Recs if you like The Children's Blizzard...
microhistories: “how do you even know that??”
microhistory: the intensive historical investigation of a well defined smaller unit of research (such as an event, community, individual or a settlement); it aspires to "ask large questions in small places"
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Brain Food (from kale to popcorn)
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Chicken Noodle Soup for the Macabre Soul
Nonfiction about macabre and taboo subjects
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Morbid Curiosities
“Hey do you remember [insert horrible event here]? I should read a book about that.”
Books on disasters, horrible events, and scientific blunders.
Did I miss one? Let me know in the comments!
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You Call This a Storm!? (Nonfiction Edition)
"People need to be cautious because anything built by man can be destroyed by Mother Nature." - Russel L. Honoré, retired lieutenant general of the United States Army. This list is inspired by the terrifyingly beautiful intensity of nature at its most extreme. This is the nonfiction edition of this subject. Recommendations always welcome!
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