The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth and Power by Deirdre Mask
Lynn recommended this after some reading and some listening to the audio book. When her hands get gooey with clay, she has Alexa read aloud. If you don't have an address, life can be harder, especially in the developed countries. How were addresses invented, who invented them? How many people in the US live on an unnamed street or road?
The book has high ratings. 22 times as many commenters rated it highly as those who gave low ratings.
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Essential Errors: 21 Confessions of an Old Fool by XYScientist
This book attracted me for the honesty and intelligence of the statements. The anonymous author, a Russian-American physicist, also asks for a grade for the reader's reaction to each "error". I used to teach methods of grading and I am wary of all grades but he clearly is interested in data and reactions.
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How to be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use by Randy J. Patterson, PhD
Again, surprisingly well-written. Dr. Patterson is a Canadian therapist who has dealt with depression and anxiety most of his professional life. Of course, he is not actually trying to guide people into misery but he knows the factors that tend to promote the feeling and its related problems and supports. His first advice: Avoid all exercise. I am reading this aloud to my wife.
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Get High Now - James Nestor
Nestor has written a best-seller about many aspects of personal wellness connected to breathing. "Breath" is much better known than Get High Now. High is well-organized and offers many possibilities of mind and mood altering activities.
