Showa: A History of Japan 1926 – 1939 by Shigeru Mizuki
interesting entry-level text about modern Japanese history
Tag: history
The End of Obscenity by Charles Rembar
interesting book of the legal history of removing literary censorship
Movements in European History by DH Lawrence
a mediocre history text then a pro-UBI, anti-“the Arts is special” rant
The break-up of the Soviet Empire in Eastern Europe by Ghita Ionescu
like a newspaper but a book… from 1965
The Broken Spears by Miguel León-Portilla (ed.)
historical documents on colonisation of Mexico translated from Nahuatl
An Underground Guide To Sewers by Stephen Halliday
great book on the history of subterranean poo tubes
Sharks, Death, Surfers by Melissa McCarthy
lovely object with an essay on more than three things
Berlin: City of Stones by Jason Lutes
the first part of a lauded comic about the weimar republic
Fludd by Hilary Mantell
an early novel from a writer who’d get more exciting with age
The Bridge Over The Drina by Ivo Andrić
One of the most important and engaging novels I’ve ever read, a sprawling fictional exploration not of a specific person,Continue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 