The Extraordinary Histories of Ordinary Things
152.4 LUTZ
Crying: The Natural and Cultural History of Tears
by Tom Lutz
153 MCCR
Going Inside: A Tour ‘Round a Single Moment of Consciousness
by John McCrone
155.91 MELC
The Mirror: A History
by Sabine Melchoir-Bonnet
333.956633 KURL
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
by Mark Kurlansky
391.4209 CUNN
The History of Underclothes
by Cecil Willett Cunnington
513 SEIF
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
by Charles Seife
530.11 BODA
E=mc2: A Biography of the World’s Most Famous Equation
by David Bodanis
551.457 LENC
The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth
by Lena Lencek
551.5113 HOLM
The Secret Life of Dust: From the Cosmos to the Kitchen Counter, the Big Consequences of Little Things
by Hannah Holmes
553.24 FREE
Coal: A Human History
by Barbara Freese
553.6309 KURL
Salt: A World History
by Mark Kurlansky
595.772 SPIE
Mosquito: A Natural History of Our Most Persistent and Deadly Foe
by Andrew Spielman
609 FRIE
Zipper: An Exploration in Novelty
by Robert Friedel
611 ROAC
Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
613.9432 ASBE
The Pill: A Biography of the Drug That Changed the World
by Bernard Asbell
621.972 RYBC
One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw
by Witold Rybczynski
641.3373 PEND
Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World
by Mark Pendergrast
667.257 GARF
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
by Simon Garfield
674.88 PETR
The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance
by Henry Petroski
728.019 RYBC
Home: A Short History of an Idea
by Witold Rybczynski
781.66 MARS
Louie Louie: The History and Mythology of the World’s Most Famous Rock ‘N’ Roll Song
by Dave Marsh
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