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Friday, November 15, 2019

Friday Fives - Five Nonfiction Books I'd Like to Read

I'm taking a bit of a break from my usual Friday Linkups to try something a little different.  Michelle over at Because Reading is Better Than Real Life   used to do a Five on Fridays that I always enjoyed and I've seen a few other variations on the theme.  As well I'm in a list making kind of mood so I thought I'd give start making random five lists.  Sometimes they'll be bookish other weeks not so much.  November is Nonfiction month and at the beginning of the year I had grand schemes of reading lots of nonfiction this month.  However, nothing about this year has turned out as planned but here are 5 nonfiction books I'd like to read!


1.   It Must Have Been Something I Ate:  The Return of the Man Who Ate Everything by Jeffrey Steingarten - I haven't read a foodie memoir in awhile and I don't know anything about this one other then I saw this guy as a judge on Iron Chef a time or two.


2.  Village of Secrets: Defying the Nazis in Vichy France by Caroline Moorehead - I'm fascinated by this part of history and this is one I haven't read.


3.   Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World by Lawrence Goldstone - Years ago I read a book on rare books and it was utterly fascinating.  This one sounds like it might be just as interesting.


4.  The Rescue Artist:  A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for the Missing Masterpiece by Edward Dolnick - I adore TV shows about art theft and the recovery of the masterpieces so I'm thinking I might enjoy it in book form as well!


5.  The Woman Before Wallis: Prince Edward, the Parisian Courtesan, and the Perfect Murder by Andrew Rose - I know nothing about this one but the title really interests me.  I'm not shocked that there was someone before Wallis but the mention of the murder really interests me.


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9 comments:

  1. RONovember 15, 2019 at 5:47 AM

    Like you, I have quite a few nonfiction reads to get to, and most of them have been recommendations from other bloggers. A few of mine also include cookbooks of course, with pictures that always end up on Instagram(lol) You've got a few goodies on your list that sound interesting. Happy Friyay! RO

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  2. chucklesthescotNovember 15, 2019 at 6:12 AM

    I've been in a non fiction kind of mood these days though I need to put that on hold for a bit to get a few fiction read for my challenges!

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  3. SusanNovember 15, 2019 at 9:46 AM

    I don't read enough non-fiction. I'll have to check some of these out.

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  4. Kathryn TNovember 15, 2019 at 9:16 PM

    Hmm that last one does look interesting. I was just watching an Australian TV doc and it was showing the tour by Edward of Australia way back. He wrote really racist things, would not be accepted today and of course should not have been accepted then.

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  5. MysticaNovember 16, 2019 at 12:36 AM

    Village of Secrets is the one I'd like to read. Thanks for the updates.

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  6. Erica MetcalfNovember 16, 2019 at 4:53 PM

    Oohh! These all sound awesome!

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  7. Literary FelineNovember 16, 2019 at 10:05 PM

    I have quite a few nonfiction books in my TBR pile. I always seem to gravitate towards the fiction more often than not. And yet there are so many nonfiction books that interest me.

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  8. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzNovember 17, 2019 at 6:20 AM

    Yes, Used and Rare.

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  9. Carole's Random LifeNovember 17, 2019 at 2:59 PM

    Well, a book about rare books sounds rather interesting. I do like non-fiction from time to time.

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