Explore Different Microhistories! - Part 2

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Overview

I'm always looking for more microhistories, so here's the second part with books I want to read!

Challenge Books

1

Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History by Bill Schutt

Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History

Bill Schutt

2

Under the Knife: a history of surgery in 28 remarkable operations by Arnold van de Laar

Under the Knife: a history of surgery in 28 remarkable operations

Arnold van de Laar

3

Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes by Nathan H. Lents

Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes

Nathan H. Lents

4

Neither Snow Nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service by Devin Leonard

Neither Snow Nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service

Devin Leonard

5

Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey

Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places

Colin Dickey

6

The Day I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America by Anita Hannig

The Day I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America

Anita Hannig

7

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries

Kory Stamper

8

Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses by Bess Lovejoy

Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses

Bess Lovejoy

9

She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor

She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth

Helen Castor

10

A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister

A Curious History of Sex

Kate Lister

11

Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley

Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman

Lucy Worsley

12

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot