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Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex | Mary Roach

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I love Roach‘s writing, mostly because of her sense of humor. Highly recommend if you are looking for something light but still want to learn something.

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The Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid: Travels Through my Childhood | Bill Bryson

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Things I liked about this book: a couple antidotes, the little historical tidbits, and the newspaper blurbs at the beginning of each chapter. I thought the snark was over the top (this coming from a usual fan of snark). When I read memoirs, I like to read stories of struggle and adversity or of travel and adventure. This was just a story of his childhood in upper middle class white American in the 50s.

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Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market | Eric Schlosser

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The title is a little misleading. It's three essays about the black market. The essay on pot was a little dated but the essay on pornography was pretty interesting.

ptkpepe98 Have you read/seen Freakonomics? All about unintended consequences. It's funny, but it's not.🤔 7y

Ajbsimpson I've both read and watched it. I loved it.😀 7y

BethM If you like that try Gang Leader for a Day. 7y

Ajbsimpson Sounds interesting. Thanks. 7y

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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century | Timothy Snyder

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It's a very short and quick read. It really should be required reading for all.

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Americanah | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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rubyslippersreads ❤️🐶❤️🐱 7y

Debiw781 ❤️❤️❤️ 7y

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Black Flags: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the Islamic State | Joby Warrick

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Great book. Informative and reads like a spy novel. What's next?🤷‍♀️

DGRachel That one is on my TBR shelf. Looking forward to it, especially after your review! 7y

nofutureparttwo Reefer Madness! 7y

elkeOriginal Bill Bryson is always a fun read... 7y

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My Life in Orange: Growing Up with the Guru | Tim Guest, Sajidah Ahmad

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Jesus Land: A Memoir | Julia Scheeres

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The Red Market: On the Trail of the World's Organ Brokers, Bone Thieves, Blood Farmers, and Child Traffickers | Scott Carney

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This is one of the most fascinating books I have ever read.

Slynn71 Owie!! 7y

RadicalReader @Ajbsimpson this looks like such a phenomenal novel. Definitely something very eerily interesting when it comes to the macabre and mysterious organs of the human body and the plots for novels they provide 7y

Ajbsimpson It's nonfiction. It's about the selling of blood, bones, organs, etc. It is a fascinating read. 7y

Sydsavvy Hmmm. That looks familiar. 🤔 7y

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Glitter and Glue: A Memoir | Kelly Corrigan