Non-Fiction
True stories, essays and investigations that try to explain how the world works, from personal memoirs to big picture ideas.
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
This 21 Lessons for the 21st Century review looks at Harari’s essay collection on AI, politics, work, fake news, and meaning, written as a guide for confused citizens living inside a very noisy century.
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Cosmos
Carl Sagan's Cosmos connects astronomy, cosmology, and human curiosity in a narrative that keeps science thrilling and grounded.
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Guns, Germs, and Steel
This Guns, Germs, and Steel review looks at Jared Diamond's big picture argument that geography, agriculture, and disease shaped which societies ended up with guns, ships, and political power.
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Homo Deus
Homo Deus surveys humanity’s potential futures, from algorithmic governance to bioengineered elites, with accessible big picture analysis.
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Pale Blue Dot
A reflection on the Solar System, cosmic perspective, and the future of human exploration inspired by the Voyager image of Earth.
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Replaceable You
This Replaceable You by Mary Roach review for non medical readers looks at how surgeons, engineers, and patients try to repair and replace broken body parts in ways that feel human rather than purely mechanical.
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Sapiens
Sapiens races through human history from early hunters to hyper connected modern societies with bold, debate ready ideas.
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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
This SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome review looks at how Mary Beard retells a thousand years of Roman history through citizenship, power, and everyday life rather than a simple rise and fall story.
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The Anxious Generation
This The Anxious Generation review looks at how Jonathan Haidt links the shift from play based childhoods to phone based childhoods with rising teen anxiety and depression, and which practical norms parents and schools might try in response.
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The Demon-Haunted World
A guide to separating science from superstition while keeping curiosity alive in a media saturated world.
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The Let Them Theory
This The Let Them Theory review looks at Mel Robbins' viral boundaries idea, explaining how let them and let me work in real life, who this book helps most, and where its limits and criticisms show up.
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The Selfish Gene
This Selfish Gene review looks at Dawkins's gene centered view of evolution, how apparently selfish replicators can produce cooperation and altruism, and why this classic still matters if you are curious about human nature and biology.
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The Varieties of Scientific Experience
Lectures exploring science, religion, and awe with a skeptical yet respectful tone toward big questions.
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The World of Ice & Fire
The World of Ice & Fire compiles an illustrated, maester-authored history of Westeros that guides readers from mythic dawns to Aegon’s conquest without spoiling the core saga.
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