Quest to Lighten My Non-Fiction TBR - hosted by misfitmoxie

History
About a time period, an event, a people group, etc.
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The Library Book by Susan Orlean

The Library Book

Susan Orlean

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime informative medium-paced
Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir by John McCain

Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir

John McCain

368 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics informative reflective slow-paced
Beyond the Pale: White Women, Racism, and History by Vron Ware

Beyond the Pale: White Women, Racism, and History

Vron Ware

288 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece by Josiah Ober

The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece

The Princeton History of the Ancient World

Josiah Ober

448 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times by Thomas R. Martin

Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times

Thomas R. Martin

254 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World – and Globalization Began by Valerie Hansen

The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World – and Globalization Began

Valerie Hansen

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction economics history challenging informative slow-paced
The World: A Family History of Humanity by Simon Sebag Montefiore

The World: A Family History of Humanity

Simon Sebag Montefiore

1344 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous challenging informative medium-paced
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky

Salt: A World History

Mark Kurlansky

496 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative slow-paced
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

544 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history science adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe

Dark Emu

Bruce Pascoe

176 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction historical history challenging informative medium-paced