Advice for authors: Don't be afraid to write a book about a narrow topic, and don't be afraid to expand the scope of the book as you're writing it.
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The best books are ones that are ostensibly about narrow topics, but which expand in the writing. Whereas general surveys tend to be boring. E.g. Fletcher's Quest for El Cid.https://www.amazon.com/Quest-El-Cid-Richard-Fletcher/dp/0195069552 …
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With access to Plethora of Content, We'll have developed Niche needs over time!
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Knowing one simple yet important truth can answer many complex questions of life. Same with good books. They break you down into pieces with their truth and allow you to reconcile into a new and better you.
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One of the narrowest of them all.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54983.Oranges …
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I loved that book.
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“In the particular is contained the universal.” -James Joyce
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The book that immediately comes to mind - EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T READ IT! - is Zen in the Art of Archery.
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So true. Narrow histories are my favorite type of history. Facilitates depth.
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So true, I find that I connect to a book that focuses on one topic but takes a stab at that topic every which way possible more, than a book that focuses on a a bunch of topics through single lens.
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