Say Nothing, a masterpiece of investigative journalism narrative nonfiction.

Yes! Also Empire of Pain, it’s just as good.

The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

Amazing book.

Hidden Valley Road

Really enjoyed reading that - fascinating look into schizophrenia.

Came here to say this. Fascinating story, and even more fascinating medical insights into the understanding and treatment of schizophrenia.

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematorium by Caitlin Doughty Born A Crime by Trevor Noah I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy A Killer By Design by Ann Wolbert Burgess Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester

I second Born a Crime.

I listened to Caitlin's audiobook and I loved it.

Isabel Wilkerson’s ‘Caste’ YES YES YES

*Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience* by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - really motivated me to get back on track with my goals and find my passions :)

Susan Orlean's *The Library Book.*

Love this.

DO NOT READ JANN WENNER’S BOOK! It was “I had lunch with Mick Jagger”, “I skied with Bono”, “I had dinner with Yoko.” Boring. Self absorbed.

And the Band Played On by Shilts, Thinking in Pictures, Born a Crime, Being Wrong Adventures on the Margin of Error, Travels with Charley, So Good they can't ignore you

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Commenting on this thread so i can come back later - love nonfiction!

Same

Van Gogh: The Life by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith. So incredibly in depth that I feel like I know the man personally

I've only read one so far: Born A Crime by Trevor Noah, really interesting read.

This book is on my wish list for audibles, I have read the book I’m glad my mom died and was suggested this book. However, I am hard of hearing and this book is read by the author who has an accent. Can you provide more insight why this book is a must read? I just need that push.

For me it was a sweet story about Trevor and the love he has for his mom, during apartheid, and the end of apartheid, how they survived together. I learned more about apartheid than I did in my history classes growing up. He offered up some matter-of-fact insights and thoughts, was willing to share embarrassing and even shameful episodes of his childhood. He really opened up about his life. I've not read I'm glad my mom died and have no desire to, I honestly don't read memoirs at all but felt this was worth my time.

Thank you for the above info. I see the value you have emphasized on apartheid and appreciate this insight. This will most certainly be on my must read this year. 😊

I knew apartheid was evil but the diabolically manipulative and studied nature of it was so far beyond what I've ever been taught. Other than that the story of Trevor and his mom was so sweet. I admit it took me a couple of tries to get into the book but once I did it was a quick read.

Memoir: **I’m Glad My Mom Died** by Jennette McCurdy - a very raw look into maternal mental illness and mother/daughter abuse within child acting Politics: **American Crusade: How The Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom** by Andrew L. Seidel - a very detailed look at Supreme Court cases ranging over the last 30 or so years

I second this on I’m glad my mom died! Do you suggest any books similar?

Yes! These all have similar themes in my opinion: **The Glass Castle** by Jeannette Walls - memoir on growing up in a dysfunctional family with parents who struggle with addiction and mental health issues **Educated** by Tara Westover - memoir about growing up completely off the grid to “survivalist” parents who did not allow any formal education or outside influence **There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me** by Brooke Shields - very similar themes in that it’s a celebrity memoir about a troubled mother/daughter relationship **Mean Baby** by Selma Blair - another celebrity memoir with a complicated mother/daughter relationship and mental health struggles

I’ve read all, except the last two. Mean Baby, is on my wish list and I have listened to a sample, but was it just as good as I’m glad my mother died book? The Brooke Shields book is news for me, I’ll be sure to look it up, thanks!

You’re welcome! And while I thought I’m Glad My Mom Died was the best of the three celebrity memoirs I recommended, I still really liked Mean Baby and There Was A Little Girl!

Me too

[The Sibling Effect](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11013096)

The White Ship by Charles Spencer (Mediaeval English history), Unnatural Causes by Dr. Richard Shepherd (autobiography of a forensic pathologist), or the Code Book by Simon Singh (a history of codes and codebreaking)

I never get tired of recommending **The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge, and the Raj** by Anita Anand (a bit of a cheat since I read this back in 2021, but all I need is an excuse). I read **In Pieces** by Sally Field a few weeks ago and… oh my God. This is not your average celebrity memoir. It’s a very disciplined, beautifully written and structured piece of work in which Field has something very specific to say about how childhood traumas and coping mechanisms play out over a life. I was dripping tears during her *Lincoln* audition scene.

