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The Reverend Guppy's Aquarium: From Joseph Frisbie to Roy Jacuzzi, How Everyday Items Were Named for Extraordinary People
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The Book on the Bookshelf
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Taking Things Seriously: 75 Objects with Unexpected Significance
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Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
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The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History
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Salt: Grain of Life
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Really Useful: The Origins of Everyday Things
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The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are
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One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw
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Bicycle: The History
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Bittersweet: The Story of Sugar
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Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
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Rum: The Epic Story Of The Drink That Conquered The World
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Coffee: A Dark History
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Chocolate
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Spice: The History of a Temptation
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Beans: A History
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The Toothpick: Technology and Culture
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The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance
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The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Obsession, Commerce, and Adventure
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3.81 avg rating — 1,142 ratings
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