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

The Great Derangement by Amitav Ghosh

 

Super interesting.

The Left Behind by Robert Wuthnow

 

Decent.

Bitwise by David Auerbach

 

Really interesting.

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown

This is one of those books that everyone should read.

Bound for the Promised Land by Kate Clifford Larson

 

Very interesting.

For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood by Christopher Emdin

 

Super interesting.

Nine Algorithms that Changed the Future by John MacCormick

 

Very well done.

Awkward by Ty Tashiro

 

Very interesting. I liked the expression "the rage to master."

Don't Call Me Princess by Peggy Orenstein

 

Really interesting.

Mothers of Massive Resistance by Elizabeth Gillespie McRae

 

Fascinating.

Future Histories by Lizzie O'Shea

 

meh

User Friendly by Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant

 

I loved this.

Springfield Confidential by Mike Reiss

 

Fun and funny.

A Good Time to Be Born by Perri Klass

 

I really, really liked this.

Long Live Latin by Nicola Gardini

 

meh

All Hell Breaking Loose by Michael Klare

 

Very, very interesting.

Geeky Pedagogy by Jessamyn Neuhaus

 

Decent.

Economics in Two Lessons by John Quiggin

 

I liked this.

The Mapmaker's Wife by Robert Whitaker

 

Uneven.

The Last Slave Ships by John Harris

 

Decent.

The Light Ages by Seb Falk

 

meh

In Search of the Perfect Loaf by Samuel Fromartz

 

Decent.

The Domestic Revolution by Ruth Goodman

 

Decent. 

(Jennifer M. Dixon is by far my favorite narrator.)

Eleanor by David Michaelis

 

I really enjoyed this.