Looking for a “fun” chess book

I really enjoyed reading the Emanuel Lasker biography, by Hannak, though I didn't go through any of the games presented so can't comment on the quality of the annotations.

Maybe try:
The Big Book of World Chess Championships by Andre Schulz
http://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/john-watson-book-review-115-kings-of-chess
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9030.pdf
The Genius and the Misery of Chess
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708101906/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review661.pdf
The Development of Chess Style by Dr. Max Euwe
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708095110/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/chestyle.txt

The Fireside Book of Chess
The Great Chess Masters and Their Games
The World's Great Chess Games by Reuben Fine
Kings of Chess by William Winter
Golden Treasury of Chess by Francis J. Wellmuth
The Personality of Chess

"Novels and other books written ABOUT chess are not really chess books. But there are chess books written for pure chess entertainment. These are books which you can dip into at random and immerse yourself in the magic of chess. There are no better books for bedside reading or to spend time at the airport. Here is a list of such books, off the top of my head. These books are not pedantic instruction or mind-numbing dry-as-gravel analysis or variation-mongering exercises, but pure chess enjoyment. Any learning you do is just bonus.
All About Chess- Al Horowitz
Fireside book of chess- Fred Reinfeld & Irvin Chernev
Chess Companion- Irvin Chernev
Oxford Companion to Chess- Hooper & Whyld
Chessboard Magic!- Irvin Chernev
Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics- Van Perlo
The Joys of Chess- Christian Hesse
The Joys of Chess- Fred Reinfeld
The Tactics of Endgames- Jano Ban
Miniature Chess Problems- Colin Russ
The (Even More) Complete Chess Addict- Fox & James
Tactical Chess Endings- John Nunn
Chess Secrets I Learned from the Masters- Edward Lasker
Best of Chess Life & Review (2 volumes)- Bruce Pandolfini (Editor)
These books are the type you can dip into at random and lose yourself in marvellous world of imaginative chess, the magic possible in chess." - knickerbocker (~9 days ago)

"Daniel Gormally's book Insanity etc . S. Reshewsky's autobiography ..." - torrubirubi (~9 days ago)

"... Grandmasters of Chess (Revised and Updated - 1981) Harold C. Schonberg" - bbrad6 (~8 days ago)

Move First, Think Later by Willy Hendricks

Thank you! Exactly what I was looking for.

Hope you saw the list in #3.

Andy Soltis has a book or two. Chess Lists 1 and 2 , also Chess To Enjoy, very good author. enjoyable books.

Irving Chernov's The Chess Companion is a great book. I bought it 40 years ago, and I still enjoy it.  https://www.amazon.com/CHESS-COMPANION-Irving-Chernev/dp/1501116657/ref=la_B000AQTHUS_1_18?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1516842704&sr=1-18&refinements=p_82%3AB000AQTHUS    Here is one story from it that is just great. http://www.wtharvey.com/lastrd.html

I grew up reading Soltis.  He really knows how to spin a good yarn.