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Packing for Mars by Mary Roach

Packing for Mars

Mary Roach

334 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction science funny informative medium-paced
The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language by Mark Forsyth
The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language
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Mark Forsyth

The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language

Mark Forsyth

241 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative slow-paced
In the Devil's Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food by Stewart Lee Allen

In the Devil's Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food

Stewart Lee Allen

352 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
The Ground Beneath Us: From the Oldest Cities to the Last Wilderness, What Dirt Tells Us about Who We Are by Paul Bogard

The Ground Beneath Us: From the Oldest Cities to the Last Wilderness, What Dirt Tells Us about Who We Are

Paul Bogard

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history nature science informative reflective slow-paced
Perfume: A Century of Scents by Lizzie Ostrom

Perfume: A Century of Scents

Lizzie Ostrom

384 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history informative fast-paced
Mad House: The Hidden History of Insane Asylums in 19th-century New York by Michael T. Keene
Mad House: The Hidden History of Insane Asylums in 19th-century New York
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Michael T. Keene

Mad House: The Hidden History of Insane Asylums in 19th-century New York

Michael T. Keene

144 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history dark informative slow-paced
Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy by Barbara Ehrenreich

Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy

Barbara Ehrenreich

320 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction history psychology sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The White Death: A History of Tuberculosis by Thomas Dormandy

The White Death: A History of Tuberculosis

Thomas Dormandy

448 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
Women of Means: The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls by Marlene Wagman-Geller

Women of Means: The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls

Marlene Wagman-Geller

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
Fake Silk: The Lethal History of Viscose Rayon by Paul David Blanc

Fake Silk: The Lethal History of Viscose Rayon

Paul David Blanc

328 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art health history science technology informative slow-paced