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Niche microhistories

Small topics that pack a punch

The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World

Silk: A World History

Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

The Rhine: Following Europe's Greatest River from Amsterdam to the Alps

The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World

Silk: A World History

Find out more about: Food & Nature

by smillassenseofsnow

Books that delve deeper into interesting species, ecosystems and above all food.

Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness

Eloquence of the Sardine: Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea

Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat

Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History

Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness

Eloquence of the Sardine: Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea

Say What? Books on Language & Linguistics

Non-fiction books about language and linguistics. This is not a list about how to learn a specific language (although I did include one book about how to learn any language because I think it still fits the theme I'm going for). The books here are about language(s) in general or about a person's experience with language. I've chosen not to include any traditional textbooks. Recommendations are welcome! 😊

In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language

Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages

Introducing Linguistics: A Graphic Guide (Graphic Guides)

Fluent Forever (Revised Edition): How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It

In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language

Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages

Languages

Books about words, languages, translations, etc.

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language

Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language

Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language

Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

Books for lovers of language

by Sarahj_berry

Books that have a linguistic theme of some kind

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

The Dictionary of Lost Words

The Magical Language of Others

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

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