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

March and April 2024

Recommendation:


Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters (to be released on the 25th of January 2024) by Brian Klaas is a good fit for people who are interested in exploring the role of chance and randomness in shaping our lives and the world around us. 
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North American Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the Continent by Matthew Bucklan, Victor Cizek

North American Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the Continent

Maps for Curious Minds

Matthew Bucklan, Victor Cizek

208 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history reference technology travel informative reflective medium-paced
How Not to Kill Your Houseplant: Survival Tips for the Horticulturally Challenged by Veronica Peerless

How Not to Kill Your Houseplant: Survival Tips for the Horticulturally Challenged

Veronica Peerless

144 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction reference informative inspiring fast-paced
Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez

Crying in the Bathroom

Erika L. Sánchez

7 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Secrets of the Octopus by Sy Montgomery

Secrets of the Octopus

Sy Montgomery

192 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction nature science informative inspiring fast-paced
Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera

Empireland

Sathnam Sanghera

306 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Eine kurze Geschichte queerer Frauen by Kirsty Loehr

Eine kurze Geschichte queerer Frauen

Kirsty Loehr

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ funny informative fast-paced
The Orchid Specialist: The essential guide to selecting, growing, displaying, improving, and maintaining orchids by David Squire
The Orchid Specialist: The essential guide to selecting, growing, displaying, improving, and maintaining orchids
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David Squire

The Orchid Specialist: The essential guide to selecting, growing, displaying, improving, and maintaining orchids

David Squire

77 pages • first pub 2005 (editions) user-added

nonfiction nature reference
Tiny Homes: Living Big in Small Spaces by Country Living, Country Living

Tiny Homes: Living Big in Small Spaces

Country Living, Country Living

286 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction design self help informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

Stephanie Foo

325 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Your Face Belongs to Us: The Secretive Startup Dismantling Your Privacy by Kashmir Hill

Your Face Belongs to Us: The Secretive Startup Dismantling Your Privacy

Kashmir Hill

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction business technology challenging informative reflective slow-paced