Books like The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
12 books with a reading profile close to The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston. Outward-looking and clear-cut; a moderate read.
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Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
by Mary Roach
Also outward-looking and 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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Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
by Mary Roach
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, data driven
Mary Roach investigates the history and practice of laboratory research into human sexual physiology.
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The Body: A Guide for Occupants
by Bill Bryson
Also outward-looking and 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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Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Jason Schreier investigates the volatile manufacturing process of modern video games, chronicling the chaotic development cycles of titles like Pillars of Eternity, Stardew Valley, and Dragon Age: Inquisition.
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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
Also outward-looking and 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 Sneetches and Other Stories
by Dr. Seuss
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
The star-bellied Sneetches believe they are superior to their plain-bellied neighbors, leading to a rigid social hierarchy on the beach.
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Thunderstruck
by Erik Larson
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Erik Larson weaves together two seemingly unrelated narratives from the Edwardian era: the invention of long-distance wireless communication by Guglielmo Marconi and the pursuit of the mild-mannered murderer Hawley Harv…
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Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II
by Liza Mundy
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S.
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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
by James Nestor
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, data driven
James Nestor investigates the biological decline of human breathing and its impact on modern health.
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Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Michael Wolff provides an account of the first nine months of the Trump administration, drawing on extensive access to the West Wing.
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In the winter of 1820, a massive sperm whale repeatedly rammed and sank the whaleship Essex in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
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The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In the early 1940s, the United States government constructed Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a secret city carved out of rural farmland to house seventy thousand residents working on the Manhattan Project.
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