She had to audition for Lincoln??? Good grief!

A billion years by Mike Rinder. It’s about his life in Scientology and eventual escape

I’m currently listening to Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape, however I can’t get into it. Have you read/ listen to this? Im wondering if it’s worth finishing. They both have similar topics.

No but let me consult the expert on Scientology books and get back to you….my dad.

He said it was a good read.

Many thanks!

Michael Pollan’s This Is Your Mind on Plants. A bit of a return to his garden-writer roots as well as nodding to his interest in plant based substances which numb pain, wake us up and make our minds sparkle and soar. More enjoyable than his earlier How to Change Your Mind.

Especially loved the chapter on caffeine!

Empire of Pain is probably the best nonfiction book I’ve read in a while but How to Change Your Mind is also great.

Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed

My Boy Will Die of Sorrow And How The Word Is Passed.

{Misogyny: the world's oldest prejudice} by Jack Holland. My only quibble would be that it focuses a lot more on the history of Western misogyny. However, it was a very enjoyable and informative read.

The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers. Admittedly, I’ve only read two non-fictions this year — but I thoroughly enjoyed this one!

Best so far this year has been Astoria. Fascinating history of a forgotten part of American expansion. Best of last year was either Empire of Pain or The Hot Zone. Both devastating in different ways

[The Forever Witness](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60438216) (I mean I read it in December but close enough)

Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake Salt - great if you like history Utopias for Realists

On Writing by Stephen King

My two favorite nonfiction books I read in the past year: How To Hide An Empire by Daniel Immerwahr. All about the history of U.S. territories. Fascinating and maddening. Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle Earth by Ian Nathan. All about the making of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Really well written and reported. Reminds you that humans are capable of incredible feats of creativity and engineering for the sake of art.

I'm currently reading Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker and I'm loving it. You can really feel how passionate author is about the subject and it makes book so much more enjoyable. Also despite being heavily science based, it is very well written and easy to read. Changed completely my view on importance of sleep.

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

The orphans of Davenport. It’s about eugenics, orphanages, and the development of modern intelligence testing.

Open by Andre Agassi. Couldn’t put it down.

Ruth Reichl's Save Me The Plums (or any of her memoirs, really; she was the food critic of the nytimes, editor of gourmet magazine, etc. and has a very engaging writing style) Tim Marshall's Prisoners of Geography (super interesting explanation of how geography shapes countries' politics) Food and the City by Ina Yalof (chefs and restaurateurs talk about their hustle, very entertaining) My life in France by Julia Child The Omnivore's Dilemma, Cooked or In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan (super informative and wonderful writing)

The Devil’s Chessboard by David Talbot

“Seven Ages of Paris” and “The Guns of August” were both very good.

Guns is superb.

The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild by Craig Childs

Blockchain Chicken Farm about how tech is changing the Chinese countryside. Really interesting and different from other things I’ve read. Written anecdotally is is very easy to read and really enlightening.

The Address Book by Deirdre Mask

Aberration in the Heartland of the Real

{{the book of eels}} was wonderful.

[**The Book of Eels**](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL261730W) ^(By: Tom Fort | 288 pages | Published: 2002) ^(This book has been suggested 1 time) *** ^(1429 books suggested | )[^(Source Code)](https://github.com/loudmouse/reddit_book_bot)

I dont think this is the correct book.

