Recs if you like Paper: Paging Through History...
Teach me something new and oddly specific 💬
Niche nonfiction, aka micro-histories!
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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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Books about books (...call it book-ception 🤓)
Nonfiction about the history, development, and impact of books, literature, storytelling, knowledge, reading, archives, information, and related subjects. Always open to suggestions!
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in a material world
From dirt and sand, to rope and fabric, to coal and oil--nonfiction about seemingly simple materials and the ways they've influenced the course of human history.
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Brain Food (from kale to popcorn)
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the greatest thing since (or until) sliced bread
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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Highly Specific Nonfiction
No sweeping ambitions here. We are taking a long, thorough look at one thing. (More or less.) Very open to suggestion!
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Microhistories
Books about one very specific thing throughout history (feel free to leave recs in the comments :) )
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