Great but obscure non-fiction titles

Shizzle · Post by **Shizzle** » 22 Aug 2017, 14:49

Hi,
I just borrowed this non-fiction book "Dersu the Trapper" from the library.
And I was wondering if anyone else out there had any recommendations for obscure non-fiction titles?

Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 22 Aug 2017, 21:02

What exactly do you mean by obscure?
Do you have any subjects of interest?

Shizzle · Post by **Shizzle** » 22 Aug 2017, 21:26

Not in particular... I mean non-fiction ... i.e. true story.

Bluecobia · Post by **Bluecobia** » 22 Aug 2017, 22:03

I have an interesting set of nonfiction books. It is a 20 volume set of the Books of Knowledge. I think they are from around 1938. They are like encyclopedias but we're designed to be read completely. They were designed for rural America and have stories and games and articles written to be read.

Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 23 Aug 2017, 08:48

I'm not sure I could be of much help. My non-fiction taste runs mostly towards memoirs and science.

Angela Stripes · Post by **Angela Stripes** » 25 Aug 2017, 14:24

The first book that came to mind was Unbroken. I know a movie was made (though I haven't seen it), so that wouldn't be an 'obscure' title. However, the bits and pieces I've heard on audio book were staggering. If you're open to a POW story... wow.

C.S. Lewis published his journals, written during the grieving process of his wife's passing. A short read, but interesting and worth giving a try. Its called A Grief Observed.

Eric by Doris Lund is the story of a young athlete and his battle against cancer. The thing that struck me, was that its written from the mother's perspective. Powerful and inspiring.

Jane Eyre, though obviously fiction, felt like an autobiography. The bit twist is a little dramatic, but if you're looking for digging into the human heart or exploring internal process, its so well written it feels like a real person simply sharing their story. Classics are good like that.

Hope one of those sounds interesting for you! I'm more of a fantasy/historical fiction kind of gal, but I still really enjoyed those.

FNAWrite · Post by **FNAWrite** » 29 Aug 2017, 09:46

"The Electric Universe" by David Bodanis. History of man's interaction with electricity with biographical sketches of leading 'lights'. From batteries to telegraphs, radio to radar to semiconductors. Stuff you never knew or have forgotten,

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If you want obscure ,you can hardly get more so than "The Geography of Madness: Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death, and the Search for the Meaning of the World's Strangest Syndromes" More a sociological study, generally reads very well.