The Second Founding by Eric Foner

 

Super interesting.

The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria by Greg King and Penny Wilson

 

Really interesting.

The Polymath by Peter Burke

Decent.

The Dictionary Wars by Peter Martin

 

Good, but would have been better if a bit shorter.

Goodbye for Now by Laurie Frankel

 

I liked this -- it was a good mix of romance, comedy, and social commentary.

Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All by Christina Thompson

Really well done.

A Cry from the Far Middle by P.J. O'Rourke

 

So, I didn't agree with everything, but it was funny. Sometimes, that's all you can ask for.

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Law & Leviathan by Cass Sunstein and Adrian Vermeule

 

meh

The Nocturnal Brain by Guy Leschziner

 

A decent book with, quite possibly, the world's worst narrator. I could hear literally every inhalation.

The Smart Wife by Yolande Strengers and Jenny Kennedy

 

meh

The Guardians by John Grisham

   meh.

Why Time Flies by Alan Burdick

 

Super interesting.

Tree Story by Valerie Trouet

 

Interesting.

Never Lost Again by Bill Kilday

 

A fascinating story made extra-fun by the Austin/UT connection.

Five Miles Away, A World Apart by James E. Ryan

 

Interesting and depressing.

We Learnt about Hitler at the Mickey Mouse Club by Enid Linder

 

Interesting.

Into the Planet by Jill Heinerth

 

meh

Extreme Economies by Richard Davies

 

Super interesting.

Hiroshima Maidens by Rodney Barker

Interesting.

Lurking by Joanne McNeil

 

Decent.

Reaganland by Rick Perlstein

 

So, so good.

Computer Science in K-12 ed. by Shuchi Grover

 

So, so good.

The Better Half: On the Genetic Superiority of Women by Sharon Moalem

 

Kind of amazing.

London by Peter Ackroyd

 

Good, but maybe a bit too long.

The Answer Is . . . by Alex Trebek

 

Decent.

Wooly by Ben Mezrich

 

Decent.

Mayday 1971 by Lawrence Roberts

Interesting.

Mindstorms by Seymour Papert

 

Interesting how prescient this was . . .

Caste by Isabel Wilkerson

 

Easily one of the best books I've ever read. (And since The Warmth of Other Suns was also amazing, that makes Isabel Wilkerson easily one of the best authors.) This is one of those books that everyone should read.

Human Errors by Nathan H. Lents

Really interesting.

The Ethics of Influence by Cass R. Sunstein

Very interesting.

The People, No by Thomas Frank

This was outstanding: very thought-provoking and well-written.

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The Sibling Effect by Jeffrey Kluger

Very interesting and very nicely written.

Drive-thru Dreams by Adam Chandler

Extremely fun and very well written.

Semicolon by Cecelia Watson

So, so good. I loved this.

The Bomb Heard around the World by Gregory Marquette

An interesting story, but not particularly well-told.

Female Firebrands by Mikaela Kiner

So if you've never, ever read anything about female empowerment, sexual harassment, working mothers, and intersectionality, this is a great starting place. Otherwise, it's very basic.

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Playing Nice by J.P. Delaney

I totally devoured this. Highly recommended.

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Losing Earth: A Recent History by Nathaniel RIch

Very interesting.

A People's History of Computing in the United States by Joy Lisi Rankin

Very interesting.

The Great Indoors by Emily Anthes

Really, really interesting.

Rebel Cinderella by Adam Hochschild

Decent.

The Ethical Algorithm by Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth

Really fascinating.

The Joy of Search by Daniel M. Russell

Decent.

The World's Most Prestigious Prize by Geir Lundestad

meh

Finding Truth in Fiction by Karen Dill-Shackleford and Cynthia Vinney

Decent.

The Rules of Contagion by Adam Kucharski

Very interesting.

One Mighty and Irresistible Tide by Jia Lynn Yang

Decent.

The Merit Myth by Anthony P. Carnevale, Peter Schmidt, and Jeff Strohl

Excellent (if depressing) diagnosis, with unimpressive solutions.

Collision on Tenerife by Jon Ziomek

Very interesting. (I just realized the UPC code on the cover makes zero sense . . .)