Microhistories -- Sweeping Social Histories Of Just One Thing (566 books)

Microhistories -- Sweeping Social Histories Of Just One Thing

1	The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author) 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 162,085 ratings score: 19,187, and 194 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 34,894 ratings score: 10,965, and 112 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 16,758 ratings score: 10,932, and 110 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Goodreads Author) 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 140,147 ratings score: 10,301, and 105 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 93,430 ratings score: 9,844, and 100 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (Goodreads Author) 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 56,524 ratings score: 7,128, and 73 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 11,214 ratings score: 6,756, and 69 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 107,753 ratings score: 6,263, and 64 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time by Dava Sobel 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 17,907 ratings score: 5,642, and 58 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 22,709 ratings score: 4,878, and 50 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 48,288 ratings score: 4,667, and 48 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 6,561 ratings score: 4,029, and 42 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 4,843 ratings score: 3,804, and 39 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author) 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 13,041 ratings score: 3,789, and 39 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee 4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 16,616 ratings score: 3,376, and 35 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 19,276 ratings score: 3,199, and 33 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand 4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 avg rating — 132,060 ratings score: 3,117, and 32 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 56,491 ratings score: 3,094, and 32 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 7,383 ratings score: 3,031, and 32 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 6,013 ratings score: 2,777, and 29 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach (Goodreads Author) 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 19,870 ratings score: 2,682, and 28 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 903,871 ratings score: 2,619, and 27 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 25,110 ratings score: 2,502, and 26 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 6,808 ratings score: 2,490, and 26 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 6,643 ratings score: 2,295, and 24 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World by Dan Koeppel 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 1,183 ratings score: 2,114, and 23 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S.C. Gwynne 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 7,631 ratings score: 2,026, and 21 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finlay 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 7,665 ratings score: 1,982, and 21 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology by Simon Winchester 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 4,492 ratings score: 1,881, and 20 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Thunderstruck by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author) 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 12,158 ratings score: 1,790, and 19 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea by Charles Seife 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 3,387 ratings score: 1,760, and 19 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul by Karen Abbott 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 5,745 ratings score: 1,730, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach (Goodreads Author) 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 14,416 ratings score: 1,693, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World by Mark Pendergrast (Goodreads Author) 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 539 ratings score: 1,653, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated Into What America Eats by Steve Ettlinger (Goodreads Author) 3.24 of 5 stars 3.24 avg rating — 1,199 ratings score: 1,584, and 17 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants by Robert Sullivan 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 1,964 ratings score: 1,574, and 17 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind by Henry Hobhouse 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 165 ratings score: 1,569, and 17 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean by Trevor Corson 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 1,466 ratings score: 1,563, and 17 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization by Franklin Foer 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 4,989 ratings score: 1,520, and 16 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused by Mike Dash 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 585 ratings score: 1,427, and 16 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded by Simon Winchester 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 7,451 ratings score: 1,416, and 15 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 6,502 ratings score: 1,395, and 15 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Calendar by David Ewing Duncan 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 284 ratings score: 1,197, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	A History of the Wife by Marilyn Yalom 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 547 ratings score: 1,195, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 11,540 ratings score: 1,194, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire by Amy Butler Greenfield (Goodreads Author) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 839 ratings score: 1,189, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	London by Peter Ackroyd 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 1,896 ratings score: 1,186, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Spice: The History of a Temptation by Jack Turner 3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 755 ratings score: 1,174, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 309,674 ratings score: 1,169, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson (Goodreads Author) 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 10,631 ratings score: 1,154, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages by Anne Mendelson 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 156 ratings score: 1,131, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean (Goodreads Author) 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 5,686 ratings score: 1,123, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts 4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 8,632 ratings score: 1,061, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 15,040 ratings score: 1,056, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The True History of Chocolate by Sophie D. Coe 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 325 ratings score: 1,004, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin (Goodreads Author) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 3,455 ratings score: 1,001, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History by Giles Milton 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 1,112 ratings score: 991, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting by Anne Macdonald 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 230 ratings score: 967, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern by Joshua Zeitz 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 1,095 ratings score: 965, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World by Larry Zuckerman 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 120 ratings score: 937, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Flu: The Story Of The Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It by Gina Kolata 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 2,145 ratings score: 919, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Eiffel's Tower: And the World's Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count by Jill Jonnes 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 990 ratings score: 884, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 5,363 ratings score: 879, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	History of the Breast by Marilyn Yalom 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 166 ratings score: 871, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Tea: The Drink that Changed the World by Laura C. Martin 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 81 ratings score: 863, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World by Simon Garfield 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 529 ratings score: 860, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Coal: A Human History by Barbara Freese 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 646 ratings score: 856, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do by Tom Vanderbilt 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 3,280 ratings score: 829, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell by Mark Kurlansky 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,371 ratings score: 828, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed by John Vaillant 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 1,840 ratings score: 820, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, and Pyrotechnics: The History of the Explosive That Changed the World by Jack Kelly 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 111 ratings score: 818, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Woman: An Intimate Geography by Natalie Angier 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 2,322 ratings score: 812, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell 3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 6,021 ratings score: 807, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Family That Couldn't Sleep: A Medical Mystery by D.T. Max (Goodreads Author) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 1,394 ratings score: 805, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance by Henry Petroski 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 210 ratings score: 790, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 by Steve Coll 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 4,193 ratings score: 779, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History by Katherine Ashenburg 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 746 ratings score: 767, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 182,669 ratings score: 755, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee by Stewart Lee Allen 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 476 ratings score: 740, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Story of Corn by Betty Fussell 3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 720, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 789 ratings score: 716, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	E=mc²: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation by David Bodanis 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 2,429 ratings score: 712, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Just My Type: A Book About Fonts by Simon Garfield 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 6,325 ratings score: 686, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation by Mark Kurlansky 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 1,433 ratings score: 679, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 68,452 ratings score: 677, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Thames: Sacred River by Peter Ackroyd 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 331 ratings score: 646, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters by Rose George 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 724 ratings score: 635, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Coffee House: A Cultural History by Markman Ellis 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 633, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War 1890-1914 by Barbara W. Tuchman 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 2,516 ratings score: 601, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach (Goodreads Author) 3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 13,378 ratings score: 589, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 10,759 ratings score: 588, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium by Robert Lacey 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 1,871 ratings score: 582, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce by Douglas Starr 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 127 ratings score: 572, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny by Mike Dash 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 592 ratings score: 561, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime by Miles Harvey 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 1,097 ratings score: 550, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects by Lewis Mumford 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 407 ratings score: 527, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage by Stephanie Coontz 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 856 ratings score: 521, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger by Marc Levinson 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 308 ratings score: 520, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82 by Elizabeth A. Fenn 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 375 ratings score: 519, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	A Short History of Rudeness: Manners, Morals, and Misbehavior in Modern America by Mark Caldwell 3.04 of 5 stars 3.04 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 513, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars