Atlas of a Lost World by Craig Childs

Interesting.

Admissions by Henry Marsh

Decent.

On Color by David Kastan and Stephen Farthing

Decent.

Sicily by Mark Spano

Decent.

Homo Mysterious by David Barash

Interesting.

The Knowledge by Lewis Dartnell

Interesting.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Jane Sherron De Hart

I loved this, partially because I love RBG.

These Truths by Jill Lepore

I really, really enjoyed this.

Brilliance and Fire by Rachelle Bergstein

Interesting.

Elevation by Stephen King

meh

The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel

Interesting.

The Bedroom by Michelle Perrot

meh

The Great Mortality by John Kelly

Very interesting.

Halal Food: A History by Febe Armanios

Interesting.

Genetics in the Madhouse by Theodore Porter

meh

The Reckoning by John Grisham

I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, it was engaging and suspenseful. On the other hand, about a third of the book was an unnecessary digression.

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Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

The beginning of this was so engaging, but I was ready for it to be over by the end.

First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen

Really well done. The additional of archival audio to the audiobook was unique and amazing.

A World Ablaze by Craig Harline

I really enjoyed this (although the audiobook's narrator was horrible--I could hear his every inhalation).

A Well Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler

Like reading Downton Abbey (which means I guiltily enjoyed it).

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What the Future Looks Like by Jim Al-Khalili

Very interesting.

Welcome to Your World by Sarah Williams Goldhagen

Interesting.

English by Ben Fogle

Fun.

To Engineer Is Human by Henry Petroski

Very interesting.

Arctic Homestead by Norma Cobb

Interesting stories; ridiculous political commentary.

Stuffed and Starved by Raj Patel

Decent.

Educated by Tara Westover

Fascinating.

White Like her by Gail Lukasik

Decent.

Heart: A History by Sandeep Jauhar

Very interesting.

Life in Code by Ellen Ullman

Super interesting.

The Personality Brokers by Merve Emre

Interesting.

The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt

Very interesting.

The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King

So, so good.

21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari

This was uneven.

The Tangled Tree by David Quammen

Very interesting.

The World as It Is by Ben Rhodes

Interesting.

Code Girls by Liza Mundy

Very interesting.

Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson

So, so interesting.

She Has Her Mother's Laugh by Carl Zimmer

So, so interesting. Highly recommended.

Mindset by Carol S. Dweck

I think mindset theory is a great idea, but I wish this book had been a little more academic and a little less anecdotal.

The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher

So on a micro-level, there were some interesting send-ups of academic culture here, but on a macro-level, the plot was weak.

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The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek by Howard Markel

Decent.

Songs in a Weary Throat by Pauli Murray

Fascinating.

Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson

At first I found this completely charming, but by the end, it was just annoying. I can't diagnose why.

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Tasting the Past by Kevin Begos

Interesting.

Stirring the Pot with Benjamin Franklin by Rae Katherine Eighmey

meh

An American Quilt by Rachel May

I loved this so, so much.

Count Girls In by Karen Panetta

Super interesting.

Black Man in a White Coat by Damon Tweedy

Very interesting.

Danubia by Simon Winder

Really well written.