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Niche Nonfiction to Get Your Dad

by clb2326
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67 books

Niche nonfiction books that dads are still likely to enjoy that either 1) are not military history at all or 2) a niche area of a war that is not military history

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The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and CommunicatingRising Tide: the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed AmericaThe Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating

Weirdly Specific Nonfiction

by eol.eol
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76 books

Nonfiction on a single, weirdly specific topic

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The Limits of Genius: The Surprising Stupidity of the World's Greatest MindsThe Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being FunnyOcean: Earth’s Last WildernessWhy Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
The Limits of Genius: The Surprising Stupidity of the World's Greatest MindsThe Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny

the greatest thing since (or until) sliced bread

by endless_tbr_list
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More niche nonfiction and microhistories, but this list is focusing on important, memorable, and significant inventions in the world's history. Suggestions welcome!

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Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and OurselvesThe Library: A Fragile HistoryPaper: Paging Through HistoryThe Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary
Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and OurselvesThe Library: A Fragile History

Can I Offer You a Drink?

by displacedcactus
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A mix of non-fiction on drinking history and culture, and tried-and-true recipe books. I will only add a recipe book to this list if I have personally made three delicious cocktails from it and find the instructions clear and useful. Feel free to share your recs for books I should test and history/culture reads, or hit me up for tips on making drinks at home. Please enjoy responsibly.

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Sip: 100 gin cocktails with just three ingredientsCork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for TasteBeautiful Booze: Stylish Cocktails to Make at HomeAlcohol: A History
Sip: 100 gin cocktails with just three ingredientsCork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste
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