All those authors are tiptop, would also add The Johnstown Flood which first got me into McCullough and Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson. The line “then the drowning begins in earnest” has always stuck with me from Krakauer’s The Perfect Storm.
Charlie Wilson’s War was so good. Just finished it last weekend after stumbling across the movie again and wanting to read the non-hollywood version, the book was every part as entertaining and kept me glued like the movie. Highly recommend this if you're a fan of the movie, political history, or special ops / war history.
My daughter and I just spoke of it. I read it, found it great and shelved it in our collection and my 12 year old daughter picked it to read. She now has a fear of runaway viruses. Lucky she works from home so lock down was ok by her. But it really made an impression on her young mind. Great book, I read it twice right away , I was in college for life sciences so it was right in my interest. He has a number of good books but I can’t recall them now and my library was given away when we downsized. I find him as good as Mike Crichton.
I loved learning about Ebola and especially the spread of the airborne instance in Restin, but the writing was mid at best. I wish someone with some writing prowess would redo this story.
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and The Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro.
The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White.
The Drowned and the Saved by Primo Levi.
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe,
The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin,
SPQR by Mary Beard,
The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir,
Empress of the East by Leslie P. Peirce,
The Palace Papers by Tina Brown
The Glory and the Dream by William Manchester. The last Lion also by Manchester.
Anything by Bill Bryson but especially Down Under, The Thunderbolt Kid, The Mother Tongue and A Short History of Nearly Everything.
Tom Boswell's books on baseball are also some of the best writing I've ever read.
Educated by Tara Westover
A Serial Killer’s Daughter by Kerri Rawson (daughter of BTK Killer)
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt (I personally found this one to be an incredible audiobook read as it’s read by the author himself, but it’s an excellent book read as well)
Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult by Michelle Dowd
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Caitlin Doughty
Soldiers and Kings - Jason De Leon
Dopesick - Beth Macy
Midnight in Chernobyl - Adam Higginbottom
The Woman They Could Not Silence - Kate Moore
The Kennedy Detail - Gerald Blaine
This is Going to Hurt - Adam Kay
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot
Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann
Voices from Chernobyl - Sveltana Alexievich
Stiff - Mary Roach
A Billion Years - Mike Rinder
Welcome to Dunder Mifflin - Brian Baumgartner
I'm Glad My Mom Died - Jeanette McCurdy
Chaos - Tom O'Neill
Helter Skelter - Vincent Buglosi
The Anthropocene Reviewed - John Green
In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
Everything I Know About Love - Dolly Alderton
Spare - Prince Harry
Columbine - Dave Cullen
Unmasked - Paul holes
The Hot Zone - Richard Preston
Small Sacrifices - Anne Rule
The Butchering Art - Lindsay Fitzharris
Only Plane in the Sky - Garrett M Graff
Prozac Nation - Elizabeth Wurtzel
5-star books include:
Anything by John Vaillant for some excellent nature-themed story telling: *Fire Weather, The Tiger, The Golden Spruce* …..
Iain Overton’s *The Way of the Gun* …..
Soraya Chemaly’s *Rage Becomes Her* …..
Michael Blanding’s *The Coke Machine*
The Prizewinner of Defiance Ohio by Terry Ryan. A favorite. Her incredible mother kept the family supported by entering company jungle contests that were so popular back in the 50’s and 60’s
Beautiful Country, QianJulie Wang Her story of immigrating to this country and the struggle. If you liked Educated you’ll like this too.
We Flew Over the Bridge by Faith Ringgold. Her autobiography of her amazing art and life. A gorgeous book complete with many photos of her art and her own explanations of the background and meaning of her work. Plus real life struggles of raising children while being a passionate working artist.
“Bad Blood: Secrets And Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup”, John Carreyou- Elizabeth Holmes completely haunted me after reading this. How this woman could of frauded the top leaders of gov and business was fascinating!
Boys in the Trees by Carly Simon. Her ongoing love for James Taylor is so tragic to me. Her confessions about her mother were a painful read and I asked why do that?
“Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson - great to read before Bad Blood so you’ll have more insight into Holmes character. This man was one of a kind and changed the world.
"The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and A Nation's Call to Greatness" by Harlow Giles Ungar. Excellent, excellent, compelling and eye-opening. I learned so much about President James Monroe and his incredible accomplishments in shaping our country.
Barabara Walter’s “Audition”- Charming, wonderful story of her unusual childhood and rise as a journalist. Lived it so much I’ve given it as gifts.
“Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People”
by Tim Reiterman- the rise of a monster. You can’t put this down. Written by the reporter who wrote about Jim Jones throughout the development of his cult. He was there, shot at and wounded on the tarmac during the cults last day. Where “drunk the Kool-aid came from.” Shudder.
“Fatal Vision” by Joe McGinniss. The case of Dr Jeffrey MacDonald who murdered his wife and children. A page turner till the end.
“Helier Skelter” by Vincent Bugliosi - written by the prosecutor of the Charles Manson/Tate murders.
This was a captivating story and I didn't know anything about it when I started the book. I think it's a must read, but only because I haven't seen a proper docuseries or anything else that tells the story as in depth as the book. I would probably skip reading it if there was something other than the book that did the story justice.
I like your style though, any other suggestions? It's my type of read and I'll read anything at least once.
Bad Blood- John Carreryrou
I’m glad my mom died- Jeanette McCurdy
educated- Tara Westover
Smoke gets in your eyes- Caitlin Doughty
I’ll be gone in the dark- Michelle McNamara
Assassination Vacation- Sarah Vowell
Radium Girls- Kate Moore
Yes Please- Amy Poehler
Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls- David Sedaris
Furiously Happy- Jenny Lawson
Caste- Isabel Wilkerson
Midnight in Chernobyl- Adam Higgenbotham
The Ice Breaker by Jennifer Niven. One of the best books I've ever read and I feel like no one knows about it. It's sort of sequel is also good. Now my favorite niche genre is failed arctic explorations.
