An Eclectic List of Overlooked Non-Fiction Books
Discover a curated selection of overlooked non-fiction books in this eclectic list. Unearth hidden gems and expand your reading horizons with these underrated must-reads.
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Medici Money
by Tim Parks
Their name is a byword for immense wealth and power, but before their renown as art patrons and noblemen, the Medicis built their fortune on …
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Catastrophe
by David Keys
An archaeologist presents a radical new view of history, maintaining that a climatic catastrophe around 535 A.D. resulted in chaos, famine, migration, war, and massive …
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Rites of Spring
by Modris Eksteins
Looks at the origins and impact of World War I, discusses the premiere of Stravinsky's ballet, and analyzes public opinion of the period.
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New City
by John Lorinc
Shaped by immigration, and demographics, our hub cities demonstrate what’s best about Canada: our commitment to education, tolerance, culture, and innovation. Since the early 1990s, …
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From the Holy Mountain
by William Dalrymple
In 587 a.d., two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an arc across the entire Byzantine world, from the …
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The Arcanum
by Janet Gleeson
The #1 bestseller in England tells the story of the obsessive pursuit of the secret formula to 18th-century Europe's most precious commodity -- fine porcelain.
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War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
by Chris Hedges
Looks at the appeal of war, arguing that the ideas of combat are noble and glorious, providing a purpose for living for some people.
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Watermark
by Joseph Brodsky
Originally published in hardcover: New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1992.
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Building a Bridge to the 18th Century
by Neil Postman
In Building a Bridge to the 18th Century, acclaimed cultural critic Neil Postman offers a cure for the hysteria and hazy values of the postmodern …
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A Life in Secrets
by Sarah Helm
From an award-winning journalist comes this real-life cloak-and-dagger tale of Vera Atkins, one of Britain’s premiere secret agents during World War II. As the head …
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Route 66 A.D.
by Tony Perrottet
The ancient Romans were responsible for many remarkable achievements--Roman numerals, straight roads--but one of their lesser-known contributions was the creation of the tourist industry. The …
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Among the Believers
by V. S. Naipaul
In this account of his journeys through Asia, the believers are the Muslims Naipaul met on these jouneys. He shows young people battling to regain …
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The Lost Executioner
by Nic Dunlop
In Cambodia, between 1975 and 1979, two million people died at the hands of the Khmer Rouge. Twenty years later, not one member had been …
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Are We Rome?
by Cullen Murphy
Esteemed editor and author Murphy draws nuanced lessons for how America might avoid Rome's fate. In lively, richly detailed historical stories based on the latest …
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Occidentalism
by Ian Buruma
Twenty-five years ago, Edward Said's Orientalism spawned a generation of scholarship on the denigrating and dangerous mirage of "the East" in the Western colonial mind. …
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Bad Elements
by Ian Buruma
In this enlightening and often moving book, critically acclaimed essayist Buruma conducts readers on a global tour of Chinese dissidence. Panoramic and intimate, disturbing and …