Black Church by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

 

Interesting.

The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson

 

Really, really good.

The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee

 

This was amazing and infuriating. It is one of those books that everyone should read.

The Kingdom of Nauvoo by Ben Park

 

A fantastic book, despite the fact that the narrator mispronounces Nauvoo(!).

Bee People and the Bugs They Love by Frank Mortimer

 

This was great fun.

Mill Town by Kerri Arsenault

 

Very interesting; well-written and engaging.

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In Search of Deeper Learning by Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine

 

Interesting.

Why You Should Be a Socialist by Nathan Robinson

 

Very interesting.

Still Not Safe by Robert Wears and Kathleen Sutcliffe

 

Interesting.

Think Again by Adam Grant

 

Very interesting.

The Doctors Blackwell by Janice Nimura

 

I really, really enjoyed this.

Bite Back edited by Saru Jayaraman

 

Interesting.

Segregation by Design by Jessica Trounstine

 

A really interesting topic, but very poorly written.

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates

I really liked this.

Letters to a Young Therapist by Mary Pipher

 

I loved this.

The Geography of Risk by Gilbert Gaul

 

Infuriating (but very interesting).

Not Born Yesterday by Hugo Mercier

 

 meh

Sex, Power, and Partisanship by Hector Garcia

 

meh

Selling Hate by Dale Laackman

 

Interesting topic but so many irrelevant tangents.

Won't Lose This Dream by Andrew Gumbel

 

Fascinating.

Blood, Powder, and Residue by Beth Bechky

 

Interesting.

High Tension by John Riggs

 

meh

Early by Sarah DiGregorio

 

Very interesting.

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

 

Fun, funny, goofy, a little ridiculous.

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The Future of Nutrition by T. Colin Campbell

 

So some of this was super interesting and important; some, however, seemed deeply dubious.

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x + y by Eugenia Cheng

 

Lots of interesting ideas here. I think the idea of focusing on "ingressive" versus "congressive" approaches might be a useful way forward.

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A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn

 

Lots of great elements, but it didn't really gel.

The Queen by Josh Levin

 

Very interesting.

If Then by Jill Lepore

 

So, so good. I loved this.

We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper

 

Engrossing.

Girls & Sex by Peggy Orenstein

 

Very interesting.

An Unladylike Profession by Chris Dubbs

 

Interesting.

A Demon-Haunted Land by Monica Black

 

 Interesting.

Fundamentalist U by Adam Laats

 

 Very interesting.

Naturalist by Edward O. Wilson

 

I really enjoyed this.

A Curious History of Sex by Kate Listern

 

Interesting, but definitely NSFW.

The House on Henry Street by Ellen Snyder-Grenier

 

Decent.

The Adjunct Underclass by Herb Childress

 

Interesting.

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier

 

Very interesting.

The Angry Chef’s Guide to Spotting Bullsh*t in the World of Food: Bad Science and the Truth About Healthy Eating by Anthony Warner

 

This was fun.

Remembering Shanghai by Claire Chao

 

Very interesting.

Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener

 

Great book; horrible narrator.

The Gatekeeper by Kathryn Smith

 

Very interesting.

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

 

This was just OK. The characterization lacked nuance, the plot plodded, and the ending had a decent twist but was poorly written.

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Broken Ladder by Keith Payne

A really important book.

ENIAC by Scott McCartney

 

Interesting.

Off the Menu by Nell McShane Wulfhart

 

Very interesting.

In the Beginning by Michael Lienesch

 

Interesting.

1920 by Eric Burns

 

Interesting.

The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins

 

Interesting, but not 100% sure I trust the author.

Queen of the World by Robert Hardman

 

I loved this.

The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett

 

meh