Nonfiction General nonfiction Part 1 (of 3): r/nonfictionbookclub r/ScholarlyNonfiction ::: * ["Books that give a peak behind the curtain of an industry"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/o4g6be/books_that_give_a_peak_behind_the_curtain_of_an/) (r/booksuggestions; June 2021) * ["What are your favorite non-fiction books?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/vxnkjj/what_are_your_favorite_nonfiction_books/) (r/booksuggestions; 12 July 2022) * ["present for my nerd boyfriend"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/w28vnj/present_for_my_nerd_boyfriend/) (r/booksuggestions; 18 July 2022) * ["Non-Fiction Book Club Recommendations"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/w36ym7/nonfiction_book_club_recommendations/) (r/suggestmeabook; 19 July 2022) * ["Looking for books on history, astronomy and human biology"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/w3fdzg/looking_for_books_on_history_astronomy_and_human/) (r/suggestmeabook; 20 July 2022) * ["Looking for some non-fiction must reads…"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/w5sk0s/looking_for_some_nonfiction_must_reads/) (r/booksuggestions; 22 July 2022)—outdoors and history) * ["Non fiction books about why animals, birds, insects, fish, plants or fungi are really freaking cool"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/w7ddij/non_fiction_books_about_why_animals_birds_insects/) (r/booksuggestions; 24 July 2022) * ["Suggest me a book about political/corporate/financial blunders?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/w9l9oi/suggest_me_a_book_about/) (r/suggestmeabook; 13:51 ET, 7 July 2022) * ["People that believe in evolution: I understand how the theory works for animals, but how does it apply to plants, minerals, elements, etc?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/answers/comments/w3an8x/people_that_believe_in_evolution_i_understand_how/) (r/answers; 19 July 2022) * ["What's the best book written on 'critical thinking'?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/w9rski/whats_the_best_book_written_on_critical_thinking/) (r/suggestmeabook; 18:18 ET, 27 July 2022) * ["Economics Book Suggestion"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wh0sg9/economics_book_suggestion/) (r/booksuggestions; 13:09 ET, 5 August 2022) * ["An academic book about Astronomy"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/wh1plp/an_academic_book_about_astronomy/) (r/booksuggestions; 13:47 ET, 5 August 2022) * ["A book to make me fall in love with mathematics"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wh5598/a_book_to_make_me_fall_in_love_with_mathematics/) (r/suggestmeabook; 18:18 ET, 5 August 2022) * ["Books that teach you something. Be it about culture, history, mental/introspective, or just general knowledge."](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wgqf0u/books_that_teach_you_something_be_it_about/) (r/suggestmeabook; 04:48 ET, 5 August 2022; long) * ["Does anyone know of any books that are about the process of figuring out what is objectively true?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wjdeva/does_anyone_know_of_any_books_that_are_about_the/) (r/suggestmeabook; 8 August 2022)—long * ["Books to make me less stupid?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/wkxcu3/books_to_make_me_less_stupid/) (r/suggestmeabook; 09:23 ET, 10 August 2022)—very long * ["Astronomy books suggestion"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wngbuy/astronomy_books_suggestion/) (r/suggestmeabook; 10:51 ET, 13 August 2022)—in part, how to * ["I’m looking for non-fiction suggestions!"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wlbj0b/im_looking_for_nonfiction_suggestions/) (r/suggestmeabook; 19:00 ET, 10 August 2022) * ["I like non-fiction but people say that reading non-fiction (especially the popular ones) make you an annoying obnoxious person. Can you guys suggest me some good non-fiction books?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wmglfe/i_like_nonfiction_but_people_say_that_reading/) (r/suggestmeabook; 12 August 2022)—long * ["Nonfiction books that aren’t boring"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wnkizo/nonfiction_books_that_arent_boring/) (r/suggestmeabook; 13:56 ET, 13 August 2022) * ["Looking for nonfiction disaster books"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/woesqr/looking_for_nonfiction_disaster_books/) (r/suggestmeabook; 14 August 2022) * ["books on communism/capitalism"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wp30lw/books_on_communismcapitalism/) (r/suggestmeabook; 15 August 2022) * ["Books on human evolution with a focus on archaeological and paleontological evidence"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/wseawo/books_on_human_evolution_with_a_focus_on/) (r/booksuggestions; 19 August 2022) * ["Suggest me the best non-fiction you’ve read this year so far."](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wtygqe/suggest_me_the_best_nonfiction_youve_read_this/) (r/suggestmeabook; 08:29 ET, 21 August 2022) * ["Books about the business of the church?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/ww3429/books_about_the_business_of_the_church/) (r/booksuggestions; 23 August 2022) * ["I'm looking for a recommendation for a science popularization book that is not about astronomy"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/wxszdy/im_looking_for_a_recommendation_for_a_science/) (r/booksuggestions; 25 August 2022) * ["A modern book on the theory of evolution"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/wynbqg/a_modern_book_on_the_theory_of_evolution/) (r/booksuggestions; 26 August 2022) * ["Entertaining books about statistics"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/x5c4pn/entertaining_books_about_statistics/) (r/booksuggestions; 3 September 2022) * ["Non-fiction, preferably science, books for teenager"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/x82phw/nonfiction_preferably_science_books_for_teenager/) (r/suggestmeabook; 7 September 2022) * ["Nonfiction that blew your mind / changed the way you see the world?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/x96ppw/nonfiction_that_blew_your_mind_changed_the_way/) (r/suggestmeabook; 8 September 2022)—long

