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Get those hands dirty: archaeology, soil and earth

WHAT LIES BENEATH US LIES BEFORE US

Books about digging, the ground we walk on and the stories buried underneath our feet. From dinosaurs / paleontology, anthropology, ancient history, archaeology to the soil and geology and all its wonders. Non-fiction only

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The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt

When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt

Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden

regrettably real diseases

by stainedglasswings

33 books

nonfiction about diseases, epidemics, pandemics, outbreaks & more

focusing on horror & thriller nonfiction that will make you shudder as you read 👁️‍🗨️

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The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus

Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus

Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic

climate nonfiction

by easterntowhee

9 books

like if you had to read this for school but actually enjoyed it

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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures

Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret

A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places

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