Worldbuilder's Book Club 2024 - hosted by quartzen

Work, Labor, and Daily Life
Choose a book about contemporary or historical work, labor, or daily life, including books about specific jobs, organized labor, the daily life people like homemakers or disabled people who may not be considered part of the "workforce" historically, an overview of daily life in a place or time contemporary or historical, aspects of daily life like cooking, and related topics.
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National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home by Anya von Bremzen

National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home

Anya von Bremzen

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history informative reflective medium-paced
The Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home by Arlie Hochschild, Anne Machung

The Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home

Arlie Hochschild, Anne Machung

352 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction feminism gender sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

Mary Beard

606 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Legionary: The Roman Soldier's (Unofficial) Manual by Philip Matyszak

Legionary: The Roman Soldier's (Unofficial) Manual

Ancient Warrior Guide

Philip Matyszak

208 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative fast-paced
24 Hours in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Philip Matyszak

24 Hours in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

Philip Matyszak

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome by Alberto Angela

A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome

Alberto Angela

384 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
How to Be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman

How to Be a Victorian

How to Be #1

Ruth Goodman

464 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history reference reflective slow-paced
The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History by Elizabeth Norton

The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History

Elizabeth Norton

12 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction historical history informative medium-paced
How To Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life by Ruth Goodman

How To Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life

How to Be #2

Ruth Goodman

368 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Daily Rituals: Women at Work by Mason Currey

Daily Rituals: Women at Work

Mason Currey

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction art biography feminism informative reflective slow-paced