Originally Posted by
casual observer
Undaunted Courage is a no brainer if you haven't read it.
Bill Bryson - Short History of Everything
Alas, Babylon: dystopian account of aftermath of nuclear war set in Florida in a smaller town unaffected by radiation but isolated from the rest of the war ravaged U.S. Written 50 years ago, which actually makes it better somehow. I listened on audible.
Alas Babylon was required reading for my 8th grade daughters school this fall. I was intrigued by the storyline she was telling me and I ended up reading it as well.