2024 History Book Challenge - hosted by bookshelf_from_mars

A history of a pop culture phenomenon
The Beatles, Sesame Street, TikTok, etc. Read a book about something well-known in the culture. 
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Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror by W. Scott Poole

Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror

W. Scott Poole

304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history horror dark slow-paced
Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein

Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

Naomi Klein

399 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Anatomy of a Song: The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop by Marc Myers

Anatomy of a Song: The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop

Marc Myers

336 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history music informative fast-paced
Three Blind Mice: How the TV Networks Lost Their Way by Ken Auletta

Three Blind Mice: How the TV Networks Lost Their Way

Ken Auletta

656 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction business history reflective tense medium-paced
Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears by Michael Schulman

Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears

Michael Schulman

21 hours • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history medium-paced
Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street by Michael Davis

Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street

Michael Davis

379 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative lighthearted slow-paced
No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram by Sarah Frier

No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram

Sarah Frier

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction business computer science history informative reflective medium-paced
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