Mary Roach Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Mary Roach is a science writer. Nonfiction author. New book: FUZZ: When Nature Breaks the Law. Past books: STIFF, GULP, GRUNT, BONK, SPOOK, PACKING FOR MARS. she/her
Norwood
Charles PortisMary RoachSeconding @hodgman and adding In a Sunburnt Country (Bill Bryson), You Can Only Yell at Me for One Thing at a Time (Roz Chast +Patricia Marx) and, on the fiction side, The Sisters Brothers (Patrick DeWitt) and Norwood (Charles Portis). And, L but not L, anything by @petersagal https://t.co/LvQ3kKpH97
Paperback, 1999
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage
Rachel E. GrossMary RoachJust blown away by it, Rachel. The digging you did, the folks you found, your ability to explain and keep the reader engaged. You're Great Science Writing, gal!
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (National Book Award Winner)
Nathaniel PhilbrickMary Roach@jancrco I loved In the Heart of the Sea, by Nathaniel Philbrick
Paperback, 2001
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide
Cecily WongMary RoachFizzed to be the December pick for @atlasobscura's Finding Wonder Book Club. Finding many tasty helpings of wonder in their newest, Gastro Obscura. Thanks, @literati! https://twitter.com/literati/status/1460290958692651008
Hardcover, 2021
$42.50$21.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
Megan RosenbloomMary Roach@SquirrellyGirl_ Ooo, top shelf!! Delighted to be sharing it with Dark Archives, @LibraryatNight Megan Rosenbloom's marvelous exploration of anthropodermic bibliopegy (a term I enjoy throwing around at dinner parties now)
Paperback, 2021
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed YongMary Roach@annieblooms @wwnorton @randomhouse Thanks, Annie! Lovely to be paired with the amazing Ed Yong. Agree: An Immense World is incredibly good
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Sisters Brothers
Patrick DeWittMary RoachSeconding @hodgman and adding In a Sunburnt Country (Bill Bryson), You Can Only Yell at Me for One Thing at a Time (Roz Chast +Patricia Marx) and, on the fiction side, The Sisters Brothers (Patrick DeWitt) and Norwood (Charles Portis). And, L but not L, anything by @petersagal https://t.co/LvQ3kKpH97
Paperback, 2012
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Other Dark Matter: The Science and Business of Turning Waste Into Wealth and Health
Lina ZeldovichMary RoachGood companion reading for @LinaZeldovich 's excellent book The Other Dark Matter: The Science and Business of Turning Waste into Wealth ad Health https://twitter.com/LinaZeldovich/status/1481256872925671424
Hardcover, 2021
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World
Gaia VinceMary RoachBanging the drum for this one...
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
You Can Only Yell at Me for One Thing at a Time: Rules for Couples
Patricia MarxMary RoachSeconding @hodgman and adding In a Sunburnt Country (Bill Bryson), You Can Only Yell at Me for One Thing at a Time (Roz Chast +Patricia Marx) and, on the fiction side, The Sisters Brothers (Patrick DeWitt) and Norwood (Charles Portis). And, L but not L, anything by @petersagal https://t.co/LvQ3kKpH97
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