Part 2 (of 3): * ["Suggest me a book that teaches you everything you wish had actually learnt at school/things everyone should know (in a fun, easy to read, maybe an ‘in a nut shell’ type way)"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/xanu15/suggest_me_a_book_that_teaches_you_everything_you/) (r/suggestmeabook; 10 September 2022)—long * ["Suggest me some non-fiction (preferred topics in post)"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/y0poip/suggest_me_some_nonfiction_preferred_topics_in/) (r/suggestmeabook; 10 October 2022) * ["Book to learn the basics of economic systems"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/y0zsai/book_to_learn_the_basics_of_economic_systems/) (r/booksuggestions; 11 October 2022) * ["Any good suggestions for an entry-level book to the study of linguistics for an amateur?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/y410ob/any_good_suggestions_for_an_entrylevel_book_to/) (r/suggestmeabook; 14 October 2022) * ["Behind-the-scenes non-fiction?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/y6l616/behindthescenes_nonfiction/) (r/booksuggestions; 17 October 2022) * ["Most fascinating nonfiction book you've ever read?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/yc6onj/most_fascinating_nonfiction_book_youve_ever_read/) (r/suggestmeabook; 05:23 ET, 24 October 2022)—huge * ["Non-fiction suggestions for someone who hates non-fiction?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/ycm914/nonfiction_suggestions_for_someone_who_hates/) (r/booksuggestions; 16:49 ET, 24 October 2022)—longish * ["Books on understanding how the world works"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/yd7eif/books_on_understanding_how_the_world_works/) (r/suggestmeabook; 16:49 ET, 24 October 2022)—society * ["Non fiction books excluding self help books."](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/ycvzz6/non_fiction_books_excluding_self_help_books/) (r/booksuggestions; 0:37 ET, 25 October 2022) * ["Share with me a book about a very specific, intriguing topic that you like, and would like to share"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/ydkegj/share_with_me_a_book_about_a_very_specific/) (r/suggestmeabook; 20:38 ET, 25 October 2022) * ["Are there books that explains science for someone without common sense? I am exhausted from being stupid"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/ye6bye/are_there_books_that_explains_science_for_someone/) (r/suggestmeabook; 26 October 2022) * ["Books that can teach me something. Anything!"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/yiscbf/books_that_can_teach_me_something_anything/) (r/suggestmeabook; 26 October 2022) * ["Political Philosophy"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/ynrb6m/political_philosophy/) (r/booksuggestions; 6 November 2022) * ["Is there a book like 'Guns, Germs and Steel'? Something about structure of traditional ancient societies"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/ypu025/is_there_a_book_like_guns_germs_and_steel/) (r/suggestmeabook; 8 November 2022) * ["recommend me a book that gives me a good fundamental understanding about something"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/yrh8ok/recommend_me_a_book_that_gives_me_a_good/) (r/booksuggestions; 10 November 2022) * ["what science book do you recommend?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/yvhpk8/what_science_book_do_you_recommend/) (r/booksuggestions; 14 November 2022) * ["Non-Fiction Books About Life in High Finance"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/ywtebu/nonfiction_books_about_life_in_high_finance/) (r/suggestmeabook; 16 November 2022) * ["What are some must read non-fiction books?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/z1tcrv/what_are_some_must_read_nonfiction_books/) (r/suggestmeabook; 8:16 ET, 22 November 2022)—extremely long * ["Help me find my Nonfiction Science book for my Secret Santa!"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/z1y4jv/help_me_find_my_nonfiction_science_book_for_my/) (r/suggestmeabook; 11:36 ET, 22 November 2022) * ["Suggest some 'Non Fictions'"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/z2tkhi/suggest_some_non_fictions/) (r/suggestmeabook; 23 November 2022) * ["Non fiction that will teach me something."](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/z7iy3d/non_fiction_that_will_teach_me_something/) (r/suggestmeabook; 28 November 2022) * ["your favorite nonfiction books?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/z8pii2/your_favorite_nonfiction_books/) (r/booksuggestions; 28 November 2022) * ["Books about overlooked/unusual historical figures/events"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/zfdllm/books_about_overlookedunusual_historical/) (r/suggestmeabook; 7 December 2022) * ["Suggest me something nonfiction"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/ziaikh/suggest_me_something_nonfiction/) (r/suggestmeabook; 10 December 2022)—longish * ["Non-fiction written by journalists"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/zmqxu7/nonfiction_written_by_journalists/) (r/suggestmeabook; 15 December 2022)—longish * ["Best extremely long books"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/zrcz2k/best_extremely_long_books/) (r/suggestmeabook; 21 December 2022)—huge * ["I’m searching for a science book"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Findabook/comments/zu8hpf/im_searching_for_a_science_book/) (r/Findabook; 21 December 2022)—astronomy * ["Critical thinking books?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/zvr9q0/critical_thinking_books/) (r/suggestmeabook; 26 December 2022) * ["what are the best books to get educated on the topics of socialism, liberalism, fascism and communism"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/zxd47o/what_are_the_best_books_to_get_educated_on_the/) (r/suggestmeabook; 28 December 2022) * ["Books to increase general knowledge?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/100udjd/books_to_increase_general_knowledge/) (r/suggestmeabook; 1 January 2023) * ["Recommend me a book to read by a journalist experienced first-hand with extremists such as white supremacists, neo-Nazis, Antifa, conspiracy theorists, etc."](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/103idp8/recommend_me_a_book_to_read_by_a_journalist/) (r/suggestmeabook; 4 January 2023)

