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b_b  ·  3858 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Non fiction recommendations

If you want something bizarre and entertaining and historical, I suggest Fordlandia.





kleinbl00  ·  3858 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That has been on my list for about four years now. I haven't gotten to it yet.

thenewgreen  ·  3858 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I just read the description of this book and it sounds fascinating. Could be fiction from the description, it's so bizarre. How is it?

b_b  ·  3858 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's an historical account as far as I can tell. It's certainly a case where the truth is stranger then fiction. It's also a really accessible and entertaining read, which fellow history enthusiasts will agree is often not the case. I give it an A.