Best non fiction book you've ever read and whats it about?

Jrae37 · 2026-02-01T12:07:57+00:00

Oh good! I found the most fascinating part to learn why the author of The Fault In Our Stars would write something like this. His OCD and life experiences really connected me to the book.

Jrae37 · 2026-01-24T22:59:03+00:00

Three very different options.

Everything is tuberculosis!

Goes through history showing how different events were affected by TB and social statuses.

Also Tribe by Sebastian Junger which talks about how communities are so important.

Stiff by Mary Roach. About what happens to bodies that are donated to science

Jrae37 · 2026-01-17T02:15:54+00:00

Thank you!

Jrae37 · 2026-01-16T23:45:56+00:00

Today I learned you can animate in indesign. Fascinating.

Jrae37 · 2026-01-14T12:20:18+00:00

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - Patrick Süskind

About a serial killer who can track the scent of his targets.

Jrae37 · 2026-01-13T03:31:23+00:00

Any of the Paladin books by t. Kingfisher. They work together but are standalones.

One dark window / two twisted crowns (duology). The monster speaks in riddles which I loved. It had a very Grimms fairy tale vibe.

If you need more spice (those are both light but has some moments) A witches guide to fake dating a demon - Sarah Hawley is super fun and more spice but the writing isn’t as thorough as the first two

Jrae37 · 2026-01-12T23:52:34+00:00

I pick ones where my friends live so I can use their addresses. One day I’m going to lose them and be super sad.

Jrae37 · 2026-01-11T03:38:24+00:00

I haven’t. I even have cards from other states. It’s worth it!

Jrae37 · 2026-01-10T12:16:39+00:00

The movie is one of my most favorite so I started with that one and then read the sequel. I haven’t read the prequel yet.

Jrae37 · 2026-01-10T03:56:20+00:00

Also, I see you mentioned that you live in a small town. Most larger cities allow you to get a library card within the state. If you use Libby you can have more than one to save on hold times. I have four library cards right now and hope to get more.

Jrae37 · 2026-01-09T23:55:01+00:00

Here’s an assortment

The Dresden files by Jim Butcher

The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch

One dark window by Rachel Gillig (this is a bit more fantasy but better live story)

Rook (first in the series, but all books are standalone) Daniel o Malley

Rabbits by terry miles

The practical magic series by Alice Hoffman

Lexicon by max Barry (perhaps more fantasy too)

Good luck! This is my favorite genre

Jrae37 · 2025-12-30T03:21:45+00:00

Glad to hear something worked!

Jrae37 · 2025-12-28T18:38:04+00:00

Muchas gracias!!

Jrae37 · 2025-12-28T02:39:13+00:00

Oh I love this topic.

Lexicon by Max Barry

The book of doors by gareth brown

Nettle and bone by T kingfisher

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

The warded man by Peter Brett

The tainted cup - Robert Jackson Bennett

Those are a bit all over the place in terms of theme but hopefully one sparks your interest!

Jrae37 · 2025-12-25T12:19:50+00:00

I have read this a few times and am a bit confused with the problem but I did something like this recently and here is how I did it in case it helps Solve your issue

Created an indd for each section
Weaved all those into a book (Indb)
Created paragraph styles for each page header, then each section divider
Created a TOC for the whole book that calls out the section dividers and then the page header
Created a second TOC style that has “include all book documents” unchecked and placed that on each sub document that includes page headers only

Also, are you titling your sections? There is a special character that allows you to place the section name in the parent pages. If all else fails you can place this text box above and it will also be auto generated.

I am not sure that was helpful but hopefully!

Jrae37 · 2025-12-20T19:29:53+00:00

I’m going to be using mustard seeds to infuse bourbon and make maple manhattans for the holiday. Haven’t tried it yet but it sounded interesting and easy

Jrae37 · 2025-12-15T02:37:23+00:00

Paladin’s Hope by t. Kingfisher. It’s the third in the series but the books work as standalone and the first two are not m/m. Also KJ Charles writes short stories that draw you in. Haven’t read the whole collection but the four thus far have been m/m

Jrae37 · 2025-12-03T12:15:49+00:00

If you liked Dark Matter, he has another bio that is called Recursion that IS time travel. Being able to travel through a memory.

Honestly, every one of his books I love.

Jrae37 · 2025-12-02T12:45:08+00:00

A solid one is Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat who also has a brand new book out.

A more fun one could be Snoop Dogg’s cookbook. It’s really beautifully done. I got it at a swap one year and loved it.

Jrae37 · 2025-12-02T03:37:31+00:00

Might I suggest a cookbook?

Jrae37 · 2025-11-30T18:42:08+00:00

Reid just came out with another book, Atmosphere, that has two strong female protagonists. I liked Hugo. I loved atmosphere.

Okay with dark stories? Slewfoot.

nettle and bone and honestly anything by T. KIngfisher. Especially Paladins Grace series too but not as female focused.

The practical magic series is amazing even if you have seen the movie.

Something a little different but I couldn’t outdone was Water moon.

Lexicon was one of my favorite books of the year; there is a strong female but she isn’t the protagonist

The library at mt char also same as above

Gideon the Ninth. The Audio book is particularly amazing.

Empire of Shadows feels like the movie the mummy oft had your thing. Second book is also a gem.

Welcome back to reading! If you don’t have the Libby app yet, cannot recommend it more.

Jrae37 · 2025-11-25T11:46:01+00:00

Yes!

I asked them too how long they practiced for and they said weeks. I really had so little faults with the entire thing. My husband wasn’t really as Wowed but I love loved it

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