"Hero" by Michael Korda. If you have ever had an interest in learning about T.E. Lawrence, (Lawrence of Arabia) this book rewards the reader with its very thorough and enjoyable treatment of the subject. A great book.
"A Journey" by Tony Blair. Well worth reading, superbly done.
"Freakonomics" by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Interesting and unconventional.
"Einstein's Clocks, Poincaré's Maps" by Peter Galison. A brilliant work about the technology of clock synchronisation and its intersection with developments in physics at the turn of the 20th century.
"Goodbye Darkness" by William Manchester. I have to agree with the critics on this one. Then again, I have never read anything by Mr Manchester that was other than first-rate.
"White Gold" by Giles Milton. Like everything written by Mr Milton, outstanding.
"Big Chief Elizabeth" by Giles Milton.
"Samurai William" by Giles Milton.
"Nathaniel's Nutmeg" by Giles Milton.
"Nam-A-Rama" by Phillip Jennings. Really outstanding and entertaining work.
"Collapse" by Jared Diamond.
"Guns, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond.
"A World Lit Only by Fire" by William Manchester.
"White Hunters" by Brian Herne. A brilliant work about the heyday of African safaris in the twentieth century.
"Uhuru" by Robert Ruark.
"Something of Value" by Robert Ruark.
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