I’m currently absolutely loving “Once Upon a Tome” by Oliver Darkshire. I keep laughing out loud while reading it.
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The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen
Red Notice by Bill Browder
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The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum
Will My Cat Eat my Eyeballs by Caitlin Doughty
Spook by Mary Roach
The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell
Working Stiff by Judy Melinek
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A Walk in the Woods by Bryson
Kitchen Confidential by Bourdain
Dispatches from Pluto by Grant
Born a Crime by Noah
Gumption by Offerman
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The Last Place on Earth-Roland Huntford
A Night to Remember-Walter Lord
Dead Wake-Erik Larsen
Thunderstruck-also by Larsen
Green River, Running Red-Ann Rule
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Some of my favorite nonfiction books are :
I guess that’s 6, just recommended to another post
The Invention of Nature- Andrea Wulf
Max Perkins- Editor of Genius- A Scott Berg, (Perkins was the editor of Fitzgerald, Hemingway and Tom Wolfe. )
Genius Of Place(Olmsted)-Justin Martin,
Wright Brothers- David McCullough
Homicide (a year on the killing streets) David Simon (known for the wire and tv show homicide)
A Swim in the pond in the Rain- Saunders
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How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan: beautifully written and insightful overview of psychedelics
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein: disaster capitalism, how corporations and governments have begun to exploit disasters for profit
Humankind by Rutger Bregman: the case for human kindness being a societal trait that far outweighs our negative qualities.
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez: how the world caters to the “default male” and tacitly ignores the societal, medical, engineering and technical concerns of women.
An Immense World by Ed Yong: how animals perceive the world with their own unique senses.
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{{Storming Heaven LSD and the American Dream by Jay Stevens}}
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Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams
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The Godfather – Mario Puzo
I capture the castle – Dodie Smith
A kiss before dying – Ira Levin
The bee sting – Paul Murray
If we were villains – M.L. Rio
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Here are some of my favourites:
* Your Inner Fish by Neal Shubin
* Big Chicken by Maryn McKenna
* Darwin Comes to Town by Menno Schilthuizen
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Packing for Mars by Mary Roach.
Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy Ferris.
Bad Astronomy by Phil Plait.
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper.
The Seven Daughters of Eve by Brian Sykes.
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*Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures* by Merlin Sheldrake
*Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save* Them by Dan Saladino (“Extinction” could be a nature term, right?)
*The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World* by Oliver Milman
*The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization* by Vince Beiser
*The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women* by Kate Moor.
Then there are all the Bill Bryson books… but you only asked for five!
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Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From The Making Of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes (HIGHLY recommend the audio – read by Elwes with other actors from the movie reading their contributions)
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei (graphic novel)
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
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Radium Girls by Kate Moore
The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore
Educated by Tara Westover
Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
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I’m currently reading Thing of Beauty by Stephen Fried
• Left to Tell by Immaculée Ilibagiza
• The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
• The Storyteller by David Grohl
• Confessions of a Yakuza by Junichi Saga
• I, Tina by Tina Turner
(I’m a sucker for autobiographies/biographies)
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Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine
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Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus
Boomtown by Sam Anderson
The Feather Thief by Kirk Johnson
Owls of the Eastern Ice by Johnathan Slaught
Thunder Song by Sasha LaPointe
I’m currently absolutely loving “Once Upon a Tome” by Oliver Darkshire. I keep laughing out loud while reading it.
The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen
Red Notice by Bill Browder
The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum
Will My Cat Eat my Eyeballs by Caitlin Doughty
Spook by Mary Roach
The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell
Working Stiff by Judy Melinek
A Walk in the Woods by Bryson
Kitchen Confidential by Bourdain
Dispatches from Pluto by Grant
Born a Crime by Noah
Gumption by Offerman
The Last Place on Earth-Roland Huntford
A Night to Remember-Walter Lord
Dead Wake-Erik Larsen
Thunderstruck-also by Larsen
Green River, Running Red-Ann Rule
Some of my favorite nonfiction books are :
I guess that’s 6, just recommended to another post
The Invention of Nature- Andrea Wulf
Max Perkins- Editor of Genius- A Scott Berg, (Perkins was the editor of Fitzgerald, Hemingway and Tom Wolfe. )
Genius Of Place(Olmsted)-Justin Martin,
Wright Brothers- David McCullough
Homicide (a year on the killing streets) David Simon (known for the wire and tv show homicide)
A Swim in the pond in the Rain- Saunders
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan: beautifully written and insightful overview of psychedelics
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein: disaster capitalism, how corporations and governments have begun to exploit disasters for profit
Humankind by Rutger Bregman: the case for human kindness being a societal trait that far outweighs our negative qualities.
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez: how the world caters to the “default male” and tacitly ignores the societal, medical, engineering and technical concerns of women.
An Immense World by Ed Yong: how animals perceive the world with their own unique senses.
{{Storming Heaven LSD and the American Dream by Jay Stevens}}
Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams
The Godfather – Mario Puzo
I capture the castle – Dodie Smith
A kiss before dying – Ira Levin
The bee sting – Paul Murray
If we were villains – M.L. Rio
Here are some of my favourites:
* Your Inner Fish by Neal Shubin
* Big Chicken by Maryn McKenna
* Darwin Comes to Town by Menno Schilthuizen
Packing for Mars by Mary Roach.
Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy Ferris.
Bad Astronomy by Phil Plait.
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper.
The Seven Daughters of Eve by Brian Sykes.
*Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures* by Merlin Sheldrake
*Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save* Them by Dan Saladino (“Extinction” could be a nature term, right?)
*The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World* by Oliver Milman
*The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization* by Vince Beiser
*The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women* by Kate Moor.
Then there are all the Bill Bryson books… but you only asked for five!
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From The Making Of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes (HIGHLY recommend the audio – read by Elwes with other actors from the movie reading their contributions)
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei (graphic novel)
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
Radium Girls by Kate Moore
The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore
Educated by Tara Westover
Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
I’m currently reading Thing of Beauty by Stephen Fried
• Left to Tell by Immaculée Ilibagiza
• The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
• The Storyteller by David Grohl
• Confessions of a Yakuza by Junichi Saga
• I, Tina by Tina Turner
(I’m a sucker for autobiographies/biographies)
Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine
River of Doubt by Candace Millard
We’re Not Broken by Eric Michael Garcia
Cod by Mark Kurlansky
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
On Writing by Stephen King
The Power of Positive Thinking by Peale
Bird by Bird by Lamott
Letter to a Young Poet by Rilke
Memories, Dreams, Reflections by Jung