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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

Mary Beard

606 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Black: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau

Black: The History of a Color

Histoire d'une couleur #2

Michel Pastoureau

210 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction art history informative slow-paced
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine by Lindsey Fitzharris

The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine

Lindsey Fitzharris

304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography health history science dark informative reflective medium-paced
Warm and snug: The history of the bed by Lawrence Wright
Warm and snug: The history of the bed
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Lawrence Wright

Warm and snug: The history of the bed

Lawrence Wright

360 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire by Amy Butler Greenfield

A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire

Amy Butler Greenfield

338 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction art history adventurous medium-paced
Plucked: A History of Hair Removal by Rebecca M. Herzig

Plucked: A History of Hair Removal

Biopolitics

Rebecca M. Herzig

280 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history science challenging informative slow-paced
A History of Celibacy by Elizabeth Abbott

A History of Celibacy

Elizabeth Abbott

496 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing by Damion Searls

The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing

Damion Searls

405 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography history psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
A Brief History of Vice: How Bad Behavior Built Civilization by Robert Evans

A Brief History of Vice: How Bad Behavior Built Civilization

Robert Evans

272 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history science sociology informative medium-paced
The Sakura Obsession: The Incredible Story of the Plant Hunter Who Saved Japan's Cherry Blossoms by Naoko Abe

The Sakura Obsession: The Incredible Story of the Plant Hunter Who Saved Japan's Cherry Blossoms

Naoko Abe

380 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history nature informative slow-paced