Reading More Non-Fiction in 2021! - hosted by litficwithellie

A book about history
Ancient history, modern history, whatever floats your boat. Pick a historical figure, or period, and try to learn a bit more about them/it!
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Streaming, Sharing, Stealing: Big Data and the Future of Entertainment by Michael D. Smith, Rahul Telang

Streaming, Sharing, Stealing: Big Data and the Future of Entertainment

Michael D. Smith, Rahul Telang

232 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction business music technology informative slow-paced
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens

A Brief History Series #1

Yuval Noah Harari

464 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative reflective medium-paced
All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister

All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation

Rebecca Traister

339 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history politics reflective slow-paced
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

Mary Beard

18 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Calibano e la strega. Le donne, il corpo e l'accumulazione originaria by Silvia Federici

Calibano e la strega. Le donne, il corpo e l'accumulazione originaria

Silvia Federici

343 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Holy Shit: A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr

Holy Shit: A Brief History of Swearing

Melissa Mohr

336 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality by Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jethá

Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality

Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jethá

400 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history science reflective slow-paced
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds

4 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history politics race young adult challenging informative reflective fast-paced
You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe

You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington

Alexis Coe

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative medium-paced
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Stephen Brusatte

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

The Rise and Fall

Stephen Brusatte

416 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history science adventurous informative medium-paced