Just under a third of the male population don't read books, says a Reading Agency survey. Here are five man-friendly page-turners they might enjoy anyway
Many men are reluctant readers. Photograph: Wavebreak Media/Alamy
Nearly 30% of men have not read a book since school, according to a survey commissioned for World Book Night, an annual event that hopes to change their ways. The reasons men don't read are varied, but "not really wanting to" seems to be the main one. However, if you are a man – or know one – who might agree to try just one book for the hell of it, these are my guaranteed-no-regrets recommendations.
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Everything Bad Is Good For You By Steven Johnson
If you feel guilty about preferring video games, movies and TV to reading, this is the book for you. Swiftly and straightforwardly, and sometimes with charts, Johnson argues that popular entertainment has grown far more complex in recent decades, and may even make us cleverer.Stalingrad By Antony Beevor
Look how unbelievably terrible the Battle of Stalingrad was, this book says. "Look how unbelievably terrible the Battle of Stalingrad was!" yell its excited readers to each other/their wives/passersby. Because if you like war, this is war all right, explained with impeccable authority and detail by a former soldier. It is long – 500 pages – but you'll want it longer. Besides, the length means that in a combat situation the book itself might be useful as a weapon.More
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