Recs if you like The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World...

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"

medical nonfiction written like the most engaging action novels that will expand your knowledge without pain let me know if i should add anything here!

histories of sickness around the globe - death, destruction, and the fight for cures and eradication

these are books you might find on Doctor House’s bookshelf or that have a main character like our own favorite misanthrope Dr. Gregory House 🩺 list features fiction and nonfiction, including a book written by the man of the hour, Hugh Laurie

also, how am I supposed to take House seriously when his first name is Greg 😭

as always, please drop any suggestions in the comments!!

Non fiction books for all them nerds who like the natscience Recommendations are welcomed

Fiction (and some non-fiction) across genres featuring plagues, poisons, palace physicians, healers, and pre-antibiotic chaos. If it involves herbs, plagues, questionable remedies, court intrigue, or a morally complex healer experimenting in the corner, I want it.

nonfiction about diseases, epidemics, pandemics, outbreaks & more

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

ask large questions in small spaces! avoids (but not void of) memoirs/biographies, some case studies, and the macro i'm not a historian or an expert by any means but i am salty. a lot of contemporary lists for microhistory reads contain a lot of books that are absolutely not micro. At. All. think mark kurlansky ("milk", "salt", "cod" etc.), anything that starts with "a short history of [incredibly complex geopolitical event]", or literally any historical account that spans centuries/countries/cultures/individuals. while there is definitely some gray areas and overlap, a good way to attempt to distinguish micro from the macro is macrohistory looks at how an individual/event/object/place changed and influenced the world/society/culture -- an outward expansion of one idea that proliferates time and space. microhistory is the inverse. how did the contemporary society, culture, and world change and influence a specific, tangential individual/place/event? the micro attempts to answer that! so let's reduce the scale of investigation! focus on the ones history would have otherwise forgotten if not for the diligent note takers! we're talking footnotes! anecdotes! indexes! the hot goss! EA-NASIR! macrohistory is about everyone but microhistory is about you and me baby!

Have you ever wondered what an environmental engineer does? This list brings together books that touch on various areas related to environmental engineering. Books in this list include topics such as water management, waste management, water quality, natural environment, air quality, hazardous chemicals, hazardous waste, and environmental justice.

Open to any recommendations for books that I may have missed!

So many things we should know about the world we are not told during our education. To know the past is to be able to change the future

This list focuses on nonfiction books that describe different topics in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). This list tends to prioritize books that focus more on the whys/hows something works, but occasionally dive into the history of subjects too!

Happy reading! As always open to suggestions!! 🤠🌱

Public health: scientific, political, social, cultural, economic…

“Hey do you remember [insert horrible event here]? I should read a book about that.”

Books on disasters, horrible events, and scientific blunders.

Did I miss one? Let me know in the comments!

disability and public health in the age of covid

millions of people are navigating chronic illness after the onset of covid19 pandemic and encountering barriers to treatment, work, and social access. this will look into the history of epidemiology, pandemics, eugenics, and what we can do to alter the course of abandoning public health.

All Non-Fiction books that appear in the Tiny Bookshop catalogue. Currently in works!

From The Four Humors to Chemotherapy.

As comprehensive a guide as possible on all the books found in the indie game, “Tiny Bookshop”. Any additions are welcomed! I will be adding as I play <3

A list of books you can recommend to customers in the game "Tiny Bookshop". I know there are other lists dedicated to this, but my intent here is to keep this list updated as much as I can (List created on September 2026, still updating)