non-fiction books to read if you want to learn about an oddly specific topic
created by girlsiread
last updated July, 2026
Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World
Stephen S. Hall
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Mary Roach
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Wild Sex: The Science Behind Mating in the Animal Kingdom
Carin Bondar
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
Megan Rosenbloom
Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live
Rob Dunn
Dark Banquet: Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-Feeding Creatures
Bill Schutt
Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans
Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
Dan Flores
Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains
Bethany Brookshire
Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus
Bill Wasik
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History
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