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Ask HN: Best trivia/novel topic books?

by pipu on 5/9/20, 3:36 PM with 1 comments

Hi

Just saw "Sniff Petrol’s wonderfully interesting book of boring car facts: A review" in Ars Technica [0] and remembered how I enjoyed Nine Pints (a book about blood, [1]) and The Box (history of shipping containers, [2]).

I would love to hear about the best books you've read that cover some interesting topic!

Thanks!

[0] https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/05/if-you-like-weird-car-trivia-youll-love-sniff-petrols-new-book/, [1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38232376-nine-pints, [2] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316767.The_Box

  • by helph67 on 5/9/20, 10:35 PM

    Listed in no particular order: Title, author - publisher (topic) Most Secret War, R.V.Jones - Coronet Books (W.W.2 tech) Light Years, Brian Clegg - Piatkus (about light) Faraday, James Hamilton - Harper Collins (biography) The Code Breakers, David Kahn - Sphere (cryptography)