Tropics' Non-Fiction Books 2016

1. Humboldt: Life On America's Marijuana Frontier - Emily Brady

Still a "growth" industry.

2. Travel As A Political Act - Rich Steves

3. We Followed Odysseus - Hal Roth

4. A Fez Of The Heart - Jeremy Seal

5. The Wind Birds: Shorebirds Of North America - Peter Mattheissen

6. In Search Of Ancient Ireland: The Origins Of The Irish From Neolithic Times To The Coming Of The English - Carmel McCaffrey and Leo Eaton

7. Lords Of The Horizon: A History Of The Ottoman Empire - Jason Goodwin

8. Drink: A Social History Of America - Andrew Barr

9. The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule - Thomas Frank.

10. Rainbow's End: A Memoir Of Childhood, War And An African Farm - Lauren St. John

11. The Invention Of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World - Andrea Wulf

12. The Lessening Stream: An Environmental History Of The Santa Cruz River - Michael F. Logan

13. Love, War, And Circuses - Eric Scigliano

14. America's War For The Greater Middle East: A Military History - Andrew J. Bacevich

15. Aftermath: Following The Bloodshed Of America's Wars In The Muslim World - Nir Rosen

16. Because We Say So - Noam Chomsky

17. Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers - Simon Winchester

18. Lit Up: One Reporter, Three Schools, Twenty-Four Books That Can Change Lives - David Denby

19. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life - William Finnegan

20. Voyager: Travel Writings - Russell Banks

21. The Horse: The Epic History Of Our Noble Companion - Wendy Williams

22. Under An Afghan Sky: A Memoir Of Captivity - Melissa Fung

23. Ireland: A Smithsonian Natural History - Michael Viney

24. Walking The Nile -- Levison Wood

25. And Then All Hell Broke Loose: Two Decades In The Middle East - Richard Engel

26. Major Canadian Authors: A Critical Introduction - David Stouck

27. Intelligent Thought: Science Versus The Intelligent Design Movement - John Brockman

28. Dark Star Safari: Overland From Cairo To Capetown - Paul Theroux

29. The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule - Thomas Frank

Reread.

30. Consider The Lobster And Other Essays - David Foster Wallace

31. The Heart Of A Stranger - Margaret Laurence

Did you like Dark Star Safari? I didn't get far, because Theroux was so full of himself. Maybe it improved later?

Sylvia: I've been a fan of Paul Theroux's travel genre books for decades. Did you happen to see the movie "The Mosquito Coast"?

32. The Sociopath Next Door - Martha Stout

>33 tropics: No, I see very few movies. I suspect Theroux's style just isn't my thing. Does his writing change much over the years?

33. A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic's Wild Ride To The Edge And Back - Kevin Hazzard

34. Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls - David Sedaris

35. One Hundred And Four Horses: A Memoir Of Farm And Family, Africa And Exile - Mandy Retzlaff

36. The Year Of Finding Memory - Judy Fong

37. Telling Our Way To The Sea: A Voyage Of Discovery To The Sea Of Cortez - Aaron Hirsh

38. One of Us: The Story Of A Massacre In Norway - And Its Aftermath - Asne Seierstad

39. When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi