Books like The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
12 books with a reading profile close to The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum. Outward-looking and clear-cut; a moderate read.
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Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
by Beth Macy
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
Beth Macy chronicles the rise of the opioid crisis within the Appalachian region, documenting how the aggressive marketing of OxyContin by Purdue Pharma ignited a public health disaster.
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The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
In this study of federal governance, Michael Lewis details the transition between the Obama and Trump administrations, focusing on the Department of Energy, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce.
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
Adam Higginbotham reconstructs the events leading up to the 1986 explosion of Reactor Number Four at the V.I.
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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany
by Norman Ohler
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
Norman Ohler examines the pervasive use of Pervitin, a factory-produced methamphetamine, within the military and civilian sectors of the Third Reich.
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The Ghost Map
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
In 1854, a severe cholera outbreak decimated the Soho district of London, challenging the prevailing medical belief that diseases spread through foul air, known as miasma.
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The Right Stuff
by Tom Wolfe
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
In 1959, the United States selected seven military test pilots to become the first astronauts for Project Mercury.
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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
John M.
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Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
by Ronan Farrow
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
In 2017, Ronan Farrow began investigating allegations of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein, a pursuit that uncovered a coordinated system of suppression.
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Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World
by Tom Wright
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, narrative
Journalists Tom Wright and Bradley Hope document the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal, centered on Jho Low, a financier who siphoned billions from a sovereign wealth fund.
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She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
by Jodi Kantor
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey detail their multi-year investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual assault and the systemic protection of his behavior within the film industry.
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At Home: A Short History of Private Life
by Bill Bryson
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
Bill Bryson uses his 1851 Norfolk rectory as a physical map to trace how the modern domestic world evolved.
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