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130 of Chris' Favourite Non Fiction Books

I have read hundreds of books but because of a passion for travel, history and biographies a lot of what I have read has been factual. The selection of favourites of mine covers most of the areas of interest that I have excluding sport. I have left out sport as there are many list people who would have a passion for one sport and I want to appeal to as many as possible.
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The Body (Bill Bryson)
The Body
1
Bill Bryson
The Road to Little Dribbling (Bill Bryson)
The Road to Little Dribbling
2
Bill Bryson
Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue
3
Icons of England (Bill Bryson)
Icons of England
4
Bill Bryson
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
5
Bill Bryson
One Summer: America, 1927 (Bill Bryson)
One Summer: America, 1927
6
Bill Bryson
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
7
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
8
Bill Bryson
I'm a Stranger Here Myself (Bill Bryson)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
9
Bill Bryson
Notes From a Small Island (Bill Bryson)
Notes From a Small Island
10
Bill Bryson
Notes From a Big Country
Notes From a Big Country
11
The Great Railway Bazar (Paul Theroux)
The Great Railway Bazar
12
Paul Theroux
The Old Patagonian Express
The Old Patagonian Express
13
Dark Star Safari
Dark Star Safari
14
A Year in Provence (Peter Mayle)
A Year in Provence
15
Peter Mayle
A Good Year (Peter Mayle)
A Good Year
16
Peter Mayle
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure (Michael Palin)
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
17
Michael Palin
Himalaya (Michael Palin)
Himalaya
18
Michael Palin
Brazil (Michael Palin)
Brazil
19
Michael Palin
Around the World in 80 Days (Michael Palin)
Around the World in 80 Days
20
Michael Palin
NEW EUROPE
NEW EUROPE
21
Full Circle (Michael Palin)
Full Circle
22
Michael Palin
Pole to Pole (Michael Palin)
Pole to Pole
23
Michael Palin
Sahara (Michael Palin)
Sahara
24
Michael Palin
Around the World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure (Monisha Rajesh)
Around the World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure
25
Monisha Rajesh
Slow Train to Switzerland (Bewea)
Slow Train to Switzerland
26
Bewea
Swiss Watching: Inside the Land of Milk & Money (Diccon Bewes)
Swiss Watching: Inside the Land of Milk & Money
27
Diccon Bewes
Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia (Chris Stewart)
Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia
28
Chris Stewart
A Parrot in the Pepper Tree (Chris Stewart)
A Parrot in the Pepper Tree
29
Chris Stewart
Nathaniel's Nutmeg (Giles Milton)
Nathaniel's Nutmeg
30
Giles Milton
Big Chief Elizabeth (Giles Milton)
Big Chief Elizabeth
31
Giles Milton
Samurai William (Giles Milton)
Samurai William
32
Giles Milton
The Surgeon of Crowthorne (Simon Winchester)
The Surgeon of Crowthorne
33
Simon Winchester
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (Simon Winchester)
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded
34
Simon Winchester
Atlantic (Simon Winchester)
Atlantic
35
Simon Winchester
The River at the Centre of the World (Simon Winchester)
The River at the Centre of the World
36
Simon Winchester
The Crack at the Edge of the World (Simon Winchester)
The Crack at the Edge of the World
37
Simon Winchester
The Map That Changed the World
The Map That Changed the World
38
Inside Africa (Gunther)
Inside Africa
39
Gunther
French Lessons in Africa: Travels With My Briefcase in French Africa (Peter Biddlecombe)
French Lessons in Africa: Travels With My Briefcase in French Africa
40
Peter Biddlecombe
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