Omaha Reading Challenge 2022: Read a Microhistory

Stiff

The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

by Roach, Mary

Book - 2003

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Milk!

A 10,000-year Food Fracas

by Kurlansky, Mark

Book - 2018

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Stoned

Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World

by Raden, Aja

Book - 2015

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Rain

A Natural and Cultural History

by Barnett, Cynthia

Book - 2015

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Heart

A History

by Jauhar, Sandeep

Book - 2018

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Paper

Paging Through History

by Kurlansky, Mark

Book - 2016

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White Bread

A Social History of the Store-bought Loaf

by Bobrow-Strain, Aaron

Book - 2012

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Butter

A Rich History

by Khosrova, Elaine

Book - 2017

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I Contain Multitudes

The Microbes Within Us and A Grander View of Life

by Yong, Ed

Book - 2016

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The Emperor of All Maladies

A Biography of Cancer

by Mukherjee, Siddhartha

Book - 2010

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Pox

An American History

by Willrich, Michael

Book - 2011

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The Filing Cabinet

A Vertical History of Information

by Robertson, Craig

Book - 2021

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The Pencil

A History of Design and Circumstance

by Petroski, Henry

Book - 989

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Cubed

A Secret History of the Workplace

by Saval, Nikil

Book - 2014

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Empire of Cotton

A Global History

by Beckert, Sven

Book - 2015

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Water

A Biography

by Boccaletti, Giulio

Book - 2021

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At Home

A Short History of Private Life

by Bryson, Bill

Book - 2010

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Birth

The Surprising History of How We Are Born

by Cassidy, Tina

Book - 2006

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Color

A Natural History of the Palette

by Finlay, Victoria

Book - 2002

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Drink

A Cultural History of Alcohol

by Gately, Iain

Book - 2008

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Buzz

The Nature and Necessity of Bees

by Hanson, Thor

Book - 2018

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Quackery

A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

by Kang, Lydia

Book - 2017

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Champagne

How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Over War and Hard Times

by Kladstrup, Don

Book - 2005

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Salt

A World History

by Kurlansky, Mark

Book - 2002

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Indigo

In Search of the Color That Seduced the World

by McKinley, Catherine E.

Book - 2011

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