Geography
Books
Put me on a path to read all sorts of history, evolutionary biology, and linguistics books.
A history of Angola’s civil war as seen through the eyes of a Polish journalist.
The history of Portugal’s colonization in the Indian Ocean. Does a really good job of showing how out of their element the Portuguese were, how they got incredibly lucky to be able to establish a multi-century foothold in Asia.
Neat premise, surprisingly still holds up given it’s age
Fun nerdy read with enough semi-realistic science to make it plausible.
If you’ve watched more than a season of Star Trek (any version), then you’ll probably enjoy this
Can be a little tricky to keep the Chinese names straight, but some really interesting ideas. Each book is quite different.
After the disappointing Artemis, Andy Weir is back with a read that recaptures the nerdy fun of The Martian
A bit dated now, but some interesting stories about the French wine industry in the 80s. Drags at times with random stories though.
Nerdy, detail-oriented look into what it would really take to have humans living in space. Gets a bit bogged down in legal/governance details, but I enjoyed the exploration of biological and logistical issues.
I should probably re-read this one.
Didn’t speak to me, but perhaps I was too young
Some good ideas, but way too long
The evolution and biology of a vastly different form of life living on a neutron star. Some interesting ideas, but should have been half the length. Written in the 80s and showing it’s age.
There are over 15 books in this series, not ready to dedicate that much time here