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Book recommendations to help someone who's writing a non-fiction book.

My father-in-law is writing a non-fiction book about politics and religion during roman times. He wants it to be accessible and engaging to a general audience, not historians or academics. I'd like to get him a couple books that would be good models for what he is writing. Any recommendations? Thanks!

Marty Unger asked in Book Recommendations 5 months ago | Report

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    There are many great works of historical non-fiction written to be accessible to a general audience. Probably a good idea to get one that is time/place/subject relevant, but some stand out for making a seemingly tough subject fascinating and simple.

    One example would be Longitude by Dava Sobel.

    infernactual answered in Book Recommendations 5 months ago | Report
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    Marty, I just bought "Cities of the Classical World" by Colin McEvedy, which so far seems to fit the notions your f-in-l is looking for.

    I must spend too much time on q'land, because after my first thought when I picked it up in the shop (I like this, I think I'll buy it) was "there was a question about books like this..."

    ozchick answered in Book Recommendations 3 months ago | Report
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