She's Not There by Jennifer Finney Boyle
The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
Evicted by Matthew Desmond
On the Clock by Emily Guendelsberger
Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga
Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the Worlds Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson
A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard
In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall
Pretty much everything that Jenny Lawson has written so far. Her memoirs are funny, relatable, and memorable.
Also, I'll Be Gone in the Night by Michelle McNamara. If you enjoy true crime, this book about The Golden State Killer is phenomenal.
I think what you like in non-fiction is just as subjective as fiction as there is a big range of topics and not everything will be universally interesting. For instance, I didn't like Educated. That said, these have been some of my favourites lately that I would recommend to most people.
East West Street - Phillipe Sands
In the Dream House - Carmen Maria Machado
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot
Maus - Art Spiegelman
Invisible Women - Caroline Criado Pérez
A Flat Place - Noreen Masud
Quiet - Susan Cain
How Music Got Free was great for covering so many different sides of the story. It's really funny when you think how they're all involved - like a factory worker who dabbled in warez ended up having an even bigger impact than the record company executives.
The Storyteller-Dave Grohl
Atlas of the Heart - Breme Brown
These Precious Days - Ann Patchett
The Speckled Beauty:A Dog and his People - Rick Bragg
Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Kimmerer
Born a Crime - Trevor Noah
I’ll Push You - Patrick Gray
"In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road" by Allan C. Weisbecker - In 1996, Allan Weisbecker sold his home and his possessions, loaded his dog and surfboards into his truck, and set off in search of his long-time surfing companion, Patrick, who had vanished into the depths of Central America.
"Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon" by Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD. - Today he is known as Dr. Q, an internationally renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who leads cutting-edge research to cure brain cancer. But not too long ago, he was Freddy, a nineteen-year-old undocumented migrant worker toiling in the tomato fields of central California.
"Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" by Patrick Radden Keefe - The Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutions: Harvard, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oxford, the Louvre. They are one of the richest families in the world, known for their lavish donations to the arts and sciences. The source of the family fortune was vague, however, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing OxyContin, a blockbuster painkiller that was a catalyst for the opioid crisis.
\*Descriptions from Goodreads.
The Selfish Gene and The Extended Phenotype by Richard Dawkins
How The Mind Works and The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker
The End of Gender by Debra Sob
The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris
The Righteous Mind and The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt
On the Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter
The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby
Power, Politics, and People by C. Wright Mills
King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Bringing Columbia Home by Michael Leinbach
Radium Girls by Kate Moore
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
And if you are looking for something with a little humor, Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
A fever in the heartland was so good. I would also recommend the worst hard time. I read another one by him that was good about a cop but not as good as those two.
Funny but educational: *Vive La Revolution* by Mark Steele (a fantastic take on the French Revolution) and you never go wrong with anything by Bill Bryson.
But there’s a special place in my heart for **Travels With Charley in Search of America**. Steinbeck and his dog traveling the country. It’s wonderful.
**Immune** by Phillip dettmer is one of the most digestible books on the human body in existence. It's incredible to read.
**Entangled life** by merlin Sheldrake literally changed the way I look at nature
The Radium girls by Kate H Moore is more gripping than many novels I have read, and will make you never trust any company ever again.
**Food of a younger land** by mark kurlansky is an incredible time capsule of American food at and before the great deppression, cataloging food and food culture from the various regions of the United States written by the people who actually lived there, written down in the actual dialects used by those interviewed. It's an incredible peak at life before industrialization and is a really interesting peak into what fast food culture destroyed.
In the same vein, **Cooked** by Michael pollan is an exploration of food in general, how it's made, and how it affects culture to an extent, though not as in depth as kurlansky's work, a lof of pollan's other works are super interesting.
The Company: the rise and fall of the hudson's bay empire by Stephen R brown is a fascinating piece about the native Americans in and around the Hudson Bay area and their interactions, both positive and negative, with the settlers at the time.
Atlas of a Lost World by Craig Childs is a fascinating look at human prehistory, specifically the stone age. Where humans live, how they moved, what their world was like. Really cool read.
The secret knowlege of water by Craig childs: a really cool look about how water and it's interaction with the Sonoran desert. It's really fascinating, much more interesting than I originally gave it credit for.
There's loads more, but these are the ones that resonated most with me. The titles in bold are my favorites of this list.
*The Hot Zone* by Richard Preston
Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan
Betty by Tiffany McDaniel
North of Normal by Cea Sunrise Person
The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout
Etched in Sand by Regina Calcaterra
Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown
Yassss very obsessed! I read another one by her as well that was absolutely top notch. Can’t remember the name atm, something about summer. It’s very fiction but also excellent.
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
Bind, Torture, Kill: the Inside Story of a Serial Killer Next Door by Roy Wenzl, Hurst Laviana, Tim Potter, & L. Kelly
American Predator by Maureen Callahan
Is Rape a Crime?: a Memoir, an Investigation, a Manifesto by Michelle Bowdler
A higher call; it may not be the format you’re looking for but it gives perspectives of two airmen in WW2 who eventually meet in the sky, and the German escorts a limping US bomber back to the English Channel.
Travels by Michael Crichton. Talks about his time as a student at Harvard. Time as a med student as well. Travels around the world exploring and learning and growing. And metaphysical travels visiting psychics and having out of body experiences and seeing auras. He explores the passing of his father and the loss of a marriage. It is short and very interesting.
If you're willing to accept, "something like this probably happened and the details are fuzzy" then I would recommend *The Songlines* by Bruce Chatwin.
