Anonymous
Post 04/09/2026 13:04     Subject: Interesting but not stressful/depressing nonfiction?
Marty Friedman just came out with a new book Out of the Sky about Chana Senesh
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2026 06:29     Subject: Interesting but not stressful/depressing nonfiction?
Anonymous wrote:Oh, one more I loved -- Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking. It's maybe 10% about cooking, 60% about Soviet history, and 30% a memoir of her childhood and her family history. It's so well written and really great -- I feel like not enough people read it because "Soviet Cooking" just sounds so unappetizing!


NP Thanks! This one looks good.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2026 06:25     Subject: Interesting but not stressful/depressing nonfiction?
If you like London and history and a sharp mind commenting on both (Liza Picard was a lawyer and an historian). her books are great for all the interesting, mundane, everyday facts:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/198645.Liza_Picard
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2026 05:56     Subject: Interesting but not stressful/depressing nonfiction?
If you want something light, there's Unruly which is kind of a comedy recap of the early English monarchs. Accurate history but presented by a comedian.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2026 05:46     Subject: Interesting but not stressful/depressing nonfiction?
The Worst Hard Time is about the Dust Bowl and it’s sooo interesting.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2026 10:24     Subject: Interesting but not stressful/depressing nonfiction?
Longitude by Dava Sobel.
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2026 12:58     Subject: Interesting but not stressful/depressing nonfiction?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Have you read an by books by Michael Pollan? "An Omnivore's Dilemma" fits with a lot of the ones in your op. He has a few more recent books that are interesting.


This is Your Mind on Plants is superb.


So is "How to Change you Mind"
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2026 12:57     Subject: Interesting but not stressful/depressing nonfiction?
The Art Thief
Anonymous
Post 03/23/2026 12:17     Subject: Interesting but not stressful/depressing nonfiction?
Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2026 21:02     Subject: Interesting but not stressful/depressing nonfiction?
Anonymous wrote:Have you read an by books by Michael Pollan? "An Omnivore's Dilemma" fits with a lot of the ones in your op. He has a few more recent books that are interesting.


This is Your Mind on Plants is superb.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2026 21:01     Subject: Interesting but not stressful/depressing nonfiction?
I really enjoyed Dopamine by Dr. Anna Lennie - pop neuroscience and really interesting.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2026 20:41     Subject: Interesting but not stressful/depressing nonfiction?
Have you read an by books by Michael Pollan? "An Omnivore's Dilemma" fits with a lot of the ones in your op. He has a few more recent books that are interesting.