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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

What If? #1

Randall Munroe

320 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

4.5corynactis's review
nonfiction science funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution by Richard Dawkins

The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution

Richard Dawkins

688 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

4.5corynactis's review
nonfiction science informative reflective slow-paced
Hello, Molly! by Molly Shannon

Hello, Molly!

Molly Shannon

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

4.5corynactis's review
nonfiction memoir emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

544 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

4.5corynactis's review
nonfiction history science adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World by Mark Miodownik

Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World

Mark Miodownik

272 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

4.5corynactis's review
nonfiction history science adventurous slow-paced
The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century by Deborah Blum

The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Deborah Blum

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0corynactis's review
nonfiction biography history politics science challenging informative slow-paced
Yes Please by Amy Poehler

Yes Please

Amy Poehler

329 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny lighthearted medium-paced
Because I Said So! : The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales, and Warnings Every Generation Passes Down to Its Kids by Ken Jennings

Because I Said So! : The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales, and Warnings Every Generation Passes Down to Its Kids

Ken Jennings

237 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

4.0corynactis's review
nonfiction essays science funny informative fast-paced
Party of One: A Memoir in 21 Songs by Dave Holmes

Party of One: A Memoir in 21 Songs

Dave Holmes

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

4.0corynactis's review
nonfiction memoir music emotional reflective medium-paced
Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing by Mignon Fogarty

Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Quick and Dirty Tips

Mignon Fogarty

224 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction education reference funny informative lighthearted fast-paced