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the greatest thing since (or until) sliced bread

by endless_tbr_list
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22 books

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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Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things ClosePapyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient WorldThe Perfection of the Paper Clip: Curious Tales of Invention, Accidental Genius, and Stationery ObsessionThe Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things ClosePapyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World

👒 from head to toe 👡

by endless_tbr_list
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27 books

a look at the world of fabric, clothing, and fashion throughout the centuries

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Worn: A People's History of ClothingDress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made HistoryFabric: The Hidden History of the Material WorldThreads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle
Worn: A People's History of ClothingDress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History

History Through A Female Lens

by jojofullo
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52 books

The majority of history has been, and still is, written by men. Even when men write about women in history, they often get it wrong, distort the truth to fit moral or political narratives, or just plain have no idea what the female experience is so they miss what’s actually important.

Here is a list of some of history written by female authors, who are looking at history through their female gaze - not through the lense of what men have decided is history.

Suggestions welcome!

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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human EvolutionA Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman EmpireA History of Women in 101 ObjectsAgrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore
Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human EvolutionA Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

Connecting Yarns: Fiber Arts NonFiction

by katrynseeburger
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47 books

Non-fiction stories about the way textiles intersect with our lives through art, history, textile industry, farming, or reflections on craft.

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A Stash of One's Own: Knitters on Loving, Living with, and Letting Go of YarnVanishing Fleece: Adventures in American WoolSlow Knitting: A Journey from Sheep to Skein to StitchIrish Aran: History, Tradition, Fashion (O'Brien Irish Heritage)
A Stash of One's Own: Knitters on Loving, Living with, and Letting Go of YarnVanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool

Micro Histories

by RabidGlow
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13 books

Super specific history of unexpected things

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At Home: A Short History of Private LifeSalt: A World HistoryConsider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and EatShady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols & Other Typographical Marks
At Home: A Short History of Private LifeSalt: A World History
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