2120 titles · curated
Nonfiction
The world, told straight.
Reportage, science, history, the kitchen and the lab. Argued and well sourced.
This collection also includes Memoir, Biography, History, Science, Philosophy, Self-Help, and True Crime.
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Return to The Why Cafe
John Strelecky
Return to The Why Cafe
John Strelecky
4.0·2015·298p
A Little Devil in America
Hanif Abdurraqib
A Little Devil in America
Hanif Abdurraqib
4.6·2021·320p
Medical apartheid
Harriet A. Washington
Medical apartheid
Harriet A. Washington
4.4·2006·501p
System Change
SunriseCV
System Change
SunriseCV
4.4·2022·280p
The pillow book of Sei Shonagon
Sei Shōnagon
The pillow book of Sei Shonagon
Sei Shōnagon
4.0·2011·300p
Wonderful Life the Burgess
Stephen Jay Gould
Wonderful Life the Burgess
Stephen Jay Gould
4.1·1988·352p
The death of expertise
Thomas M. Nichols
The death of expertise
Thomas M. Nichols
3.8·2017·246p
Emergent Strategy
adrienne maree brown
Emergent Strategy
adrienne maree brown
4.2·2017·274p
Thanks for the Feedback
Douglas Stone
Thanks for the Feedback
Douglas Stone
4.0·2014·348p
La conquête du pain
Peter Kropotkin
La conquête du pain
Peter Kropotkin
4.1·1892·222p
Children of Ash and Elm
Neil Price
Children of Ash and Elm
Neil Price
4.1·2020·630p
The Beginning of Infinity
David Deutsch
The Beginning of Infinity
David Deutsch
4.2·2008·487p
Mailman
Stephen Starring Grant
Mailman
Stephen Starring Grant
3.8·0·304p
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
4.1·2016·438p
The Big Five for Life
John Strelecky
The Big Five for Life
John Strelecky
3.9·2008·240p
The Deficit Myth
Stephanie Kelton
The Deficit Myth
Stephanie Kelton
4.0·2020·336p
The Principles of Uncertainty
Maira Kalman
The Principles of Uncertainty
Maira Kalman
4.0·2007·336p
Peopleware
Tom DeMarco
Peopleware
Tom DeMarco
4.1·1987·245p
Butts
Heather Radke
Butts
Heather Radke
3.7·2022·320p
The Hogwarts Library Collection
J.K. Rowling
The Hogwarts Library Collection
J.K. Rowling
4.3·2017·250p
Jacques the Fatalist
Denis Diderot
Jacques the Fatalist
Denis Diderot
3.8·2006·320p
The conspiracy against the human race
Thomas Ligotti
The conspiracy against the human race
Thomas Ligotti
4.0·2010·247p
Build
Tony Fadell
Build
Tony Fadell
4.3·2022·400p
Judas
Astrid Holleeder
Judas
Astrid Holleeder
3.8·2017·571p
Free to choose
Milton Friedman
Free to choose
Milton Friedman
4.2·1980·338p
Just a geek
Wil Wheaton
Just a geek
Wil Wheaton
3.8·2004·283p
The Soul of a New Machine
Tracy Kidder
The Soul of a New Machine
Tracy Kidder
4.1·1981·293p
Understanding Power
Noam Chomsky
Understanding Power
Noam Chomsky
4.4·2002·432p
Easy riders, raging bulls
Peter Biskind
Easy riders, raging bulls
Peter Biskind
4.1·1998·506p
Os Lusíadas
Luís de Camões
Os Lusíadas
Luís de Camões
4.0·1572·383p
Seek You
Kristen Radtke
Seek You
Kristen Radtke
4.0·2021·352p
Material World
Ed Conway
Material World
Ed Conway
4.5·2023·448p
Code Complete
Steve McConnell
Code Complete
Steve McConnell
4.3·1993·914p
Thing Which Has No Name
Rory Sutherland
Thing Which Has No Name
Rory Sutherland
4.2·2019·320p
Bowling Alone
Robert D. Putnam
Bowling Alone
Robert D. Putnam
3.9·2000·544p
Word by word
Kory Stamper
Word by word
Kory Stamper
4.2·2017·296p
The annals of imperial Rome
P. Cornelius Tacitus
The annals of imperial Rome
P. Cornelius Tacitus
4.0·1956·451p
Yes to Life
Viktor E. Frankl
Yes to Life
Viktor E. Frankl
4.2·2020·136p
Backlash
Susan Faludi
Backlash
Susan Faludi
4.0·1981·592p
The Mismeasure of Man
Stephen Jay Gould
The Mismeasure of Man
Stephen Jay Gould
4.1·1981·432p
