18 Nonfiction Reading Prompts - hosted by seaglass

Human History
Read any book where the topic focuses on human history, the development of humanity, the development of society, etc.
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Can We Talk about Israel?: A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted by Daniel Sokatch

Can We Talk about Israel?: A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted

Daniel Sokatch

376 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative medium-paced
People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present by Dara Horn

People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present

Dara Horn

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans by David Abulafia

The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans

David Abulafia

missing page info • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history science adventurous informative slow-paced
Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker

Queer: A Graphic History

Meg-John Barker

176 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel history lgbtqia+ sociology challenging informative slow-paced
Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder

Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

Timothy Snyder

524 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea by Jack Emerson Davis

The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea

Jack Emerson Davis

608 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history nature science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage

An Edible History of Humanity

Tom Standage

269 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative slow-paced
A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome

Emma Southon

339 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history dark funny informative medium-paced
Life along the Silk Road by Susan Whitfield

Life along the Silk Road

Susan Whitfield

253 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction history travel informative slow-paced
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by David Treuer

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present

David Treuer

17 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced