Shenanigans Sunday, June 12, 2016: Book Post Edition

[eveofrevolution]

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[jeeelim5]

Can I ask for some book recommendations? I got a free Kindle as a bonus for some work I did and my semester's ending in a week, so I'd love to get back into reading. (College kinda killed my love of reading.)

Any type of non-fiction is my jam if anyone's got some great recommendations. Just finishing up What If? right now and I loved it :)

[sugartitty]

I always recommend Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus to people who like non-fiction. It's scary and fascinating. I also recommend anything by Mary Roach.

[jeeelim5]

Ooooh that sounds awesome (and slightly terrifying), I'll definitely look that up. Thanks for the recommendations!

[sugartitty]

You're welcome! Yeah it's like a medical/anthropological/history book wrapped up in a horror story. Pretty gripping stuff for a non-fiction book.

[ms_mmelissa]

Favourite non-fiction is Down By the River by Charles Bowden which examines the drug war and U.S./Mexico relations through the lens of one family who is shaken when a member is murdered by a Mexican cartel.

I also recently read The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll about children's author Dare Wright. I never read her children's series but the book is really great, it goes into her life and her weird relationship with her mother who was very controlling and stunted her in a lot of ways.

[jeeelim5]

Oh wow both those sound great, I'll be sure to look them up and have a read. Thanks!! :)

[spiritoftherain]

If you're interested in the history of autism, I can't recommend enough NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman. It's meticulously researched and very, very interesting. As someone on the spectrum, it's given me a lot of insight into my own condition, while confirming some things that I previously only suspected. And the story of Hans Asperger and his little scientists is compelling and heartbreaking.

[jeeelim5]

I don't think I'm very knowledgeable on autism (other than that anti-vaxxers need to just.... no), especially because it's never talked about in Korea, so I'd love to learn more about it. Thank you for the recommendation!

[spiritoftherain]

It's worth talking about! It also gets into the origins of the anti-vaxxer movement with what I'd call a very compassionate rebuttal of its message. :) It's a very misunderstood condition that's not widely recognized outside of Europe and North America, so I'd love to see it talked about in other cultures.

[shortsweetcynic]

i am currently on my second read of Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters and i am enjoying it thoroughly. he does a great job breaking down the science and he's surprisingly funny - you wouldn't think there'd be any potential for humor, but it's definitely present. :)