The Library

This is my reference library - books I've read which I felt had useful information, though I did not necessarily agree with the authors' viewpoints. Most of them I've borrowed from the local public library, so do not have my own copy, which is why in some cases I've taken notes on important points. Follow the link to find out more about each title.

On my 'to read' list; some I've come across in reviews, others recommended by a friend.
  • The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph Tainter (Cambridge Univ. Press, 1990)
  • The Invisible Woman by Helen Walmsley-Johnson (Icon Books, pbk 2015)
  • A Notable Woman by Jean Lucey Pratt (Extracts from a diary she began aged 15)
  • The House of Twenty Thousand Books by Sasha Abramsky (Halban, pbk 2014)
  • Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne (40 year battle for the control of the American West. 978.02) 
  • The Silk Roads: a new history of the world by Peter Frankopan (Bloomsbury,hbk 2015)
UK and UK History
A World by Itself: a history of the British Isles: edited by Jonathan Clark

All Day Long: a portrait of Britain at work: by Joanna Biggs

The Origins of the Anglo-Saxons: by Jean Manco

The Origins of the British: a genetic detective story: by Stephen Oppenheimer.

The Tribes of Britain: who are we and where do we come from?: by David Miles.

The British Population: by David Coleman and John Salt

Bloody Foreigners: the story of immigration to Britain: by Robert Winder

Never Eat Shredded Wheat: the geography we've lost and how to find it: by Christopher Somerville .

The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England: by Ian Mortimer.

Watling Street: travels through Britain and it's ever-present path: by John Higgs.

Mail Obsession: a journey round Britain by postcode: by Mark Mason.

World History

A History of the World: by Andrew Marr

Cookery and Food
Don't Sweat the Aubergine by Nicholas Clee

I Quit Sugar by Sarah Wilson

Crime, Violence and War
The Better Angels of Our Nature: the decline of violence in history and its causes: by Steven Pinker

The History of Violence: by Colin Barras (includes section on the Yamnaya culture)

The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken.

The English Language / Language Learning
Spell it out: by David Crystal
 
The Language Wars: a history of proper English: by Henry Hitchings 

Dreaming in Hindi: life in translation: by Katherine Russell Rich

Family Life
Why French Children Don't Talk Back: by Catherine Crawford

Gender and Population
The Opposite Sex:by Anne Campbell

The Population Explosion by Paul Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich

Brainsex: the real difference between men and women by Anne Moir and David Jessell

How Society Overlooks Women by Caroline Craido Perez

Green, Eco and Ethical Living
To Die for: is fashion wearing out the world? by Lucy Siegle

The Impulse Society: by Paul Roberts

The Origin of Wealth: by Eric D. Beinhocker

Health and Medicine
Your Life in My Hands: a junior doctor's story by Rachel Clarke

The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being by Alice Roberts

The Sleeping Beauties by Suzanne O'Sullivan

Politics and Economics and Media

Flat Earth News by Nick Davies

Harry's Last Stand by Harry Leslie Smith

How to be a Conservative by Roger Scruton

Made in Britain by Evan Davis

Out of the Wreckage: a new politics for an age of crisis by George Monbiot

Post Truth: Why we have reached peak bullshit and what we can do about it by Evan Davis

Why We Get the Wrong Politicians by Isabel Hardman

Psychology
Animals in Translation: by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnston.

Brainsex: by Anne Moir and David Jessell

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