Right now I am reading "Sarum" by Edward Rutherfurd. It is an historical novel of England, specifically Salisbury Plain from the Stone Age through present times. Really good.
I read another of his novels "London" last year, and it follows the same format, following the history of London from pre-Roman times until present.
What's on your reading list? No textbooks! Only leisure!
No textbooks! Only leisure! 
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