I am always looking for a new topic to explore. I get most of my nonfiction book suggestions from NPR Books or podcasts like Ten Percent Happier.
So, I thought it would be interesting to hear what nonfiction you have read most recently and what was your biggest takeaway from said book?
I most recently finished *Thousand-Miler: Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail* by Melanie McManus and it definitely inspired me to get out and hike more challenging trails than I am used to.
Cant wait to hear yours!
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“An Immense World” by Ed Yong. I think a quote from the summary describes it best; “A grand tour through the realms of animal senses that will transform the way you perceive the world.” That is exactly what this book did for me.
An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage
I work in an adjacent field, so a lot of it wasn’t new to me, but the extent to which agriculture shaped human society was something I’d never spent a ton of time thinking about before, and it was pretty fascinating.
It’s also crazy how different domesticated corn is from its wild ancestors, and yet ancient people figured it out over 8000 years ago.
Regenesis by George Monbiot. Eat less, mostly plants.
My most recent was “Poverty, by America” it was decent, but it felt a little bit like a list of complaints by the end. But my favorite nonfiction reads that I can recommend are “Weapons of Math Destruction” and “How Charts Lie” both about data and harmful ways it is used by different groups of people.
“Dr. Mutter’s Marvels”
I think the biggest take away was that some/many early doctors (not the titular doctor) were sadistic assholes with 0 regard for their patient’s welfare.
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez: women must only have longer life expectancy because of sheer grit and determination because zero things systemically are built for their livelihood or success.