Banana

Banana

By
Dan Koeppel
Dan Koeppel
2007 • 281 pages

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60 books

Natural History

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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Scent
A History of the World Through Body Parts
Explorers of Deep Time: Paleontologists and the History of Life
The Hot Zone
Butts: A Backstory
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

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351 books

Books To Buy

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Danette
Coronavirus and Christ
Debt: The First 5,000 Years
Tea: The Drink That Changed the World
Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway
Tsarina
One of Us Is Lying

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150 books

Owned

Fiddleback
Brian
The Fifth Elephant
Young Zaphod Plays It Safe
Monstrous Regiment
Unseen Academicals
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
Interior Chinatown
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

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106 books

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Imager's Intrigue
Goblin War
The Figure in the Shadows
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The Darkest Edge of Dawn
Grail
Skin Deep

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67 books

Nf History

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The story of the scrolls
The Riddle of the Labyrinth
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
Defining the Wind
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language
The Statues that Walked: Unraveling the Mystery of Easter Island

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10 books

Nf History Micro

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Sarah
Defining the Wind
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
Milk : The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
Caffeine
Salt: A World History

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4 books

Nf Business

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Sarah
I.O.U.
Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Flower Confidential
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3 books

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Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food
Glock: The Rise of America's Gun
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490 books

Social History

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Paradox of Plenty
The Age of Edison
Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures
Voices from Chernobyl
A History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium

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35 books

Food

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Milk : The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages
Uncommon Grounds
Banana
Consider the fork
The True History of Chocolate
White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf
Sweetness and Power

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790 books

Sociology Anthropology

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Culture of Fear
Paradox of Plenty
Anti-Gender Politics in the Populist Moment
When Prophecy Fails
The Age of Edison
Jesus and John Wayne
The Authoritarians

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109 books

Capitalism

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Take Back Your Family: From the Tyrants of Burnout, Busyness, Individualism, and the Nuclear Ideal
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
Bait and Switch
Had I Known
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
Debt: The First 5,000 Years

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166 books

Microhistory

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Libraries in the Ancient World
Blame It on the Dog: A Modern History of the Fart
Who Cut the Cheese?: A Cultural History of the Fart
Possessed: A Cultural History of Hoarding
Sweat
Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction
The Royal Art of Poison

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426 books

Tbr Later

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Jenny
The Cyber Effect
The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More
Tiger Lily
All Things Glorious and True: Love Letters to Pop Culture, New York, Fashion & Other Objects of Affection
Reclaiming the F Word: The New Feminist Movement
Sibylle
Walk Through Walls: Becoming Marina Abramovic

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27 books

Science And Technology

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Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients
I Think You'll Find It's a Bit More Complicated Than That
Why Does E=mc2?
Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You
The Never-Ending Days of Being Dead: Dispatches from the Front Line of Science
The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home

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110 books

Non Fiction

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On Photography
Sempre Susan: A Memoir of Susan Sontag
Reborn
Women
Chronicles: Volume One
Just Kids