Someone asked: “A book for someone who doesn't read.”
Books for people who don't read.
Most people who 'don't read' simply haven't met the right book. Give them something short, gripping or true: a story that feels like a film, or facts that feel like a story.
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The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway · 1952
An old fisherman, a giant fish and three days at sea. Under 130 pages and it stays with you for life.
The Martian
Andy Weir · 2011
An astronaut stranded on Mars survives with maths, duct tape and jokes. Readers who 'don't read' finish it in a weekend.
Into Thin Air
Jon Krakauer · 1996
A journalist on Everest during the deadliest season in its history. True, gripping and impossible to put down.
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari · 2011
The whole history of humankind as one argument. Perfect for someone who prefers ideas to plots.
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson · 2003
Bryson explains the universe, atoms and dinosaurs as if chatting in a pub. Fun from the first page.
The Day of the Jackal
Frederick Forsyth · 1971
A hitman, a target and a detective racing against the clock. The thriller that invented the modern thriller.
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho · 2010
A shepherd sets off to look for treasure. Short, simple and one of the most given books in the world.
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