompany adventurers with the encouragement of other adventurers, to harmonize the …
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The Last Place on Earth
by Roland Huntford
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the South Pole was the most coveted prize in the fiercely nationalistic modern age of exploration. In the …
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Chaos
by James Gleick
James Gleick explains the theories behind the fascinating new science called chaos. Alongside relativity and quantum mechanics, it is being hailed as the twentieth century's …
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Going Inside
by Alan S. Kesselheim
Tired of the frantic activity of society, and, more troubling, growing tired of each other (and their inability to have a child), Alan Kesselheim and …
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The Wild Frontier
by Pierre Berton
Canada’s wild frontier—a land unsettled and unknown, a land of appalling obstacles and haunting beauty—comes to life through seven remarkable individuals, including John Jewitt, the …
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The Singing Wilderness
by Sigurd F. Olson
to do with the calling of loons, with northern lights, and the great silences of land lying northwest of Lake Superior. It is concerned with …
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The Code Book
by Simon Singh
In his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic …
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Krakatoa
by Simon Winchester
Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman, examines the legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa, which …
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen R. Covey
A presentation of a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems.