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🕰 Memoirs, Minds, and Moments | My Non-Fiction Book Recs
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Iulia Ptrsc
Stories of thinkers, artists, scientists, and dreamers that reveal how curious, complicated, and surprising reality can be.
A lively history of existentialism told through the lives, passions, and tangled conversations of the thinkers who shaped it.
At the existentialist cafè
Strange and moving real case studies that reveal the mysteries and marvels of the human brain.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
A restless, intimate meditation on insomnia and the endless nights it shapes.
Sleepless: A Memoir of Insomnia
A groundbreaking memoir of queer love and abuse.
In the Dream House: A Memoir
A vivid portrait of Soren Kierkegaard's restless mind and the contradictions of his inner life.
Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Søren Kierkegaard
A memoir exploring death, funenary practices, and cultural attitudes toward mortality with dark humor and frank curiosity.
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
A classic introduction to existentialist thought, tracing philosophy back to the questions that make us human.
Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy
A lush, thoughtful book that links George Orwell's life and politics to the simple act of gardening.
Orwell's Roses
A harrowing true story of the young women poisoned by radium and their fight for justice.
The Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition: The Scary But True Story of the Poison That Made People Glow in the Dark
The extraordinary life of a pioneering scientist who changed the way we understand the world.
The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science
A sharp look at the rise and fall of statues, and what our monuments say about us.
Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History
A cultural history of how Japanese consumer goods reshaped imagination, desire, and the modern world.
Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World
A bold exploration of artists who defy rules and expectations, reclaiming the power of unruly creativity.
Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art
A dazzling blend of fact and fiction about science, genius, and the dangerous beauty of discovery.
When We Cease to Understand the World
An invitation into the secret networks and astonishing resilience of forests.
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate--Discoveries from a Secret World
A meditation on war photography, suffering, and our moral engagement with images of trauma.
Regarding the Pain of Others
A slim, sharp reflection on empathy, connection, and finding steadiness in fractured times.
How To Stay Sane In An Age Of Division
Short, witty essays unpacking the hidden meanings in everyday culture, from wrestling to advertisments.
Mythologies: The Complete Edition, in a New Translation
A sharp critique of modern culture, examining how entertainment has overshadowed intellectual and artistic depth in contemporary society.
Notes on the Death of Culture: Essays on Spectacle and Society
An exploration of how images shape perception, memory, and the ethics of seeing.
On Photography