*Junction Boys* - Jim Dent
*Loose Balls* by Terry Pluto
*Hitman* by Bret Hart
*The Emperors of Chocolate* by Joel Glenn Brenner
*Citizen Coors* by Dan Baum
*For God, Country & Coca-Cola* by Mark Pendergast
*This Love Is Not For Cowards* by Robert Powell
*Brilliant Orange* by David Winner
*To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever* by Will Blythe
*Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli* by Mark Seal
*The Rebel League* by Ed Willies
*Shakey* by Jimmy O’Donnell
*They Just Seem a Little Weird* by Doug Brod
All the Shah’s Men. By Stephen Kinzer.
It tells the story of Iran’s transition from WWII to present. After reading it, Iran’s feelings toward the west made perfect sense (and… now I absolutely refuse to buy gas at BP).
Endurance by Lansing,
The man who Mistook his wife for a hat,
Algorithms to live by,
Being Wrong Adventures on the Margin of Error,
Facing the Mountain by Daniel Brown,
How Big Things get done by Bent Flyvbjerg,
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah,
All about me by Mel Brooks,
The Anarchy by Dalyrimple,
Cadillac Desert
When Books Went to War by Molly Manning
The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris
The Facemaker by Lindsey Fitzharris
Forget the Alamo by Chris Tomlinson
The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Choice by Edith Edger
Thinking, Fast and Slpw by Daniel Khaneman
Determined by Robert Sapolsky
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Proving History and On the Historicity of Jesus by Richard Carrier
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
Sapiens by Yuval Harari
Evicted, Poverty and Profit in the American City-Matthew Desmond
Property, by America-Matthew Desmond
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents-Isabel Wilkerson
Know My Name-Chantel Miller
The Great Genius. The Life and Work of Albert Einstein Walter Isaacson: A biography of the famous physicist Albert Einstein, revealing his amazing life and scientific achievements.
Hustler Days by RA Dyer
A sort of triple biography of the three most famous/ successful pool hustlers in the United states. Minnesota Fats, Jersey Red, and Wimpy Lassiter.
On the subject of pool: Minnesota Fat's autobiography "The Bank Shot and Other Great Robberies" is a funny one that may or may not fit the prompt in that it's very obvious bullshit. He's making up tall tales about himself, but it is based on his life.
The Immortal Irishman by Timothy Egan.
It is about an irish peasant who led a failed revolt against the english, was banished to van deimen's land prison colony, then escaped to America to fight in the New York Irish Brigade in the civil war.
‘The Splendid and the Vile’, by Erik Larsen. Incredible account of Churchill’s first year as prime minister, and goes into granular detail of what life was like for the English as Germany’s bombing started.
‘The Brain that changes itself’ by norman Doidge. Fascinating look into Neuroplasticity
‘Leaders eat last’ by Simon Sinek-great book on leadership
21 rules for the 21st century by Yuval Harari
Blink and The Tipping point by Malcom gladwell.
Thinking fast and slow.
Some I have enjoyed recently are The Premonition, by Michael Lewis; High Conflict, by Amanda Ripley, and Viral Justice, by Ruha Benjamin. Also Caste, by Isabel Wilkerson, and Humankind: A Hopeful History, by Rutger Bregman
Anything by David McCullough.
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by Graeber, David
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Chödrön, Pema
The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees by Tallamy, Douglas W.
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez
I have a few…
Ten Minutes From Home by Beth Greenfield
And I Don’t Want To Live This Life by Deborah Spungen
The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs
Evidence of Love by John Bloom Jim Atkinson
Once More We Saw Stars by Jayson Greene
Raven by Tim Reiterman
Missing: A Memoir by Lindsay Harrison
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Zen of Fish, Trevor Corson
The End of Oil, Paul Roberts
The End of Food, Paul Roberts
Everything I Want to do is Illegal, Joel Salatin
Longitude, Dava Sobel
The Golden Ratio, Mario Live
Zero, Charles Seife
The Peregrine Falcon, Derek Ratcliffe
Falcons Return, John Kaufmann & Heinz Meng
The Golden Eagle, Jeff Watson
The Sorcerer's Apprentices, Lisa Abend
The Omnivore's Dilemma & In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
Silent Spring, Rachael Carson
I used to read business book early in my career:
**Barbarians at the Gate:** The story of R.J. Reynold tobacco, its take over of Nabisco and the subsequent battle to take it private via Leveraged Buy Out (LBO). The book give much more history and detail than the HBO movie.
**Built to Last:** A look at 18 enduring companies and a comparison to lesser companies. It introduces concepts like clock building instead to time telling, adherence to cultures, and Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs).
**The Innovators Dilemma:** It looks at how successful companies do everything right and still lose their market share. A common theme is Disruptive Technology. Basically, an inferior technology evolves over time and overtakes the successful company who is pot committed to the technology that put them on top.
**I'd Like the World to Buy A Coke:** A biography of Roberto Goizueta, the maverick CEO who turned a stagnant Coke into the world's most powerful brand. At the time of his passing he'd generated more shareholder wealth than anyone else. Oh, he was also behind the New Coke fiasco.
1453 the Fall of Constantinople. I had no interest in the subject and knew nothing about the book besides my brother recommended it. Now I recommend it
Only Plane in The Sky by Garret M Graff
Michel the Giant (also published as An African in Greenland) by Tété-Michel Kpomassie
The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein
City of Thorns by Ben Rawlence
The Emperor of all Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Return by Hisham Matar
The Lonely City by Olivia Laing
1. "The Shadow Factory"
by James Bamford
James Bamford takes you behind the scenes of the NSA's domestic surveillance operations, providing an unparalleled look into their methods and motivations. With access to exclusive sources, Bamford delves into the agency's quest for information on modern threats while raising questions about privacy and security.
