Crime and Punishment – Doestoevsky

The Riddle of the Sands – Erskine Childers

Stalin’s Nose: Across the Face of Europe – Rory MacLean

No Country for Old Men – Cormac McCarthy

Red Dust: A Path Through China – Ma Jian

I can recommend all these books. They are all quite varied, but enjoyable in their own ways. Am currently finishing ‘Red Dust’ and have really enjoyed it, opens a window on China during the 1980s and shows something of the diversity of the country. Up next we have:

How to be a Bad Birdwatcher – Simon Barnes

The Log from the Sea of Cortez – John Steinbeck