Books On My Cat (Non-Fiction Edition)
Here are five 5-star books next to my cat Android. It’s a shame he can’t read. During this photo shoot, he seemed to get progressively hungrier.
A sports writer takes on the 1988 Presidential elections and follows George H.W. Bush, Bob Dole, Dick Gephardt, Michael Dukakis, Joe Biden, and Gary Hart as they compete for the ultimate political prize.
Ms. Roach writes very funny science for a popular audience. This investigation into what science does with dead human bodies is by far the funniest and is packed with horrible facts to enthrall your friends when social events are a thing again.
King Leopold of Belgium felt left out because most European countries were colonizing Africa so he picked the Congo to inflict some of the worst, most inhumane, unspeakable travesties on the people who lived there. Mr. Hochschild doesn’t flinch in the telling (though I certainly did in the reading).
Ms. Ehrenreich goes undercover as a waitress, a housekeeper, and a Wal-Mart clerk to report first hand on the indignity of low wage work in America in the 90s. I first read this book while I was working retail and felt very seen, but anyone can appreciate the main thesis here: being poor can cost a lot of money.
Mr. Sedaris is almost too funny to be non-fiction. Even if he made half of this up, I’d still be forever grateful for the comfort that this book gave me as a young exchange student. Learning another language while in the country is a uniquely embarrassing experience, and it is so nice to know you’re not alone.
These are some of my favorites, though I read a lot of nonfiction. Other favorites that I don’t have in physical copy (for photo shoot purposes) include:
The Warmth of Other Suns, by Isabel Wilkerson
Kitchen Confidential, by Anthony Bourdain
Team of Rivals, by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Nothing to Envy, by Barbara Demick
Do you have books you love and/or a cat? Please share.