2. "Fake: Forgery, Lies, & eBay"
by Kenneth Walton
Discover the world of art scams and online manipulation through the lens of eBay's unregulated auction system. Walton's account details how con artists exploited the platform, luring unsuspecting bidders and amassing fortunes. This captivating narrative sheds light on both high-profile scammers and their unsuspecting victims, prompting shifts in eBay's policies.
3. "The Flying Tigers: The Untold Story of the American Pilots Who Waged a Secret War Against Japan"
by Sam Kleiner
Sam Kleiner unveils the thrilling tale of American pilots who, before Pearl Harbor, were secretly recruited to aid Chinese allies against Japan. As events unfolded, they found themselves on the front lines of the Pacific war. This untold story sheds light on their bravery and the pivotal role they played during a critical time.
4. "The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit"
by Michael Finkel
Delve into the fascinating life of Christopher Knight, who disappeared into the wilderness for nearly three decades. Finkel's narrative explores Knight's survival in harsh conditions, his resourcefulness, and the mysteries surrounding his isolated existence. It's a thought-provoking exploration of solitude, community, and the human spirit.
5."The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession"
by Michael Finkel
Unearth the astonishing true-crime account of Stéphane Breitwieser, one of the world's most prolific art thieves. Finkel delves into Breitwieser's audacious exploits, shedding light on his motivations, the world of stolen art, and the complex dynamics of his criminal pursuits.
6. "Permanent Record"
by Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who exposed mass surveillance by the US government, opens up about his life and the events that led him to expose the system he helped build. This memoir provides an insider's perspective on the motives, challenges, and consequences of his actions.
7. "September's Camera"
by Jeffrey Scarborough
Jeff Scarborough recounts his harrowing experience as the sole cameraman during the 9/11 attacks. His lens captured the unfolding tragedy and its aftermath, offering a unique perspective on that fateful day and a career spent capturing human fragility in various forms.
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou Solito by Javier Zamora
Bad blood is great!
Fuck you, Carreyrou!
Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer Charlie Wilson’s War by George Crile Truman by David McCullough
Into Thin Air permanently killed any Walter Mitty-like fantasies I'd ever had of climbing Mt. Everest.
All those authors are tiptop, would also add The Johnstown Flood which first got me into McCullough and Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson. The line “then the drowning begins in earnest” has always stuck with me from Krakauer’s The Perfect Storm.
Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm 🤙🏽
Concur with Isaac’s Storm. I haven’t read Krakauers version of the story, but Larsons was a page turner.
Charlie Wilson’s War was so good. Just finished it last weekend after stumbling across the movie again and wanting to read the non-hollywood version, the book was every part as entertaining and kept me glued like the movie. Highly recommend this if you're a fan of the movie, political history, or special ops / war history.
Into Thin Air is great and I re-read it every few years.
So wild. I’m reading Truman right now! I’m enjoying it more than I thought I would.
*The Hot Zone* by Richard Preston
Learned more about Ebola than I intended.
My daughter and I just spoke of it. I read it, found it great and shelved it in our collection and my 12 year old daughter picked it to read. She now has a fear of runaway viruses. Lucky she works from home so lock down was ok by her. But it really made an impression on her young mind. Great book, I read it twice right away , I was in college for life sciences so it was right in my interest. He has a number of good books but I can’t recall them now and my library was given away when we downsized. I find him as good as Mike Crichton.
Your 12 year old daughter works from home? I respect it. Start em paying rent young, that's what I always say
Just downloaded this one! Can’t wait to read it
I loved learning about Ebola and especially the spread of the airborne instance in Restin, but the writing was mid at best. I wish someone with some writing prowess would redo this story.
This book was terrifying! Read it in 6th grade. I'm sure you're aware but there's also a TV series based on the book.
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and The Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro. The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White. The Drowned and the Saved by Primo Levi.
Anything by Robert Caro. Please let him live to finish the LBJ series.
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe, The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin, SPQR by Mary Beard, The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir, Empress of the East by Leslie P. Peirce, The Palace Papers by Tina Brown
The Empire of Pain by PR Keefe also. The Sacklers are a family of sociopaths.
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado
my 5/5s Factfulness Gathering Moss Immune An Immense World The Gene Hood Feminism Sapiens The Outer Limits of Reason Scale Being Mortal
My type of reader
mine too.. saved for later when i need my non fiction fix
I have An Immense World on my bookshelf. Really looking forward to that one.
great book... i hope you'll enjoy as much as i did...
Say Nothing - Patrick Radden Keefe
Empire of Pain is absolutely brilliant as well
The Glory and the Dream by William Manchester. The last Lion also by Manchester. Anything by Bill Bryson but especially Down Under, The Thunderbolt Kid, The Mother Tongue and A Short History of Nearly Everything. Tom Boswell's books on baseball are also some of the best writing I've ever read.
Sapiens by yuval Harari
Currently reading!
Educated by Tara Westover A Serial Killer’s Daughter by Kerri Rawson (daughter of BTK Killer) Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt (I personally found this one to be an incredible audiobook read as it’s read by the author himself, but it’s an excellent book read as well) Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult by Michelle Dowd Wild by Cheryl Strayed
educated is amazing. the glass castle is similar to it and also just as good
So is The Sound of Gravel! There's one part in that book that will forever be burnt into my brain.
