Recs if you like The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator...
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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Minibeasts
A nonfiction list dedicated to learning about the most numerous animals on our planet - the tiny and mighty minibeasts!
"Minibeasts" is an informal term used to describe small invertebrates - this includes, but is absolutely not limited to, insects, arachnids, snails, slugs, and worms! Would you call it a creepy crawly or a bug? Then it's probably a minibeast!
List name has been altered to differentiate it from the quest. I'll likely remove the list soon, as a heads up 💚
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disease, germs, and plagues, oh my!
histories of sickness around the globe - death, destruction, and the fight for cures and eradication
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oddly specific history
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Insectopolis Library Shop
Books pictured in the "Bibliography of Recommended Titles" at the end of Insectopolis
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