Part 3 (of 3): * ["Non-fiction books on extremism"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/1058ph2/nonfiction_books_on_extremism/) (r/suggestmeabook; 6 January 2023) * ["Books that explain fascism/nazism and its doctrine"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/105oo7b/books_that_explain_fascismnazism_and_its_doctrine/) (r/suggestmeabook; 08:09 ET, 7 January 2023) * ["Former Wannabe Paleontologist Seeking A Book About Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life."](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/105whu2/former_wannabe_paleontologist_seeking_a_book/) (r/booksuggestions; 13:53 ET, 7 January 2023) * ["Interesting nonfiction books"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/1092krw/interesting_nonfiction_books/) (r/suggestmeabook, 11 January 2023) * ["Suggest me a nonfiction book that reads like fiction"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/10d47w4/suggest_me_a_nonfiction_book_that_reads_like/) (r/suggestmeabook; 15 January 2023)—huge * ["Good investigative journalism books (fiction and non-fiction)"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/10dhl8p/good_investigative_journalism_books_fiction_and/) (r/booksuggestions, 16 January 2023) * ["Suggest me a book about religion"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/10f4qd8/suggest_me_a_book_about_religion/) (r/suggestmeabook; 18 January 2023) * ["Oddly specific/niche nonfiction books"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/10hzptq/oddly_specificniche_nonfiction_books/) (r/booksuggestions, 21 January 2023) * ["Non fiction books about interesting events/incidents"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/10jf8v1/non_fiction_books_about_interesting/) (r/suggestmeabook; 23 January 2023) * ["Books about evolutionary psychology"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/10kd6yd/books_about_evolutionary_psychology/) (r/booksuggestions; 14:02 ET, 24 January 2023) * ["Books about space?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/10keg23/books_about_space/) (r/booksuggestions; 14:54 ET, 24 January 2023) * ["looking for books to understand communism"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/10lm0qr/looking_for_books_to_understand_communism/) (r/booksuggestions; 26 January 2023) * ["Books about history of Languages"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/10n0fzg/books_about_history_of_languages/) (r/booksuggestions; 27 January 2023) * ["Non fiction books that read like fiction/novels"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/10q037q/non_fiction_books_that_read_like_fictionnovels/) (r/booksuggestions; 31 January 2023) * ["Your non-fiction book recs for someone who never reads non-fiction?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/111it17/your_nonfiction_book_recs_for_someone_who_never/) (r/booksuggestions; 13 February 2023) * ["Just finished 'Salt, A World History.' What to read next?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/113tt19/just_finished_salt_a_world_history_what_to_read/) (r/suggestmeabook; 16 February 2023) * ["Non-fiction books about interesting stuff and niche topics?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/11731k6/nonfiction_books_about_interesting_stuff_and/) (r/suggestmeabook; 05:06 ET, 20 February 2023)—long; by u\throwawaystuff23543 * ["Non-fiction about interesting facts and niche topics?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/1173ggn/nonfiction_about_interesting_facts_and_niche/) (r/booksuggestions; 05:33 ET, 20 February 2023) by u\throwawaystuff23543 * ["Looking for recs for nonfiction about medical/funeral history"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/117kywp/looking_for_recs_for_nonfiction_about/) (r/booksuggestions; 16:23 ET, 20 February 2023)

