I recently read two nonfiction books i randomly picked off a shelf that felt pointless to be reading, because they were repetative. the same points over and over drawn out into a whole book. they read like school assignments trying to reach word count.
i'm looking for a book thats fascinating or perspective-altering, something where i'm learning about a topic, but there's not so much technical jargon that i'm lost. something that can be enjoyed by someone who doesn't know about the subject yet but isn't so dumbed down you're barely learning. i want to feel like i'm gaining something on every page, whether that be knowledge or perspective. have any recs?
by stingmyray
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I recently read The Kissing Bug by Daisy Hernandez. If you’re like, why would I read a bug about bugs and an obscure disease, yep that was my thought too but I trusted a friend’s recommendation and did not regret it. Definitely gave me a lot to think about with regards to health, ecology, poverty and opportunity, etc – all without jargon but also without any dumbing down.
Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks, Black Hole Survival Guide by Janna Levin, Consider the Fork by Bee Wilson, The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli, Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin, Never Caught by Erica Armstrong Dunbar, & The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
How the Worst is Passes by Clint Smith. I learned so much from this book and the writing is beautiful.