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Request for Nonfiction must reads (self.nonfiction)
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What non-fiction book could you just not put down? Was it a biography? Some obscure textbook? A collection of papers or speeches? Share your suggestions below!

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[–] aendarus 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I have a couple good ones

  • I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy is her memoir where she struggles with her relationship with her mother and with eating disorders. She's so open and vulnerable and your heart will break 5 times reading this
  • The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Stephen Brusatte is pretty much what it says on the tin. This book really brought out a childlike fascination about dinosaurs that I forgot I had! Also Brusatte has a sequel to this about mammals that I haven't read yet
  • Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe is about the Sackler family and how they contributed to the opioid crisis in the United States. Kinda depressing, but also illuminates the many problems with capitalism and healthcare in that country
  • Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti is about a lot of stuff: fascism, capitalism, communism, democracy, etc. Even if you don't share my political inclinations, this is still a good read, and pretty short too

Sorry, my descriptions are bad, but I think all of these are worth reading

[–] Eq0 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Parenti was on my reading list, but I dropped it, I don’t remember why. Is it still actual?

[–] aendarus 3 points 1 year ago

It was published 26 years ago but I think it's still relevant today. Also, Parenti has a very accessible way of writing that makes complex arguments easily digestable so I don't think it's a challenging book, if you're worried about that

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