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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!

This list was a winner of the Q2 2026 Community Voting event - if you'd like to participate in the Quest, a link is pinned in the comments.

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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

Walk walk fashion baby

by ayzrules
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29 books

Fashion history, culture, and politics for the girlies who read Vogue online as formative literature ✨ Always open to suggestions!

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Eyeliner: A Cultural HistoryWorn: A People's History of ClothingThe Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the WorldShaping Femininity: Foundation Garments, the Body and Women in Early Modern England
Eyeliner: A Cultural HistoryWorn: A People's History of Clothing

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

⚠️ do not consume ⚠️

by endless_tbr_list
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18 books

would suggest not ingesting these pills, plants, and powders, they may prove to be fatal.

Nonfiction books on poison!

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A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used ThemWicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical AtrocitiesPoison: The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous PractitionersThe Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul
A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used ThemWicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities

👒 from head to toe 👡

by endless_tbr_list
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27 books

a look at the world of fabric, clothing, and fashion throughout the centuries

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Worn: A People's History of ClothingDress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made HistoryFabric: The Hidden History of the Material WorldThreads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle
Worn: A People's History of ClothingDress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History
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