Three great non-fiction books?
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe (of xkcd)
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
“coffeehouses were hotbeds of gossip, rumor, political debate, & satirical discussion. They were also popular venues for chess & backgammon, which were regarded as morally dubious.“
No Man's Land by Wendy Moore
#tlt #ThreeListThursday
#Roll100
This is what the dice picked for me this month. We‘ll see if I manage to fit them in!
These are 2 books I read about polio - it was a real fear in the 1950s. Oshinsky‘s book was a comprehensive history, while Kehret‘s book is a personal memoir.
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#WorldPolioDay
#AutumnPlease!
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Most people probably wouldn‘t squeal in delight while browsing the medical history section of the used bookstore. But this book about scurvy will fit perfectly into what my husband refers to as my #DiseaseOfTheMonthBookClub. 😄
What can I say? I‘m a weirdo. 🤷🏻♀️
#VolumesAndVocals
Day 27. Sail- awol nation
#Sail
On my tbr! I‘m a weirdo who is fascinated by diseases🙈 😅😂
pickA real eye-opener, especially for these times, unless, of course, you don‘t want to think about pandemics😉.
A really thorough explanation of the Spanish flu, including its precedents, false nomenclature, impact and diverse responses all over the globe and particularly links to World War I, outcomes related to healthcare support systems and deeper understandings of the biology of viruses and pandemics.
#Booked2023 #Pandemic
#Nonfiction2023 #Toxic
War has a victor, and to him the spoils, the version that is handed down to posterity… when the story of the Spanish flu was told, it was told by those who had got off most lightly, the white and well-off. With very few exceptions, the ones who bore the brunt of it, the ones living in ghettos, or at the rim, have yet to tell their tale. Some, such as the minorities whose language has died with them, never will.
“Hemoglutamine, ‘H,” looks like a lollipop. Its stalk projects into the membrane. It is the metaphorical crowbar that allows the virus to break into a cell, while neurominidase, ‘N,‘ is the glass cutter that allows it to exit again.”
H1N1 was the later-assigned code for the “Spanish” flu, as well as the more recent “swine” flu.
“We avoid things we find disgusting…when contagion is a threat. The Caribbean spiny lobster is highly sociable by nature, but it refuses to share its den with another lobster that is infected with a lethal virus.”
This guy looks pretty healthy: he can share my den anytime!
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