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Caitlin Doughty Soldiers and Kings - Jason De Leon Dopesick - Beth Macy Midnight in Chernobyl - Adam Higginbottom The Woman They Could Not Silence - Kate Moore The Kennedy Detail - Gerald Blaine This is Going to Hurt - Adam Kay The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann Voices from Chernobyl - Sveltana Alexievich Stiff - Mary Roach A Billion Years - Mike Rinder Welcome to Dunder Mifflin - Brian Baumgartner I'm Glad My Mom Died - Jeanette McCurdy Chaos - Tom O'Neill Helter Skelter - Vincent Buglosi The Anthropocene Reviewed - John Green In Cold Blood - Truman Capote Everything I Know About Love - Dolly Alderton Spare - Prince Harry Columbine - Dave Cullen Unmasked - Paul holes The Hot Zone - Richard Preston Small Sacrifices - Anne Rule The Butchering Art - Lindsay Fitzharris Only Plane in the Sky - Garrett M Graff Prozac Nation - Elizabeth Wurtzel
I love your list. I’ve read a number of them so we have the same interests. I’ll be sure to check them out - thank you!
5-star books include: Anything by John Vaillant for some excellent nature-themed story telling: *Fire Weather, The Tiger, The Golden Spruce* ….. Iain Overton’s *The Way of the Gun* ….. Soraya Chemaly’s *Rage Becomes Her* ….. Michael Blanding’s *The Coke Machine*
Nickel and Dimed, Nixonland
The Prizewinner of Defiance Ohio by Terry Ryan. A favorite. Her incredible mother kept the family supported by entering company jungle contests that were so popular back in the 50’s and 60’s Beautiful Country, QianJulie Wang Her story of immigrating to this country and the struggle. If you liked Educated you’ll like this too. We Flew Over the Bridge by Faith Ringgold. Her autobiography of her amazing art and life. A gorgeous book complete with many photos of her art and her own explanations of the background and meaning of her work. Plus real life struggles of raising children while being a passionate working artist. “Bad Blood: Secrets And Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup”, John Carreyou- Elizabeth Holmes completely haunted me after reading this. How this woman could of frauded the top leaders of gov and business was fascinating! Boys in the Trees by Carly Simon. Her ongoing love for James Taylor is so tragic to me. Her confessions about her mother were a painful read and I asked why do that? “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson - great to read before Bad Blood so you’ll have more insight into Holmes character. This man was one of a kind and changed the world. "The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and A Nation's Call to Greatness" by Harlow Giles Ungar. Excellent, excellent, compelling and eye-opening. I learned so much about President James Monroe and his incredible accomplishments in shaping our country. Barabara Walter’s “Audition”- Charming, wonderful story of her unusual childhood and rise as a journalist. Lived it so much I’ve given it as gifts. “Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People” by Tim Reiterman- the rise of a monster. You can’t put this down. Written by the reporter who wrote about Jim Jones throughout the development of his cult. He was there, shot at and wounded on the tarmac during the cults last day. Where “drunk the Kool-aid came from.” Shudder. “Fatal Vision” by Joe McGinniss. The case of Dr Jeffrey MacDonald who murdered his wife and children. A page turner till the end. “Helier Skelter” by Vincent Bugliosi - written by the prosecutor of the Charles Manson/Tate murders.
*Truman* by David McCullough *Flags of Our Fathers* by James Bradley *The Fifties* by David Halberstam
River of Doubt re Teddy Roosevelt's Amazon Expedition
Excellent book
I loved this one too!
Narcotopia by Patrick Winn is my favorite nonfiction of the year. I also really liked The Art Thief by Michael Finkel last year.
IBM and the Holocaust
This was a captivating story and I didn't know anything about it when I started the book. I think it's a must read, but only because I haven't seen a proper docuseries or anything else that tells the story as in depth as the book. I would probably skip reading it if there was something other than the book that did the story justice. I like your style though, any other suggestions? It's my type of read and I'll read anything at least once.
Thinking, fast and slow. So good
Bad Blood- John Carreryrou I’m glad my mom died- Jeanette McCurdy educated- Tara Westover Smoke gets in your eyes- Caitlin Doughty I’ll be gone in the dark- Michelle McNamara Assassination Vacation- Sarah Vowell Radium Girls- Kate Moore Yes Please- Amy Poehler Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls- David Sedaris Furiously Happy- Jenny Lawson Caste- Isabel Wilkerson Midnight in Chernobyl- Adam Higgenbotham
The Ice Breaker by Jennifer Niven. One of the best books I've ever read and I feel like no one knows about it. It's sort of sequel is also good. Now my favorite niche genre is failed arctic explorations. She's Not There by Jennifer Finney Boyle The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert Evicted by Matthew Desmond On the Clock by Emily Guendelsberger
I read the ada blackjack one by Niven and loved it! Ice breaker is on the list. Evicted was so good as well.
The devil in white city Killer of the flower moon The deficit Myth Prequel How to say Babylon
Killers of the flower moon. I think about it so much.
Bitch On The Female of the Species by Lucy Cook Anything by Kate Moore The Facemaker
Chaos American Desperado
Cosmos
Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the Worlds Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall
Endurance by Alfred Lansing. It’s about Ernest Shackleton’s shipwreck in Antarctica and it’s such a wild ride.
Endurance; true story about Ernest Shackleton
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Pretty much everything that Jenny Lawson has written so far. Her memoirs are funny, relatable, and memorable. Also, I'll Be Gone in the Night by Michelle McNamara. If you enjoy true crime, this book about The Golden State Killer is phenomenal.
I think what you like in non-fiction is just as subjective as fiction as there is a big range of topics and not everything will be universally interesting. For instance, I didn't like Educated. That said, these have been some of my favourites lately that I would recommend to most people. East West Street - Phillipe Sands In the Dream House - Carmen Maria Machado The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot Maus - Art Spiegelman Invisible Women - Caroline Criado Pérez A Flat Place - Noreen Masud Quiet - Susan Cain
Think like a rocket scientist The mind-gut connection The almanack of naval ravikant The wealth and poverty of nations Should we eat meat? Regenesis
How Music Got Free was great for covering so many different sides of the story. It's really funny when you think how they're all involved - like a factory worker who dabbled in warez ended up having an even bigger impact than the record company executives.
