What sort of books do you like to read?

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What sort of books do you like to read?

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I can only speak for myself here. I find (apart from general fiction and sci-fi), I read a lot of "how to" books. I also like to read accounts of astronomers throughout history. Stuart Clark has a few good ones out, such as "The Sun Kings". This is naturally of interest to me, being a keen solar observer and photographer. Then (also by Stuart) is "The Day before Yesterday", a biography of Einstein.

I see there are lots of beginner books about. Some are still interesting to more experienced astronomers, at least in parts.

What sort of books do the rest of you like?
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Aside from astro books, I mainly read WW2 military (mainly North African, Sicilian, and Italian campaigns) and ancient Egyptian history, sci-fi, and contemporary murder mysteries.
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