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A History of Life and Death
by Jill Lepore
If you liked The Mansion of Happiness, try these:
by Judith Schalansky
Published Nov 2021
Read ReviewsEach disparate object described in this book - a Caspar David Friedrich painting, a species of tiger, a villa in Rome, a Greek love poem, an island in the Pacific - shares a common fate: it no longer exists, except as the dead end of a paper trail.
by Sebastian Junger
Published May 2016
Read ReviewsWe have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--"tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival.
by Erica Brown
Published Apr 2014
Read ReviewsA wise and affirming meditation on living fully and preparing for death, written by a highly regarded spiritual teacher.
by David Shields, Bradford Morrow
Published Feb 2011
Read ReviewsWhat is death and how does it touch upon life? Twenty writers look for answers.
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
by Tom Standage
Published May 2006
Read ReviewsThroughout human history. certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. Six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period from the Stone Age to the 21st century.
by Mary Roach
Published May 2004
Read ReviewsAn oddly compelling, often hilarious, forensic exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem.
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