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May 1, 2024 · Code Dependent. by Madhumita Murgia. Buy the book. Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2024. Love it or loathe it, you can’t escape it. Talk of AI is everywhere. In Code Dependent, Madhumita Murgia, AI Editor at the FT offers a laser-sharp examination of how AI is changing our jobs, our lives, our futures and even what it means ...
Oct 4, 2021 · Here’s a list of some diverse and fascinating nonfiction books from the decade. It includes titles that started and steered conversations, changed cultural discussions and defined genres. The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee (2011) This book, written by renowned oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee, won the ...
Dec 23, 2019 · The premise of Elizabeth Kolbert’s Pulitzer-prize-winning book is a simple scientific fact: there have been five mass extinctions in the history of the planet, and soon there will be six. The difference, Kolbert explains, is that this one is caused by humans, who have drastically altered the earth in a short time.
Mar 10, 2023 · In Cold Blood is probably the most famous true crime novel of all time – and one of the first non-fiction novels ever written. On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family met a savage end. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues.
Apr 21, 2020 · Tooth and Claw: The Dinosaur Wars by Deborah Noyes. Though today we know dinosaurs once walked the earth, that wasn’t always the case. This book retells the war of information between two scientists, Edward Drinker Cope and Othinel Charles Marsh, to find more fossils in the Wild West. Their rivalry went on for 30 years, spanning landscapes ...
May 28, 2021 · Mance investigates how this relationship manifests in a number of human practices, including hunting, the creation of zoos, and our interactions with undeveloped spaces, building a clear call for change in the way we relate to the natural world. Sarah Everts, The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration.
This is a great list. I love non-fiction so will be able to use it as a guide. I don't know how to add a book but would like to reccomend Zarafa: A Giraffe's True Story, from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris by Michael Allin.
