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Teach me something new and oddly specific 💬

by endless_tbr_list

Niche nonfiction, aka micro-histories!

The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World

A History of the World in 6 Glasses

Worn: A People's History of Clothing

Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash

The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World

A History of the World in 6 Glasses

The history of *[niche subject]*

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Eyeliner: A Cultural History

Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol

Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans

Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street

Eyeliner: A Cultural History

Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol

DIY Frankenstein's Monster

by displacedcactus

Some assembly required.

Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal

Butts: A Backstory

Tits Up: What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us about Breasts

On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters

Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal

Butts: A Backstory

oddly specific history

I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life

Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol

Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life

Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol

History, archaeology and everything in between

by Historyandfantasy

A study of the past

How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference

Woman's Lore: 4,000 Years of Sirens, Serpents and Succubi

Vital Organs: A History of the World's Most Famous Body Parts

Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference

Woman's Lore: 4,000 Years of Sirens, Serpents and Succubi

History non-fiction

Non fiction books about history (mainly ancient and medieval) and mythology

24 Hours in Ancient Egypt: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There (24 Hours in Ancient History)

Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain

Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It

Persians: The Age of the Great Kings

24 Hours in Ancient Egypt: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There (24 Hours in Ancient History)

Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain

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