Recommendations from our site
“The Globe: How the Earth Became Round by James Hannam looks at how human beings figured out the Earth was round, a nice read for those of us who are still impressed by that feat. Hannam points out the extent to which people misunderstand the history, including Barack Obama in a speech. As he writes, ‘The truth is that, after AD 800, we don’t know of anyone in western Europe with a modicum of literacy who didn’t think that the Earth is spherical.'” Read more...
Notable Nonfiction of Fall 2023
Sophie Roell, Journalist
Our most recommended books
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Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
by Venki Ramakrishnan -
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
by Ed Yong -
A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith -
Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus
by David Quammen -
Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature's Secrets to Longevity
by Nicklas Brendborg -
Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way
by Roma Agrawal
