Reading Ologies/Non-fiction Challenge! - hosted by gothyeehaw

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The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science by Seb Falk

The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science

Seb Falk

416 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty

The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South

Michael W. Twitty

480 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history informative reflective slow-paced
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage

A History of the World in 6 Glasses

Tom Standage

336 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history informative medium-paced
Missing from the Village: The Story of Serial Killer Bruce McArthur, the Search for Justice, and the System that Failed Toronto's Queer Community by Justin Ling

Missing from the Village: The Story of Serial Killer Bruce McArthur, the Search for Justice, and the System that Failed Toronto's Queer Community

Justin Ling

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ politics true crime challenging dark informative slow-paced
A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister

A Curious History of Sex

Kate Lister

353 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction feminism health history funny informative medium-paced
Born Both: An Intersex Life by Hida Viloria

Born Both: An Intersex Life

Hida Viloria

347 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century

Alice Wong

314 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction essays sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory by Julie Checkoway

The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory

Julie Checkoway

432 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history sports hopeful slow-paced
Yakuza: Japan's Criminal Underworld by Alec Dubro, David E. Kaplan

Yakuza: Japan's Criminal Underworld

Alec Dubro, David E. Kaplan

400 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction crime history challenging informative slow-paced
Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz

Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age

Annalee Newitz

297 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative reflective medium-paced