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. 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. 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. 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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