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microhistories: “how do you even know that??”

by anaconda
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288 books

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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Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous ItemsSalt: A World HistoryDark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human SkinCSI Told You Lies: Giving victims a voice through forensics.
Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous ItemsSalt: A World History

Books About Books 📚

by kathytrithardt
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319 books

Bibliophilia at its best - books about books, readers, libraries, bookstores!

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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)Words in Deep BlueThe Book Thief
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

They didn't teach us that

by wednesdaymourning
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106 books

history you probably didn't learn in school

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A Short History of Queer WomenQueer as Folklore: The Hidden Queer History of Myths and MonstersWhite Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in AmericaThe Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
A Short History of Queer WomenQueer as Folklore: The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters

the life of a bookshop

by endless_tbr_list
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13 books

nonfiction works on bookstores, shops, and sellers

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The Bookshop: A History of the American BookstoreThe Art of Libromancy: On Selling Books and Reading Books in the Twenty-first CenturyBlack-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black BookstoreIn Praise of Good Bookstores
The Bookshop: A History of the American BookstoreThe Art of Libromancy: On Selling Books and Reading Books in the Twenty-first Century

Hyperfixating on Niche Facts

by kinga
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49 books

Let's learn a little bit about a lot. Nonfiction in the niche, unique, or not-commonly-discussed topics.

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Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't Look AwayThe Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the AmazonThe Notebook: A History of Thinking on PaperJane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend
Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't Look AwayThe Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

Goodreads Choice Winners - 2024

by seema
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14 books
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The God of the WoodsHouse of Flame and ShadowSomewhere Beyond the SeaThe Ministry of Time
The God of the WoodsHouse of Flame and Shadow

Purveyors of Books

by j.bateman
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29 books

Books about Librarians and Booksellers, real and fictional.

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The BorrowerThe Library of Lost and FoundThe Underground LibraryThe Personal Librarian
The BorrowerThe Library of Lost and Found

certified poli sci girl recommmends

by sophserif
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23 books

some fav fic & nonfic political/historical reads

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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across AmericaThe End of PolicingOne Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against ThisCapitalists Must Starve
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across AmericaThe End of Policing

books about books (and reading)

by tk.reading
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12 books
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BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of GoogleWhy We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights OutThe Library: A Fragile HistoryIndex, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age
BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of GoogleWhy We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

Gift Books

by treatyoshelf611
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25 books

Giftable books

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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and MurderTurtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North AmericaE Is for Edward: A Centennial Celebration of the Mischievous Mind of Edward GoreyAtlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and MurderTurtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America
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