Stuff I'd recommend from the past three months:
Nerve: Adventures in
the Science of Fear (Holland). I love these kinds of pop-sci books.
The Origins of the
Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit (Sugrue). Super interesting to see national historical trends around race and inequality through the lens of a single city.
With All Due Respect:
Defending America with Grit and Grace (Haley). Will we be hearing more about her in 2024?
The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved, from Womb to Grave, in the Building of a Nation (Ramey Berry). An incredible dive into the economics, emotions, and dehumanization of slavery.
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Wilkerson). This story is truly epic: what an incredible window into part of the American story, and how masterfully written to weave in first-person accounts and historical context.
Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife (Ehrman). Super interesting look at the evolution of beliefs about the after-life and the historical and cultural influences that shaped those beliefs.
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