The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are
By: David M. Henkin
3.18
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An investigation into the evolution of the seven-day week and how our attachment to its rhythms inf…
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1. Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
By: Mary Roach
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
"America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable t… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
2. Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
By: Mark Miodownik
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
A New York TimesBestseller An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surroun… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
3. Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
By: Tamim Ansary
3.87
Format: 144 pages,
We in the west share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civil… read more
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4. American Insurgents, American Patriots: The Revolution of the People
By: T.H. Breen
4.07
Format: 253 pages,
Before there could be a revolution, there was a rebellion; before patriots, there were insurgents. … read more
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5. Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them
By: Jennifer Wright
3.55
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A humorous book about history's worst plagues--from the Antonine Plague, to leprosy, to polio--and … read more
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6. The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
By: Thomas Asbridge
4.22
Format: 784 pages, Hardcover
The Crusades is an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the H… read more
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- history
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- historical
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"The Lionheart had arrived."-Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
"Zangi was now sixty-two and still in remarkably rude health."-Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
"Time and again in the Middle Ages, warrior-kings, seen by their men in the thick of fighting, turned the tide of battle, assuring victory."-Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
"The first Latin up a ladder was Aubery Clements, marshal of France, one of Philip’s leading knights. It was said later among the Christians’ forces that, before climbing the breach, Aubery had called…"-Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
7. The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18)
By: Laurie R. King
4.41
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a respite in the French countryside, are instead caugh… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
8. Chaos Terminal (The Midsolar Murders, #2)
By: Mur Lafferty
3.94
Format: 369 pages, Paperback
Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective, and fled to outer space to avoid it…but … read more
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- audiobook
9. The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #2)
By: Malka Ann Older
4.01
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Investigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti reunite to solve a brand-new mystery in the follow-up to the … read more
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10. Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters
By: Charan Ranganath
3.95
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Memory is far more than a record of the past. In this groundbreaking tour of the mind and brain, on… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- audiobook
11. Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon
By: Melissa L. Sevigny
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off down the Colorado River, acc… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
12. Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age
By: Dennis Duncan
3.68
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Most of us give little thought to the back of the book—it’s just where you go to look things up. Bu… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"[Citing "Alice in Wonderland"] the White Knight insists on singing Alice a song which he introduces as follows: 'The name of the song is called "Haddocks' Eyes".' 'Oh, that's the name of the song, is…"-Dennis Duncan, Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age
13. Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
By: Jonathan Kennedy
3.94
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An account of how the major transformations in history—from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth o… read more
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- history
- world history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Pathogens thrive on inequality and injustice."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"Across the whole of the Americas, the introduction of infectious diseases from Europe resulted in a 90 percent fall in the population, from about 60.5 million in 1500 to 6 million a century later."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"There is one universally incorrect choice: do nothing. This didn't work when humans thought that plagues were a punishment sent by angry gods. Nor does a laissez-faire approach help stop disease when…"-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
14. The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
By: Benjamin Lorr
3.95
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
This book is an investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store. What… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
15. Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It
By: Elie Honig
4.00
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An exploration of America’s two-tier justice system, explaining how the rich, the famous, and the p… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
16. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
By: Amanda Montell
3.54
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blen… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- audiobook
"While magical thinking is an age-old quirk, overthinking feels distinct to the modern era—a product of our innate superstitions clashing with information overload, mass loneliness, and a capitalistic…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
"Information transmission research suggests that folks with higher anxiety are quicker to engage with, and slower to disengage from, negative information; so "as a trait and state," anxiety itself per…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
17. How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
By: Daniel Immerwahr
4.46
Format: 513 pages, Hardcover
A pathbreaking history of the United States' overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empir… read more
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- history
- world history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"At various times, inhabitants of the U.S. Empire have been shot, shelled, starved, interned, dispossessed, tortured, and experimented on. What they haven't been, by and large, is seen."-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
"Hoover’s greatest challenge was one of the least visible: the humble screw thread. Screws, nuts, and bolts are universal fasteners. They function in industrial societies, as one writer put it, like s…"-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
18. Cuba: An American History
By: Ada Ferrer
4.45
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
Winner of The L. A. Times Book Prize (2021) in History “Full of…lively insights and lucid prose” (… read more
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- history
- world history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries
By: Greg Melville
4.00
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A lively tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and why we bury our de… read more
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- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- microhistory
- audiobook
"Every life holds an epic tale, even if no one alive remembers it."-Greg Melville, Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries
20. Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution
By: Richard Dawkins
4.13
Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition
Richard Dawkins on how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to t… read more
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- history
- audiobook
21. A Bite-Sized History of France: Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment
By: Stephane Henaut
4.18
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
A French cheesemonger and an American academic join forces to serve up a sumptuous history of Franc… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
22. Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
By: Camilla Townsend
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In November 1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingd… read more
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- world history
- historical
- religion
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- audiobook
"Letters and diaries sometimes bring us close to grand moments or touching scenes in the history of Euro-Americans, but harkening back to the thoughts and feelings of the less powerful, we meet only s…"-Camilla Townsend, Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
23. Limitarianism
By: Ingrid Robeyns
3.99
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
‘The best case I've read for putting an upper limit on the accumulation of wealth’ Richard Wilkinso… read more
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- audiobook
24. The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective
By: Steven Johnson
4.08
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A riveting account of the anarchists who terrorized the streets of New York—and the detective duo w… read more
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- american history
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
25. What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia
By: Elizabeth Catte
4.02
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
In 2016, headlines declared Appalachia ground zero for America’s “forgotten tribe” of white working… read more
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- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
26. The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
By: Tore Skeie
4.25
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The first major book on Vikings by a Scandinavian author to be published in English reframes the st… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
27. Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses
By: Jackie Higgins
4.21
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of The Soul of an Octopus and The Genius of Birds , this “ masterpiece of science … read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- audiobook
28. Clean: The New Science of Skin
By: James Hamblin
3.91
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
The author of the popular Atlantic articles "You're Likely to Get the Coronavirus" and "I Quit Show… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
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"Capitalism sells nothing so effectively as status."-James Hamblin, Clean: The New Science of Skin
"Self and other is less of a dichotomy than a continuum."-James Hamblin, Clean: The New Science of Skin
"As we change our worlds, we change our bodies. The old duality between environmental health and human health is obsolete."-James Hamblin, Clean: The New Science of Skin
"[E]ven our most personal decisions about caring for our bodies have long been influenced and manipulated by larger power structures."-James Hamblin, Clean: The New Science of Skin
29. The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are
By: David M. Henkin
3.18
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An investigation into the evolution of the seven-day week and how our attachment to its rhythms inf… read more
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- american history
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- world history
- historical
- psychology
- religion
- nonfiction
- microhistory
- audiobook
30. Jackpot: How the Super-Rich Really Live―and How Their Wealth Harms Us All
By: Michael Mechanic
3.86
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A senior editor at Mother Jones dives into the lives of the extremely rich, showing the fascinating… read more
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