Title: Why Stories Work: The Evolutionary and Cognitive Roots of the Power of Narrative Author: Somdev Chatterjee Publication: April 29, 2023 by Notion Press Genre: Nonfiction, Science Find it on: Amazon Rating: 3.5/5★ For millions of years our ancestors survived on the marginal niches of the environment while the bigger beasts reigned on Earth. They […]
Title: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Author: Bettany Hughes Publication: January 18, 2024 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Genre: Nonfiction, Ancient History Find it on: Amazon | Apple Books | Barnes & Noble | Blackwell’s | Google Play | Kobo | Waterstones Rating: 4/5★ ‘This is an entrancing book, at once a love letter […]
Title: They Were Here Before Us: Stories from the First Million Years Authors: Ran Barkai & Eyal Halfon Publication: March 12, 2024 by Watkins Publishing Genre: Nonfiction, Prehistory Rating: 4/5★ An epic and highly readable investigation into our very earliest ancestors, focusing on the land corridor thorough which humans passed from Africa to Europe and the […]
Title: The Stone Age: A History from Beginning to End Author: Hourly History Publication: January 2, 2024 by Hourly History Genre: Nonfiction, History, Prehistory Find it on:Amazon Rating: 3/5★ The cave dwellers of the Stone Age were brutish and primitive compared to the human civilizations that would follow. Their technological developments were limited, and their […]
Title: The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt Author: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Publication: May 21, 2024 by Basic Books Genre: Nonfiction, History, Ancient History Find it on: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwell’s | Google Play | Kobo | Waterstones Rating: 3/5★ The definitive story of the seven Cleopatras, the powerful goddess-queens of ancient Egypt […]
To end Nonfiction November I created my very own nonfiction book tag. Feel free to also do this tag for yourself and don’t forget to let me know if you do. — 1. What’s a nonfiction book that you’ve read more than once? When Women Ruled the World by Kara Cooney I […]
Nonfiction November is hosted by Hopewell’s Public Library of Life, What’s Nonfiction, The OC Bookgirl, Plucked from the Stacks and She Seeks Nonfiction. — New To My TBR It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made it onto your TBR? Be sure to link back to the original blogger who posted about that book! […]