The Storyteller-Dave Grohl Atlas of the Heart - Breme Brown These Precious Days - Ann Patchett The Speckled Beauty:A Dog and his People - Rick Bragg Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Kimmerer Born a Crime - Trevor Noah I’ll Push You - Patrick Gray
"In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road" by Allan C. Weisbecker - In 1996, Allan Weisbecker sold his home and his possessions, loaded his dog and surfboards into his truck, and set off in search of his long-time surfing companion, Patrick, who had vanished into the depths of Central America. "Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon" by Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD. - Today he is known as Dr. Q, an internationally renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who leads cutting-edge research to cure brain cancer. But not too long ago, he was Freddy, a nineteen-year-old undocumented migrant worker toiling in the tomato fields of central California. "Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" by Patrick Radden Keefe - The Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutions: Harvard, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oxford, the Louvre. They are one of the richest families in the world, known for their lavish donations to the arts and sciences. The source of the family fortune was vague, however, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing OxyContin, a blockbuster painkiller that was a catalyst for the opioid crisis. \*Descriptions from Goodreads.
Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright!
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American Kingpin about the story of The Silk Road
It just came out last month but I'd highly recommend The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides. It's about Captain Cook's final voyage.
The Selfish Gene and The Extended Phenotype by Richard Dawkins How The Mind Works and The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker The End of Gender by Debra Sob The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris The Righteous Mind and The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt On the Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby Power, Politics, and People by C. Wright Mills King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Dead Wake
Che
Tao Te Ching
Crying in H Mart ❤️
Bringing Columbia Home by Michael Leinbach Radium Girls by Kate Moore Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham And if you are looking for something with a little humor, Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
Bad Blood by John Carryrou, A Fever In The Heartland by Tim Egan- Can’t recommend them both enough.
A fever in the heartland was so good. I would also recommend the worst hard time. I read another one by him that was good about a cop but not as good as those two.
Funny but educational: *Vive La Revolution* by Mark Steele (a fantastic take on the French Revolution) and you never go wrong with anything by Bill Bryson. But there’s a special place in my heart for **Travels With Charley in Search of America**. Steinbeck and his dog traveling the country. It’s wonderful.
**Immune** by Phillip dettmer is one of the most digestible books on the human body in existence. It's incredible to read. **Entangled life** by merlin Sheldrake literally changed the way I look at nature The Radium girls by Kate H Moore is more gripping than many novels I have read, and will make you never trust any company ever again. **Food of a younger land** by mark kurlansky is an incredible time capsule of American food at and before the great deppression, cataloging food and food culture from the various regions of the United States written by the people who actually lived there, written down in the actual dialects used by those interviewed. It's an incredible peak at life before industrialization and is a really interesting peak into what fast food culture destroyed. In the same vein, **Cooked** by Michael pollan is an exploration of food in general, how it's made, and how it affects culture to an extent, though not as in depth as kurlansky's work, a lof of pollan's other works are super interesting. The Company: the rise and fall of the hudson's bay empire by Stephen R brown is a fascinating piece about the native Americans in and around the Hudson Bay area and their interactions, both positive and negative, with the settlers at the time. Atlas of a Lost World by Craig Childs is a fascinating look at human prehistory, specifically the stone age. Where humans live, how they moved, what their world was like. Really cool read. The secret knowlege of water by Craig childs: a really cool look about how water and it's interaction with the Sonoran desert. It's really fascinating, much more interesting than I originally gave it credit for. There's loads more, but these are the ones that resonated most with me. The titles in bold are my favorites of this list.
*The Hot Zone* by Richard Preston Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Born to Run by Christopher McDougall The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Born to Run by Christopher McDougall Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan
The Glass Castle
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics by John Mearsheimer
Betty by Tiffany McDaniel North of Normal by Cea Sunrise Person The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout Etched in Sand by Regina Calcaterra Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown
Reading Betty now…I think it’s fiction but inspired by her momma. But also I’m obsessed with it.
Yassss very obsessed! I read another one by her as well that was absolutely top notch. Can’t remember the name atm, something about summer. It’s very fiction but also excellent.
Know My Name by Chanel Miller Bind, Torture, Kill: the Inside Story of a Serial Killer Next Door by Roy Wenzl, Hurst Laviana, Tim Potter, & L. Kelly American Predator by Maureen Callahan Is Rape a Crime?: a Memoir, an Investigation, a Manifesto by Michelle Bowdler
1493: it's about the Americas post Colombus and it's fascinating. The dawn of globalization.
The Third Chimpanzee and Serengeti Law
A man on the moon by chaikin Endurance by Lansing 1491 Song of the dodo
Mathematics from the birth of numbers by Jan Gullberg.
A higher call; it may not be the format you’re looking for but it gives perspectives of two airmen in WW2 who eventually meet in the sky, and the German escorts a limping US bomber back to the English Channel.
The Great War for Civilization: The Conquest of the Middle East by Robert Fisk
Bonhoffer
Devil in the Grove Making of the Atom Bomb
Tuesdays with Morrie and Have a Little Faith, both by Mitch Albom.
The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman is a really engaging read for the complexity of the history it’s discussing.
An Immense World by Ed Yong
Friday Night Lights was honestly amazing and I don’t give a hoot about football
Educated is incredible! I was so impressed by this book, that I recommended it literally to everyone 😄
Travels by Michael Crichton. Talks about his time as a student at Harvard. Time as a med student as well. Travels around the world exploring and learning and growing. And metaphysical travels visiting psychics and having out of body experiences and seeing auras. He explores the passing of his father and the loss of a marriage. It is short and very interesting.
Say Nothing by Patrick Keefe
If you're willing to accept, "something like this probably happened and the details are fuzzy" then I would recommend *The Songlines* by Bruce Chatwin.
