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Teach me something new and oddly specific 💬

by endless_tbr_list
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146 books

Niche nonfiction, aka micro-histories!

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The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural WorldA History of the World in 6 GlassesWorn: A People's History of ClothingWaste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash
The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural WorldA History of the World in 6 Glasses

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

WTF?! (What The nonFiction)

by meganisnotokay
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40 books

Nonfiction about strange, outlandish, and/or macabre subjects (books that make you more or less go “wtf?!”)

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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human CadaversQuackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure EverythingOut Cold: A Chilling Descent into the Macabre, Controversial, Lifesaving History of HypothermiaPatient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human CadaversQuackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

Public Health and Infectious Disease - Non-Fiction

by RoseArcher
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97 books

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

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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human SocietiesWhere There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care HandbookThe White Death: A History of TuberculosisWhere Women Have No Doctor: A Health Guide for Women
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human SocietiesWhere There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook
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