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The website content provides an overview of non-fiction books suitable for weekend binge reading, with a focus on recent titles in genres such as biography, true crime, history, and investigative journalism.

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The article "Non-Fiction Books for Weekend Binge Reading" encourages readers to share their reading lists and highlights the surge in reading habits since the Covid-19 pandemic. It features a selection of non-fiction books, including "A Silenced Voice: The Life of Journalist Kim Wall" by Ingrid Wall and Joachim Wall, which delves into the life and murder of the Swedish journalist. Another book mentioned is "The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld" by Ravi Somaiya, which investigates the death of the UN Secretary-General. "A Hundred Horizons: The Indian Ocean in the Age of Global Empire" by Sugata Bose explores the history of the Indian Ocean, while "The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire" by Susan Pedersen examines the role of the League of Nations. Lastly, "Thuggee: Banditry & the British in Early Nineteenth-Century India" by Kim A. Wagner provides insight into the criminal groups known as thuggees in British India.

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The author suggests that the pandemic has led to an increase in reading, particularly in Europe.
The article emphasizes the value of reading to gain knowledge about significant global issues and events.
The selection of books is seen as a way to educate readers on topics such as human rights, world politics, and historical events.
The author expresses that reading non-fiction can be a meaningful way to spend weekends, especially during lockdowns.
The books chosen reflect a variety of interests, from true crime to historical investigations, indicating a rich landscape for readers to explore.
The article invites readers to engage with the content by sharing their own non-fiction book recommendations.

Non-Fiction Books for Weekend Binge Reading

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Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 Pandemic, people from uphill to down dale have started to devour more on books. In a recent research by the Nielsen Book, it has been pointed out the European readers’ surge in reading habits. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in an entertainment report mentioned that approximately 31% of people are reading more since lockdowns are imposed in the United Kingdom. No doubt, in the time of Covid-19 lockdown, it’s even much tempting to become addicted to reading!

This is truly a great time for avid readers to dive into reading and to educate themselves about human dignity, human rights, history, world politics and true crime events.

Here in the post, I am not going to dissect or outline the findings of the research of the Nielsen Book or BBC, but I would like to underline: the lock-down; home-stay order and work-from-home have definitely paved more spare time to delve into reading. Every weekend has veered into a really comfortable time zone for readers to binge on reading. For this weekend, I have selected non-fiction genres.

Readers are welcome to share and recommend compelling non-fiction books in the response section.

Book: A Silenced Voice: The Life of Journalist Kim Wall

Authors: Ingrid Wall and Joachim Wall

Translation from Swedish: Kathy Saranpa

Year: 2020

Publisher: Amazon Crossing

Genre: Biography/True Crime/ Memoir.

This newly released book is about a Swedish born journalist Kim Wall who was murdered and dismembered in a privately built 58 feet long submarine UC3 Nautilus off the coast of the capital of Denmark.

In the book, the parents of Kim Wall meticulously recount her exceptional life and unfold the bizarre post-murder personal struggles of her parents. For Kim Wall’s parents, this book is a healing journey. The book reflects the emotion and anguish of parents of Kim Wall.

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The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld

Author: Ravi Somaiya

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Genre: History/Investigative Journalism/UN/Politics/True Crime

For avid readers of investigative journalism and history, this book is a gold mine! In the book The Golden Thread author tries to disclose the mystery behind the incident. The author of the book is an investigative reporter. Hence, readers will find tincture of investigative journalism with first-hand accounts, intrigue background facts and interviews. The book would be a helpful resource to comprehend the twists and ambiguities surrounding the plane crash and death incidents.

Book: A Hundred Horizons: The Indian Ocean in the Age of Global Empire

Author: Sugata Bose

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Year: 2006

In this book, Historian Sugata Bose presents the history and historiography of the Indian Ocean. In the seven chapters of the book, author enumerates the seascape of the Indian Ocean as well as the vibrant cultural and political societies of the coastal states from the later nineteenth century to the early twentieth century.

Book: The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire

Author: Susan Pedersen

Year: 2015

Publisher: Oxford University Press

The book illustrates how the international institutions shaped the world order. Author in the book discusses mainly about the function and role of the Permanent Mandates Commission of the League of Nations.

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Thuggee: Banditry & the British in Early Nineteenth-Century India

Author: Kim A. Wagner

Year: 2007

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

This book must be on the list of the readers of ‘true crime’. The word ‘Thuggee’ refers to seasonal organized criminal groups that preyed upon traveler victims alongs the trade routes of the 19th century British India. Through their simplicity and naive behavior, the thuggees first deceive the victim into joining their accompany and later strangle and plunder them at some remote place of the trade route.

Author in this book chronicles the phenomenon of thuggees; the social context behind the uprising of the criminal groups and the efforts of the British administration to eradicate them.