Amazing “micro-histories” and other stories of trivia that change the course of human events, shape the universe and lift our spirits.

E=MC2
David Bodanis
530.11 BOD
Audio Book 530.11 BOD

The History of Underclothes
C. Willett Cunnington
391.42 CUN

Do Penguins Have Knees?
An Imponderables Book
David Feldman
031.02 FEL

Coal: a Human History
Barbara Freese
553.24 FRE

Zipper: an Exploration in Novelty
Robert Friedel
609 FRI

Latitude Zero: Tales of the Equator
Gianni Guadalupi
910.9 GUA

The Secret Life of Dust: from the Cosmos to the Kitchen Counter, the Big Consequences of Little Things
Hannah Holmes
551.5113 HOL

Insect Lives: Stories of Mystery and Romance from a Hidden World
Eich Hoyt and Ted Schultz, eds.
595.7 INS

Falling Off the Map: Some Lonely Places of the World
Pico Iyer
910.4 IYE

The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero
Robert Kaplan
511.2 KAP

Salt: a World History
Mark Kurlansky
333.85632 KUR

The Beach: the History of Paradise on Earth
Lena Lencek
333.784 LEN

Crying: The Natural and Cultural History of Tears
Tom Lutz
152.4 LUT

Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World
Mark Pendergrast
338.17373 PEN

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