Moar recs! (I might make some future comments, since I'm currently at school and my books are at home):
"The Good Women of China" by Xinran. Another tearjerker (I started bawling while I was reading it on the train) an account of womens' lives in Communist China. It's pretty short too, so a quick read.
"Built of Books: How Reading Defined The Life of Oscar Wilde" by THomas Wright. THIS one is pure fun. It's a survey of the books Oscar Wilde read, his reading habits in general (apparently he'd tear off page corners and pop them in his mouth) and just the life of a Victorian bibliophile.
"The Affair of the Poisons" by Anne Somerset- it covers a witch/poisoning panic that took place in the court of Louis XIV. It can get kind of confusing trying to follow everyone's names and roles, but fortunately there's a guide at the front of the book. And it's a fascinating story.
"My Guantanomo Diary" by Mavish Khan: exactly what it sounds like. This woman worked as an attorney for prisoners in Guantanomo, and the book is about the individuals she met and the stories they told her.
"The Grand Inquisitor's Manual" by Jonathan Kirsch: FASCINATING overview of various inquisitions throughout history, with emphasis on their resemblance to modern events. *coughWaronTerrorcough*
"Elizabeth's Women" by Tracey Borman- instead of focusing on the men in Elizabeth I's life, the author went in the opposite direction and focused on the women. It's not perfect (slutshaming Katherine Howard, REALLY?) but it's so cool to finally see the other side.
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"The Good Women of China" by Xinran. Another tearjerker (I started bawling while I was reading it on the train) an account of womens' lives in Communist China. It's pretty short too, so a quick read.
"Built of Books: How Reading Defined The Life of Oscar Wilde" by THomas Wright. THIS one is pure fun. It's a survey of the books Oscar Wilde read, his reading habits in general (apparently he'd tear off page corners and pop them in his mouth) and just the life of a Victorian bibliophile.
"The Affair of the Poisons" by Anne Somerset- it covers a witch/poisoning panic that took place in the court of Louis XIV. It can get kind of confusing trying to follow everyone's names and roles, but fortunately there's a guide at the front of the book. And it's a fascinating story.
"My Guantanomo Diary" by Mavish Khan: exactly what it sounds like. This woman worked as an attorney for prisoners in Guantanomo, and the book is about the individuals she met and the stories they told her.
"The Grand Inquisitor's Manual" by Jonathan Kirsch: FASCINATING overview of various inquisitions throughout history, with emphasis on their resemblance to modern events. *coughWaronTerrorcough*
"Elizabeth's Women" by Tracey Borman- instead of focusing on the men in Elizabeth I's life, the author went in the opposite direction and focused on the women. It's not perfect (slutshaming Katherine Howard, REALLY?) but it's so cool to finally see the other side.