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History Told Through Ordinary People’s Lives

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Books About Science as a Human History
Books About Science as a Human History
by book_guy  • 
In common: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
A glass plate full of stars, a tape measure in a lab, and a packet of seeds sent across the Atlantic all have a place in the history of science. These books follow people collecting, testing, and...
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Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once
Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once
by book_guy  • 
In common: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Treat this as a set of doors into different kinds of reading. Familiar novels sit beside translated fiction, memoir, poetry, science and stories told in pictures, chosen for a memorable voice, an...
Books
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Cookbooks That Teach a Cuisine Through More Than the Famous Dishes
Cookbooks That Teach a Cuisine Through More Than the Famous Dishes
by book_guy  • 
More from book_guy
A good cookbook can teach you what to put beside a bowl of rice, how to build a soup from a stock, or what to save from a summer harvest. These books give you a way into a cuisine through its...
Books
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History Creators Who Tell Stories About Everyday Life
History Creators Who Tell Stories About Everyday Life
by curious_compiler  • 
On a similar theme
An old recipe can tell you who had time to cook. A coat can tell you who made it and who could afford it. These historians, presenters, and video creators use ordinary things to bring past lives...
Celebrities
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History Documentary Series That Explain How People Lived
History Documentary Series That Explain How People Lived
by tv_binger  • 
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A house, a workshop, a field or a washday can make the past easier to understand than another procession of rulers. This selection leans towards British social history, with French experimental...
TV Shows
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Historical Figures Known for Their Diaries
Historical Figures Known for Their Diaries
by curious_compiler  • 
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A diary lets you follow what a person thought worth writing down before they knew what would happen next. These writers left records of work, reading, war, and family life. Start with Martha...
History
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Design Books That Change How You Notice Everyday Objects
Design Books That Change How You Notice Everyday Objects
by book_guy  • 
More from book_guy
The shape of a door handle tells your hand what to do, and the spacing on a sign changes how easily you can read it. These books give you ways to notice decisions like those in things you already...
Books
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Graphic Nonfiction That Explains Without Flattening the Subject
Graphic Nonfiction That Explains Without Flattening the Subject
by book_guy  • 
More from book_guy
A strip of photographs can tell you what the camera saw. A drawing can take you into the moment that came after. These works of graphic nonfiction use page layouts, color, and changes in point of...
Books
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Nonfiction Books About the Holocaust
Nonfiction Books About the Holocaust
by curious_compiler  • 
On a similar theme
Trustworthy nonfiction on the Holocaust, arranged as a reading path. The first entries are survivor memoirs and clear, readable histories that work as a first book. The middle of the list explains...
History
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Cold-Case Mysteries About What Time Changes
Cold-Case Mysteries About What Time Changes
by book_guy  • 
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A witness builds a family, a familiar landscape is redeveloped, and an old explanation becomes part of someone’s identity. These mysteries make such changes central to discovering what happened...
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People Who Changed Everyday Life Without Becoming Household Names
People Who Changed Everyday Life Without Becoming Household Names
by curious_compiler  • 
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A pen, a seat belt, a blood bank and an accessible book have very different histories, but each offers a route into a life that deserves more attention. These are editorial choices about practical...
People
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Novels Told Through Letters, Diaries and Documents
Novels Told Through Letters, Diaries and Documents
by book_guy  • 
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A letter has an intended reader; a diary has a keeper; a case file has someone who selected the evidence. These novels and novellas make those facts matter. Some unfold entirely through...
Books
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Biographers Who Changed How We See Their Subjects
Biographers Who Changed How We See Their Subjects
by book_guy  • 
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A great biography does more than retell a life; it changes the picture everyone else had. These biographers each found new evidence, a buried archive, overlooked letters, interviews with people...
Books
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Books That Make Ordinary Life Feel Worth Paying Attention To
Books That Make Ordinary Life Feel Worth Paying Attention To
by book_guy  • 
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A packed bag, a working lunch, a meal prepared for someone else: these books make familiar actions worth looking at again. Their interest comes from precise observation of objects, work...
Books
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People Who Built Archives That Still Matter
People Who Built Archives That Still Matter
by curious_compiler  • 
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A book in a basement, a diary hidden in a milk can, and a song recorded on a lacquer disc can all become evidence. These people helped build collections around records that were being discarded...
History
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