Books like Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
12 books with a reading profile close to Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach. Clear-cut; a moderate read.
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Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
by Mary Roach
narrative, data driven
Mary Roach investigates the legal and lethal intersections where wildlife violates human safety and property laws.
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Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
by Mary Roach
Also clear-cut · narrative, data driven
Mary Roach investigates the biological machinery of eating, starting at the mouth and ending at the rectum.
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The Body: A Guide for Occupants
by Bill Bryson
Also clear-cut · narrative, data driven
Bill Bryson surveys the biological machinery of the human frame, from the invisible labor of microbes and enzymes to the complex architecture of the skeleton and brain.
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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In 2009, Edwin Rist, a twenty-year-old flute student and competitive fly-tier, broke into the British Museum of Natural History at Tring.
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Daniel James Brown reconstructs the 1846 Donner Party disaster through the specific experiences of Sarah Graves, a twenty-one-year-old newlywed traveling west from Illinois.
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This Is Your Mind on Plants
narrative, accessible
Michael Pollan examines the human relationship with three distinct plant-derived psychoactive substances: opium, caffeine, and mescaline.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Tom Sawyer lives in the river town of St.
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JUNGLEKEEPER
by Paul Rosolie
narrative, accessible
Paul Rosolie recounts his experiences living within the deep Amazon basin, focusing on the immediate realities of rainforest conservation.
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Permanent Record
narrative, accessible
Edward Snowden details his transition from a committed CIA and NSA technologist to a whistleblower who exposed the United States government’s system of mass digital surveillance.
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The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Sharon McMahon, a former high school government teacher, profiles twelve lesser-known Americans whose choices, often made quietly, changed the country, from the founding era through the civil rights movement.
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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
by James Nestor
Also clear-cut · narrative, data driven
James Nestor investigates the biological decline of human breathing and its impact on modern health.
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The Prince and the Pauper
by Mark Twain
narrative, accessible
In 1547 London, two identical boys are born on the same day into opposite social strata.
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