Hey!

Do you guys have recommendations for interesting books on niche subjects? I want to explore some topics I don’t usually read about and mix it up a bit.

I tend to read mostly books about economics, non-fiction history books or science fiction.

I think it would be interesting to read something about architecture, sports, travel or romance - simply something outside what I usually read. Have you guys read anything niche recently that was good?

  • livingdeadghost@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I enjoyed Human Errors by Nathan Lents. It’s a pretty light read on the garbage parts of the human body.

  • SailboatAB@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Sports, eh? found Leonard Koppet’s The New Thinking Fan’s guide to Baseball pretty interesting and I am not particularly a baseball fan.

  • horsetuna@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    What about biology?

    There’s the Empire of Ants by E.O. Wilson (ants)

    Entangled Life by Sheldrake (fungus)

    The Genius of Birds by Ackerman (birds)

    Hidden life of Trees by Wohlleben (forests)

    Other Minds by Godfrey-smith (Octopus)

    A fun fiction about octopus and dragons is Dragon Dreamer by Jenny Burke

    And a nice fantasy adventure is Melidora by Ryan Z Dawson.

  • lushsweet@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Try Fantasy Life by Matthew Berry, it’s about the world of fantasy football leagues and I really liked it.

  • lushsweet@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Oh also the nonfiction book the Feather Thief by Kirk Johnson. It’s about the world of salmon fly-tying and stolen feathers, can’t get more niche than that and the story is totally gripping !

  • wrydied@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Off the top of my head - good books on niche topics

    Concrete Planet

    Sand Talk

    Ancient Brews

    H2O a biography of water

    Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge : a Radical History of Plants, Drugs and Human Evolution

    Pihkal

    The book of dead philosophers

    Anything by Michael Pollen but perhaps especially the Omnivores Dilemma

    If you like architecture I feel that the Fountainhead by Ayn Rand is a must read. Rand gets a lot of hate, perhaps deservedly but this book is a solid novel and mysteriously intriguing.