Recs if you like Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols & Other Typographical Marks...
Teach me something new and oddly specific 💬
Niche nonfiction, aka micro-histories!
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The history of *[niche subject]*
Do you want to be hot and smart but are tired of trying to find a nonfiction book that appeals to you? Why don't you try finding a fun subject and become the life of the party at your next gathering👀 everyone will stand up and give you a round of applause when you share these cool facts🙂↕️
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microhistories: “how do you even know that??”
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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linguistics, language, and the wild world of words
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Kids Can Be Cruel
Name-calling and insults you might hear on the playground and beyond...
Anything can be an insult if you believe it! My kid brother used to get in trouble for calling us "you...you BEAN" with all the spite his little preschool self could manage 🥹
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oddly specific history
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let me let you in on a little secret
fiction and nonfiction titled "the secret life/lives of ____"
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meta-novels
books on books, writing, words, etc. fiction and non-fiction included
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Micro Histories
Super specific history of unexpected things
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