DanBC

Another excellent book along those lines is "The Cuckoos Egg" by Clifford Stoll.

at the time it was a pretty good introductionto electronics

The Art of Electronics

I loved REAMDE - I could have done with a bit more inside the game and a bit less tramping through the woods.

"Earth Abides" was pretty good.

Zodiac is pretty good. Interface is fun.

Black dog:

This book explained the change in Allies attitudes around bombing during WWII

I enjoyed all the books written by Fred Vargas. Detective stories, but funny.

FArTHER:

Gruts by Ivor Cutler.

Milk, Sulphate, and Albie Starvation by Martin Millar.

Pirate Diary: