Top 10 Books for guys

Top 10 Books for Guys

This list is intended to give guys a good guide for improving their
libraries. While it does include two fictional works, most are
non-fiction. The books here cover many of the various topics that
fascinate men, nevertheless, all of these books would be enjoyed by the
majority of women on this site as well. If you think of other books
that suit the list, be sure to mention them in the comments and they
may appear on a follow up list.


Onwards, the top 10:

10. The Encyclopedia of Things that Never Were -Robert Ingpen

This comprehensive compilation references myths and fantasies from
around the world and spanning human history. Detailed yet succinct, the
very readable articles are collected under seven topics and arranged
alphabetically by subject. The diverse coverage examines myriad
imagined powers and creatures from historical, sociological, cultural,
and artistic perspectives, and while many of the ghosts, wizards,
gremlins, gods, fairies, and so forth are familiar, many more, e.g.,
Hyperborea, Alulei, and Phaeton, are not. Each article summarizes the
identity, definition, and aspects of the entity, drawing on material
derived from classic studies in myth and lore.

9. Dangerous Book for Boys Conn and Hal Iggulden

Equal parts droll and gorgeous nostalgia book and heartfelt plea for a
renewed sense of adventure in the lives of boys and men, Conn and Hal
Iggulden’s The Dangerous Book for Boys became a mammoth bestseller in
the United Kingdom in 2006. Adapted, in moderation, for American
customs in this edition (cricket is gone, rugby remains; conkers are
out, Navajo Code Talkers in), The Dangerous Book is a guide book for
dads as well as their sons, as a reminder of lore and technique that
have not yet been completely lost to the digital age. Recall the
adventures of Scott of the Antarctic and the Battle of the Somme,
relearn how to palm a coin, tan a skin, and, most charmingly, wrap a
package in brown paper and string.

8. A Short History of Nearly Everything -Bill Bryson

From primordial nothingness to this very moment, A Short History of
Nearly Everything reports what happened and how humans figured it out.
To accomplish this daunting literary task, Bill Bryson uses hundreds of
sources, from popular science books to interviews with luminaries in
various fields. His aim is to help people like him, who rejected stale
school textbooks and dry explanations, to appreciate how we have used
science to understand the smallest particles and the unimaginably vast
expanses of space.

7. An Incomplete Education -William wilson

You’ll find everything you forgot from school–as well as plenty you
never even learned–in this all-purpose reference book, an instant
classic when it first appeared in 1987. The updated version takes a
whirlwind tour through 12 different disciplines, from American studies
to philosophy to world history. Along the way, Judy Jones and William
Wilson provide a plethora of useful information, from the plot of
Othello to the difference between fission and fusion.

6. Fitness Training Handbook -US Army

soldier’s level of physical fitness has a direct impact on his
combat readiness. The many battles in which American troops have fought
underscore the important role physical fitness plays on the
battlefield. The renewed nationwide interest in fitness has been
accompanied by many research studies on the effects of regular
participation in sound physical fitness programs. The overwhelming
conclusion is that such programs enhance a person’s quality of life,
improve productivity, and bring about positive physical and mental
changes. Not only are physically fit soldiers essential to the Army,
they are also more likely to lead enjoyable, productive lives. This is
the book to guide you through the US Army fitness training routines.

5. Down These Mean Streets -Piri Thomas

As a dark-skinned Puerto Rican, born in 1928, Piri Thomas faced with
painful immediacy the absurd contradictions of America’s racial
attitudes (among people of all colors) in a time of wrenching social
change. Three decades have not dimmed the luster of his jazzy prose,
rich in Hispanic rhythms and beat-generation slang. This book details
the journey from machismo to manhood in the mean streets of Harlem.

4. Cosmos -Carl Sagan

This visually stunning book with over 250 full-color illustrations,
many of them never before published, is based on Carl Sagan’s
thirteen-part television series. Told with Sagan’s remarkable ability
to make scientific ideas both comprehensible and exciting, Cosmos is
about science in its broadest human context, how science and
civilization grew up together.

3. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance -Robert Pirsig

Arguably one of the most profoundly important essays ever written on
the nature and significance of “quality” and definitely a necessary
anodyne to the consequences of a modern world pathologically obsessed
with quantity. Although set as a story of a cross-country trip on a
motorcycle by a father and son, it is more nearly a journey through
2,000 years of Western philosophy. For some people, this has been a
truly life-changing book.

2. The Road to Serfdom -F A Hayek

classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural
history, and economics, The Road to Serfdom has inspired and infuriated
politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century.
Originally published in England in the spring of 1944—when Eleanor
Roosevelt supported the efforts of Stalin, and Albert Einstein
subscribed lock, stock, and barrel to the socialist program—The Road to
Serfdom was seen as heretical for its passionate warning against the
dangers of state control over the means of production. This little book
was said to have had definitive influence on such giants as Churchill,
Thatcher, Reagan and many others. Perhaps the book’s influence was best
attested to by its being banned in the USSR, China and many other
totalitarian countries.

1. Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! -Richard Feynman

Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! is an edited collection of
reminiscences by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. It
details everything from his forays into hypnotism to his fascination
with safe-cracking and his fondness for topless bars. The book also
approaches more serious topics, such as the development of the atomic
bomb and the death of Feynman’s first wife Arline Greenbaum from
tuberculosis.