I’m a huge fan of Bill Bryson! He has a couple books about linguistics (The Mother Tongue and Made in America) that were personal favorites of mine. His nearly 600 page work ‘A Short History of Nearly Everything’ was also a very easy read.

In a similar vein ‘Unruly’ by David Mitchell has been a fun read so far!

Also a special shout out to ‘Pillars of the Earth’ by Ken Follett; it’s historical fiction but ignited my love of architecture.

[–] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Came here to mention Bill Bryson, his books are great, The Body: A Guide for Occupants was an excellent read, I learned so much!

Richard Feynman is also great, his "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman" is such a trip.