Whats your favourite book and why?

[Whateverist]

I don't have a specific favourite but this is near the top of the list:

Pretty sure I've read that one and if not then other ones by him.  He makes his writing pretty funny as well as interesting.  If you like his writing style you might also like Gerry Durrell's books about his animal collecting trips (very politically incorrect these days but not back then) and especially the three about growing up on Corfu in Greece post WWII.