What non-fiction book did you read in 2013 that you most recommend?

[dem in texas]

35. Non-Fiction Reading

I have been a book reader all my life and once read mostly fiction. But as I have grown older, I found that I like non-fiction much more. I sometimes get aggravated at the fiction writer, because their story line is so crappy. When I read non fiction, it is more straight forward. One great book I read about two years ago was "Nothing to Envy" about life in North Korea during the early 90's when so many people were starving. That book gave me a real lesson on their culture and some of the problems faced in the far east. My most delicious reading sin is to curl up on my bed with an old cookbook and read the recipes - oh how I love to read old recipes.

I just finished reading an old Mexican cookbook that I found at an estate sale, it was written in part Spanish and part English. In one recipe for a large stew to feed a crowd, the writer tells you to put the stew at 11:00 in the evening, then go to the midnight service at church and pray for your stew to turn out.