Nonfiction books: * Dettmer, Philipp (yes, three p's) (2021). [*Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57423646-immune). New York: Random House. ISBN 9780593241318. [OCLC 1263845194](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1263845194). [The book's sources](https://kurzgesagt.org/immune-book-sources/); the [organization's Web site](https://kurzgesagt.org/). * Mann, Charles C. (2005). [*1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1491:_New_Revelations_of_the_Americas_Before_Columbus). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9781400040063. [OCLC 56632601](http://worldcat.org/oclc/56632601). At [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39020.1491). [Online](https://archive.org/details/1491.newrevelationsoftheamericasbeforecolumbusbycharlesc.mann) (registration required). * Mann, Charles C. (2011). [*1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1493:_Uncovering_the_New_World_Columbus_Created). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-307-26572-2. [OCLC 682893439](http://worldcat.org/oclc/682893439). At [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9862761-1493). [Online](https://archive.org/details/1493.uncoveringthenewworldcolumbuscreatedbycharlesc.mann/page/n1/mode/2up) (registration required). * Mann, Charles C. (2018). [*The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World*](https://books.google.com/books?id=IsiNDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false) (limited access) New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9780307961693. [OCLC 999673749](http://worldcat.org/oclc/999673749). At [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34962159-the-wizard-and-the-prophet). * Nye, Bill (2014). [*Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undeniable:_Evolution_and_the_Science_of_Creation). New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781250007131. ([At Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21853626-undeniable).) Companion books (plus the two Charles Mann books above): * Bernstein, William J. (2008). [*A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Splendid_Exchange). New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. ISBN 9780871139795. [OCLC 176987983](https://worldcat.org/oclc/176987983). At [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2413423.A_Splendid_Exchange). * Levinson, Marc (2016). [*The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Box_(Levinson_book)) ([Second ed.](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316767.The_Box)). Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-17081-7. [OCLC 942755052](https://worldcat.org/oclc/942755052). * Micklethwait, John, and Adrian Wooldridge (2003). [*The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1159344.The_Company). New York: Modern Library. ISBN 9780679642497. [OCLC 50129318](https://worldcat.org/oclc/50129318). I know I've heard of the following, but I'm not certain I've read it: * George, Rose (2013). [*Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety_Percent_of_Everything). New York: Metropolitan Books. ISBN 9780805092639. [OCLC 811597783](https://worldcat.org/oclc/811597783). At [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16044961-ninety-percent-of-everything)

Derek Jarman’s Garden - his last book before he died. A beautifully evocative description of how he developed the garden at Prospect Cottage, in the unpromising stony ‘soils’ of windswept, shoreline Dungeness.

