Read a non-fiction book every two months in 2024 - hosted by rijnhardt

January and February 2024

Recommendation:


Your Face Belongs to Us by Kashmir Hill is a good fit for people who are interested in thought-provoking and timely discussions about technology, privacy, and surveillance. 
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Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures by Carl Zimmer

Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures

Carl Zimmer

306 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction nature science challenging informative slow-paced
A Bolt from the Blue: The Epic True Story of Danger, Daring, and Heroism at 13,000 Feet by Jennifer Woodlief

A Bolt from the Blue: The Epic True Story of Danger, Daring, and Heroism at 13,000 Feet

Jennifer Woodlief

244 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography nature adventurous emotional medium-paced
Gödel's Proof, Revised Edition by Ernest Nagel, James R. Newman, Douglas R. Hofstadter

Gödel's Proof, Revised Edition

Ernest Nagel, James R. Newman, Douglas R. Hofstadter

129 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

nonfiction mathematics philosophy science informative slow-paced
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi

Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler

Ibi Zoboi

113 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography middle grade poetry informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Witches, Midwives, & Nurses: A History of Women Healers by Deirdre English, Barbara Ehrenreich

Witches, Midwives, & Nurses: A History of Women Healers

Deirdre English, Barbara Ehrenreich

108 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World by Vincent Bevins

The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World

Vincent Bevins

9 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World's Brightest Bird by Pamela S. Turner

Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World's Brightest Bird

Pamela S. Turner

73 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction science adventurous informative slow-paced
Down the Drain by Julia Fox

Down the Drain

Julia Fox

10 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective fast-paced
The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman by Margot Mifflin

The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman

Margot Mifflin

261 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction biography historical history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

Bad Feminist

Roxane Gay

270 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism memoir funny informative reflective medium-paced