Tea in the Library is written by a lawyer who started an independent bookshop. I remember visiting the shop a couple of times, but there were events on and I couldn't get through the door. Another time I made it inside, but was asked to leave as they were closing early. The next time I tried to visit it had closed down. This book documents the story behind the shop: the inspiration and the mistakes. I loved finding out what had happen that disappearing bookshop.
I saw Bringing Down the House in a small train station bookshop years ago. The shop held many titles I had not seen elsewhere and I bought a couple. However, this title was one I decided to come back for and I wrote the details in the back of my diary. The shop closed, but now the book has been made into a major movie and can be found everywhere. It is a simple narrative of a young man involved in a card counting syndicate. The skill and dedication of the competing players in this story (the counters and the casino) is what makes this fascinating.
Warrior Brothers is written by a former SAS soldier who describes some of his time in the service and afterwards as a contractor. The book gives insights into a person that thrives from the situations most of us shrink from.
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