These books start small and feature a continuously expanding horizon. I love stories about characters exploring the edges of the world and finding out that it's bigger than they ever imagined. Pratchett is best known for his 41 Discworld books, but this trilogy is one of my favorites. The Bromeliad Trilogy: Truckers, Diggers, and Wings by Terry Pratchett (1989–90). It's so interesting following him as he tries to explain the earthquakes, tides, and weather of his new home, working from a 16th-century European vantage point. Munroe has worked full-time on the comic since late 2006. This book, translated into modern English by Frances Lopez-Morillas in 2002, was written by a Spanish priest in Peru as a guide to the Americas. Randall Patrick Munroe (born October 17, 1984) is an American cartoonist, author, and engineer best known as the creator of the webcomic xkcd. Natural and Moral History of the Indies by José de Acosta (1590). It gave me perspective I didn't know I was missing. I picked up this book one afternoon and ended up reading it in a single sitting, which I haven't done in a long time. How would the things we've built fall apart? It's a thoughtful reflection on how humans have altered the world.Įvicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond (2016).

This book explores the question of what would happen to the planet if humans abruptly vanished. The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (2007). In the process, it explains countless odd details about how people type in text messages - quirks that I've noticed but never really understood. It avoids the usual gripes about 'kids these days,' and instead explores modern language in a thoughtful and enthusiastic way. How To by Randall Munroe: 9780525537090 : Books AN INSTANT 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER How To will make you laugh as you learnWith How To, you can't help but appreciate the glorious. This is a fantastic book about the way the English language has changed in response to the internet. Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch (2019).

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