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I second A Short History of Nearly Everything, one of my favorite books you can't go wrong with Bryson. Another author in this vein is Tony Horwitz, he was a newspaper write for a long time and has a wonderful writing style, his book on Captain Cook is interesting. In it he describes places/stuff captain cook did and then visits these places himself to see what they are like nowadays. Erik Larsson is also a fantastic author.
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