I got "Binoculars and People" for Christmas. It's the first (only?) book I have seen which covers most aspects of binocular using/collecting. Anyone who enjoys owning binoculars and especially those who, shall we say, have become a little bit obsessional about them, will like this book. It has chapters on history, military, astronomy, nature, leisure, how to choose/use/repair, & collecting, interspersed with 'my binocular story' anecdotes as well as accounts of 'landmark binoculars' (e.g. Zeiss Nobilem, Swift Audubon, Pentax Papilio).
To be honest, I'd not heard of the author, Brin(ley) Best, before I bought his book, but I did see some familiar names mentioned in it, like Renze de Vries, Ed Huff, and Eric Wood, so I thought "well that's all right, then". I've not had such fun reading a non-fiction book since Ivor Matanle's two "Classic Cameras" volumes. I'm going to read Brin's book cover to cover, and I can't think of a better recommendation than that...