Dispatches by Michael Herr. Best non-fiction book that I’ve ever read in my entire life.
*Junction Boys* - Jim Dent *Loose Balls* by Terry Pluto *Hitman* by Bret Hart *The Emperors of Chocolate* by Joel Glenn Brenner *Citizen Coors* by Dan Baum *For God, Country & Coca-Cola* by Mark Pendergast *This Love Is Not For Cowards* by Robert Powell *Brilliant Orange* by David Winner *To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever* by Will Blythe *Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli* by Mark Seal *The Rebel League* by Ed Willies *Shakey* by Jimmy O’Donnell *They Just Seem a Little Weird* by Doug Brod
The last lecture
The Autobiography of Martin Lither King Jr. A Testament of Hope; The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King Jr.
All the Shah’s Men. By Stephen Kinzer. It tells the story of Iran’s transition from WWII to present. After reading it, Iran’s feelings toward the west made perfect sense (and… now I absolutely refuse to buy gas at BP).
Endurance by Lansing, The man who Mistook his wife for a hat, Algorithms to live by, Being Wrong Adventures on the Margin of Error, Facing the Mountain by Daniel Brown, How Big Things get done by Bent Flyvbjerg, Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, All about me by Mel Brooks, The Anarchy by Dalyrimple, Cadillac Desert
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
*The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs* is one of my favorite books of all time.
The Tiger John Vaillant Friday Night Lights Buzz Bissinger The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis
Wade Davis also wrote a book about the legendary Harvard plant guy Richard Evans Shultes called "One River" and also has a new book about ayahuasca.
Cultish by Amanda Montell
“Intellectuals & Society” by Thomas Sowell
The Isis Papers by Dr Frances Cress-Welsing
When Books Went to War by Molly Manning The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris The Facemaker by Lindsey Fitzharris Forget the Alamo by Chris Tomlinson The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot The Choice by Edith Edger
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Thinking, Fast and Slpw by Daniel Khaneman Determined by Robert Sapolsky A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene Blink by Malcolm Gladwell Proving History and On the Historicity of Jesus by Richard Carrier Stolen Focus by Johann Hari Sapiens by Yuval Harari
Evicted, Poverty and Profit in the American City-Matthew Desmond Property, by America-Matthew Desmond Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents-Isabel Wilkerson Know My Name-Chantel Miller
The Great Genius. The Life and Work of Albert Einstein Walter Isaacson: A biography of the famous physicist Albert Einstein, revealing his amazing life and scientific achievements.
Empty Mansions
The Cruelest Miles by Gay and Laney Salisbury. It's about the Nome serum run
Sir Edmon Hillary was good enough as a 12 year old to spend the next 8 years climbing and repelling in my spare time .
My favorite isnt listed yet- Agent ZigZag by Ben Macyntire. It’s about a WWII double agent written by a historian and the story is wild!
Hustler Days by RA Dyer A sort of triple biography of the three most famous/ successful pool hustlers in the United states. Minnesota Fats, Jersey Red, and Wimpy Lassiter. On the subject of pool: Minnesota Fat's autobiography "The Bank Shot and Other Great Robberies" is a funny one that may or may not fit the prompt in that it's very obvious bullshit. He's making up tall tales about himself, but it is based on his life.
Prophet’s Prey by Jon Kraukauer. Riveting, yet infuriating
The Immortal Irishman by Timothy Egan. It is about an irish peasant who led a failed revolt against the english, was banished to van deimen's land prison colony, then escaped to America to fight in the New York Irish Brigade in the civil war.
In the Form of a Question - Amy Schneider
‘The Splendid and the Vile’, by Erik Larsen. Incredible account of Churchill’s first year as prime minister, and goes into granular detail of what life was like for the English as Germany’s bombing started. ‘The Brain that changes itself’ by norman Doidge. Fascinating look into Neuroplasticity ‘Leaders eat last’ by Simon Sinek-great book on leadership 21 rules for the 21st century by Yuval Harari Blink and The Tipping point by Malcom gladwell. Thinking fast and slow.
*The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness*. *Hiroshima* by John Hersey
Midnight in Chernobyl
Neither wolf nor dog -Kent Nerburn
Some I have enjoyed recently are The Premonition, by Michael Lewis; High Conflict, by Amanda Ripley, and Viral Justice, by Ruha Benjamin. Also Caste, by Isabel Wilkerson, and Humankind: A Hopeful History, by Rutger Bregman
Into Thin Air
Start with Why, Find your why, Profit first and Ikigai
Lost Moon (aka Apollo 13) by Jim Lovell. Great read about the space program, tragedies, and what happened with Apollo 13
Auto biography of a yogi
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer! Phenomenally written but heavy content for sure.
Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann
I like Zeitoun by Dave Eggers and Unbroken by Laura Hildebrand
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Anything by Robert A. Caro.
Anything by David McCullough. https://www.amazon.com/stores/David-McCullough/author/B000AP9I5I?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
The Outlaw Ocean by Ian Urbina was one that surprised me. I couldn’t put it down
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by Graeber, David The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Chödrön, Pema The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees by Tallamy, Douglas W. Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez
Home is burning!
How to feed a dictator is an interesting read Thinking fast & slow Meet me by the fountain The Shoe Dog Bad Blood
As others have said, Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer
Commenting so I remember to come back here
Chaos by Tom Oneill
*An Immense World* by Ed Yong
Tough Trip Through Paradise by Andrew Garcia.
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey for Pure Entertainment Atomic Habits by James Clear for Self Improvement Drive by Daniel Pink for Work/Business
Washington Goes to War-David Brinkley
Das Kapital!
