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 . . .)

Power Shift by Sally Armstrong

Really lame.

Want by Lynn Strong

This just didn't work for me: I need more plot than this.

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Grace Will Lead Us Home by Jennifer Berry Hawes

An excellent, devastating read.

So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo

Really, really good.

London Made Us by Robert Elms

Fun.

The Last Trial by Scott Turow

meh

Sealand by Dylan Taylor-Lehman

A great story.

1939 by Frederick Taylor

Really well done.

Working Stiff by Judy Melinek

Very, very interesting.

Our Time Is Now by Stacey Abrams

Good, in an infuriating way.

Jell-O Girls by Allie Rowbottom

meh

The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World by Tom Roston

Decent.

Alaric the Goth by Douglas Boin

Interesting. 

Fatal Invention by Dorothy Roberts

Fascinating.

America's First Female Serial Killer by Mary Kay McBrayer

So this was . . . fictionalized?

 

Land of Wondrous Cold by Gillen D'Arcy Wood

meh

Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper

This was amazing.

Feasting Wild by Gina Rae La Cerva

A dull mishmash of a book with a narrator who mispronounced dozens of words.

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris

I loved this so, so much.