Geography
Books
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.
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.
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.