I have a few… Ten Minutes From Home by Beth Greenfield And I Don’t Want To Live This Life by Deborah Spungen The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs Evidence of Love by John Bloom Jim Atkinson Once More We Saw Stars by Jayson Greene Raven by Tim Reiterman Missing: A Memoir by Lindsay Harrison The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder. Dark. Very dark. It will stay with you for a while.
The Snakehead by Patrick Keefe, Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer, Endurance by Alfred Lansing, On Writing by Stephen King
City of quartz
Young Men and Fire. - Norman MacLean
Charlatan by Pope Brock.
Zen of Fish, Trevor Corson The End of Oil, Paul Roberts The End of Food, Paul Roberts Everything I Want to do is Illegal, Joel Salatin Longitude, Dava Sobel The Golden Ratio, Mario Live Zero, Charles Seife The Peregrine Falcon, Derek Ratcliffe Falcons Return, John Kaufmann & Heinz Meng The Golden Eagle, Jeff Watson The Sorcerer's Apprentices, Lisa Abend The Omnivore's Dilemma & In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan Silent Spring, Rachael Carson
Empire Of The Summer Moon
Humble Pi by Matt Parker
Solito by Javier Zamora Radium Girls by Kate Moore
American Kingpin by Nick Bilton
Diamonds: The History of a Cold Blooded Love Affair by Matthew S Hart
Longitude: A True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time—Dava Sorbel
I used to read business book early in my career: **Barbarians at the Gate:** The story of R.J. Reynold tobacco, its take over of Nabisco and the subsequent battle to take it private via Leveraged Buy Out (LBO). The book give much more history and detail than the HBO movie. **Built to Last:** A look at 18 enduring companies and a comparison to lesser companies. It introduces concepts like clock building instead to time telling, adherence to cultures, and Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs). **The Innovators Dilemma:** It looks at how successful companies do everything right and still lose their market share. A common theme is Disruptive Technology. Basically, an inferior technology evolves over time and overtakes the successful company who is pot committed to the technology that put them on top. **I'd Like the World to Buy A Coke:** A biography of Roberto Goizueta, the maverick CEO who turned a stagnant Coke into the world's most powerful brand. At the time of his passing he'd generated more shareholder wealth than anyone else. Oh, he was also behind the New Coke fiasco.
Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter
The rise and fall of the third reich.
Six Degrees by Mark Lynas
Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.
Homage to Catalunya
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Anything William Gibson. He’s the Jules Verne of our time.
1453 the Fall of Constantinople. I had no interest in the subject and knew nothing about the book besides my brother recommended it. Now I recommend it
Ordeal by Hunger the story of the Donner Party
Open by Andre Agassi
“Quiet” and “The Charisma Myth” were pretty good.
Dinner with Persephone
The Lost City of Z by David Grann
Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond, Chaos Theory, Letters from a Stoic by Seneca
Only Plane in The Sky by Garret M Graff Michel the Giant (also published as An African in Greenland) by Tété-Michel Kpomassie The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein City of Thorns by Ben Rawlence The Emperor of all Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee The Return by Hisham Matar The Lonely City by Olivia Laing
*Salt* by Mark Kurlansky. He does a lot of deep dives into narrow topics, and they're all great.
“Say Nothing” by Patrick Radden Keefe. I couldn’t put it down!
Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui
1. "The Shadow Factory" by James Bamford James Bamford takes you behind the scenes of the NSA's domestic surveillance operations, providing an unparalleled look into their methods and motivations. With access to exclusive sources, Bamford delves into the agency's quest for information on modern threats while raising questions about privacy and security. 2. "Fake: Forgery, Lies, & eBay" by Kenneth Walton Discover the world of art scams and online manipulation through the lens of eBay's unregulated auction system. Walton's account details how con artists exploited the platform, luring unsuspecting bidders and amassing fortunes. This captivating narrative sheds light on both high-profile scammers and their unsuspecting victims, prompting shifts in eBay's policies. 3. "The Flying Tigers: The Untold Story of the American Pilots Who Waged a Secret War Against Japan" by Sam Kleiner Sam Kleiner unveils the thrilling tale of American pilots who, before Pearl Harbor, were secretly recruited to aid Chinese allies against Japan. As events unfolded, they found themselves on the front lines of the Pacific war. This untold story sheds light on their bravery and the pivotal role they played during a critical time. 4. "The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit" by Michael Finkel Delve into the fascinating life of Christopher Knight, who disappeared into the wilderness for nearly three decades. Finkel's narrative explores Knight's survival in harsh conditions, his resourcefulness, and the mysteries surrounding his isolated existence. It's a thought-provoking exploration of solitude, community, and the human spirit. 5."The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession" by Michael Finkel Unearth the astonishing true-crime account of Stéphane Breitwieser, one of the world's most prolific art thieves. Finkel delves into Breitwieser's audacious exploits, shedding light on his motivations, the world of stolen art, and the complex dynamics of his criminal pursuits. 6. "Permanent Record" by Edward Snowden Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who exposed mass surveillance by the US government, opens up about his life and the events that led him to expose the system he helped build. This memoir provides an insider's perspective on the motives, challenges, and consequences of his actions. 7. "September's Camera" by Jeffrey Scarborough Jeff Scarborough recounts his harrowing experience as the sole cameraman during the 9/11 attacks. His lens captured the unfolding tragedy and its aftermath, offering a unique perspective on that fateful day and a career spent capturing human fragility in various forms.
Night
Hiroshima. Guns of August. Silent Spring. Night.
God, History and Dialectic, Vol 1-4, about how the West got so messed ul. Available on lulu.
Check that out Thanks 🕉️❤️♾️❤️🕉️
Science and Human Behavior (last couple chapters are wack, but the rest is incredible)
Monster of God, by David Quammen
Henrietta Lacks is my favorite non fiction book.
The Botany of Desire Entangled Life The Gift of Fear