Tropics' Non-Fiction Books Read 2017

1. Do No Harm: Stories Of Life, Death, And Brain Surgery - Henry Marsh

2. How To Talk About Books You Haven't Read - Pierre Bayard

3. Listen Liberal: - Or - What Ever Happened To The Party Of The People? - Thomas Frank

4. The Elephants In My Backyard - Rajiv Surendra

5. Insane Clown President: Dispatches From The 2016 Circus - Matt Taibbi

6. How Everything Became War And The Military Became Everything: Tales From The Pentagon - Rosa Brooks

7. Undeniable: Evolution And The Science Of Creation - Bill Nye

>7 tropics: How is this?

Julie: You may have seen or read about Bill Nye's 2014 debate with creationist Ken Ham.

I commend the author for continuing his efforts to make the process of evolution more understandable to the layman - a formidable challenge, to be sure. In Chapter 38 he explains why he changed his mind about genetically modified foods - and how their benefits are greater than he originally believed. I've been taking a lot of notes.

8. Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam And The Memory Of War - Viet Thanh Nguyen

9. Lost Among The Birds: Accidentally Finding Myself In One Very Big Year - Neil Hayward

I tried to write a joke with a dull pencil, but it was pointless.

>12 madpoet: LOL!

>9 tropics: You have some interesting titles- How is Hayward's book?

Although I've never done a "big year", and am not so inclined, I've been a birder since 1988. This is yet another book (there are several) which recounts the effort, expense and logistics involved in finding and identifying 700 species in a single year.

10. The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story Of Indian Enslavement In America - Andres Resendez

(wrong thread)

Cindy: Your post mistakenly ended up on my site.

11. Galapagos: Preserving Darwin's Legacy - Tui De Roy

12. The Galapagos: A Natural History - Henry Nicholls

sorry about that, think I meant to put that in the general non fiction reads!

13. Last Night I Dreamed Of Peace: The Diary Of Dang Thuy Tram - Dang Thuy Tram

>22 tropics: That one's been on my TBR pile for a while. How was it?

Varielle: Very touching - a painful reminder of the appalling carnage visited upon that country.

14. Sapiens: A Brief History Of Humankind - Yuval Noah Harari

Reread.

15. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir Of A Family And Culture In Crisis - J.D. Vance

16. The Unwinding: An Inner History Of The New America - George Packer

17. When Presidents Lie: A History Of Official Deception And Its Consequences - Eric Alterman

18. Strangers In Their Own Land: Anger And Mourning On The American Right - Arlie Russell Hochschild

19. Love In The Driest Season: A Family Memoir - Neely Tucker

20. White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History Of Class In America - Nancy Isenberg

21. The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History Of North America And Its People - Tim Flannery

22. The Gulf: The Making Of An American Sea - Jack E. Davis

23. The Death Of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge And Why It Matters - Thomas M. Nichols

24. The Death And Life Of The Great Lakes - Dan Egan

25. Party Of One: The Loners' Manifesto - Anneli Rufus

>36 tropics: How was this book and have you read Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain- which I loved.

26. Around The World In 50 Years: My Adventure To Every Country On Earth - Albert Podell

Juliet: I recommend that you read the reviews of this excellent book. The author repeatedly makes clear that "loners" are often viewed as aberrant, even potentially dangerous. Personally, it's my preferred modus operandi. I flee "hen party" chit-chat.

>38 tropics: How was this book?

>39 tropics: I'm not always comfortable at big, noisy parties. Maybe I'm Danish?

I'm Swedish and Norwegian!

27. The Operators: The Wild And Terrifying Inside Story Of America's War In Afghanistan - Michael Hastings

28. Reality Check: How Science Deniers Threaten Our Future - Donald R. Prothero

30. Other Minds: The Octopus, The Sea, And The Deep Origins Of Consciousness - Peter Godfrey-Smith

31. Six Degrees: Our Future On A Hotter Planet - Mark Lynas

32. Yemen: Dancing On The Heads Of Snakes - Victoria Clark

33. Vietnam: A History Of The War - Russell Freedman

34. The Bad-Ass Librarians Of Timbuktu - Joshua Hammer

35. The Vietnam War: The Definitive Illustrated History

36. The Meaning Of It All: Thoughts Of A Citizen Scientist - Richard P. Feynman

37. Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, And The Storming Of The Presidency - Joshua Green

38. The Republican Brain - Chris Mooney

39. The Life Of The Skies: Birding At The End Of Nature - Jonathan Rosen

40. The Science Of Shakespeare - Dan Falk

41. Plankton: Wonders Of The Drifting World - Christian Sardet

42. Obama On The Couch: Inside The Mind Of The President - Justin A. Frank, M.D.

43. The Lost: A Search For Six Of Six Million - Daniel Mendelsohn

44. Al Franken, Giant Of The Senate - Al Franken

45. The Fox Effect: How Roger Ailes Turned A Network Into A Propaganda Machine - David Brock

46. Shakespeare: The World As Stage - Bill Bryson

47. The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories From My Life - John Le Carre

48. Sailing The Wine-Dark Sea: Why The Greeks Matter - Thomas Cahill