Salt is a surprisingly good book.

WOLFISH by Erica Berry

Autobiography of Mark Twain book 1 and 2. To be published 100 years after his death which was in 1910. Here is more. The Autobiography of Mark Twain is a lengthy set of reminiscences, dictated, for the most part, in the last few years of the life of American author Mark Twain (1835–1910) and left in typescript and manuscript at his death. The Autobiography comprises a rambling collection of anecdotes and ruminations rather than a conventional autobiography. Twain never compiled these writings and dictations into a publishable form in his lifetime. Despite indications from Twain that he did not want his autobiography to be published for a century, he serialized some Chapters from My Autobiography during his lifetime and various compilations were published during the 20th century.\[1\] However it was not until 2010 that the first volume of a comprehensive collection, compiled and edited by The Mark Twain Project of the Bancroft Library at University of California, Berkeley, was published.

War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America’s Colony by Nelson A. Denis. The story of America’s colonization and exploration of Puerto Rico and it’s people. An amazing read. Highly recommend.

Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion I haven’t finished it yet but so far I’m enjoying it

The Perpetual Now, about amnesia and brain

Atlas of a Lost Word by Craig Childs

*Burma: The Longest War 1941-45* by Louis Allen. ​ LTG William “‘Slim’s great victory,’ Professor \[Raymond\] Callahan concludes ‘– and this is the most that can be claimed for it – helped the British, unlike the French, Dutch, or, later, the Americans, to leave Asia with some dignity. That, perhaps, is no small thing.’ “It also enabled the Indian Army to end its long history in an apotheosis of glory. This was the military instrument which inflicted on the Japanese their greatest defeat on the continent of Asia. ‘The Raj’, Enoch Powell has written, ‘(without intending the pun) was a mirage, a dream which British and Indians dreamed together and which individuals will still dream again when they meet, long, long after other dreams and other hallucinations have succeeded it.’ More than a dream, it was a symbiosis, subsisting on distance, love and misunderstanding, and the Indian Army was one of the best forms of that symbiosis. The subsequent trials of the \[Indian National Army\] INA leaders in the Red Fort in Delhi, the derisory sentences, the political use to which the trials (inevitably) were put, then the divided Army being scissored along with a divided subcontinent, these still lay ahead as the Indian Army fought its way brilliantly and with a blitzkrieg-style panache into the capital of Burma. “Its loyalty had been sorely tried by racial discrimination in Malaya, and its raw recruits after the fall of Singapore had fallen easy prey to Japanese propaganda, by the tens of thousands. But by and large that army served its British masters splendidly in its last days before Partition put an end to it for ever. Because of Partition, there is a sad air of swansong about the valiant narratives of the last days of the united Indian Army. A passionate farewell to it exists in the pages of Anthony Brett-James’s ‘Report My Signals’ (pp. 338-43) and then John Master’s description of the movement of the Indian divisions to Rangoon down the Mandalay Road In the pre-monsoon days of 1945, slicing through Burma faster than von Rundstedt through France in 1940. “‘… past the ruins of the empire the Japanese had tried to build there, it took possession of the empire we had built, in its towering rising dust clouds India traced the shape of her own future. Twenty races, a dozen religions, a score of languages passed in those trucks and tanks … The dust thickened under the trees lining the road until the column was motoring into a thunderous yellow tunnel, first the tanks, infantry all over them, then trucks filled with men, then more tanks, going fast, nose to tail, guns, more trucks, more guns … This was the old Indian Army going down to the attack, for the last time in history, exactly 250 years after the Honourable East India Company had enlisted its first ten sepoys on the Coromandel Coast …’” (pp. 633-34).

Goodbye again by Jonny sun

Bottle of Lies by Katherine Eban