| Books for nerdy teenagers 11:53 - Dec 18 with 858 views | BrianTablet |
Can anyone recommend some accessible/readable books for a nerdy A-level student.
Something along the lines of Bill Bryson/Adam Rutherford (Short History of/Body/How to argue with a racist) but on:
Sociology
Psychology
Politics
Modern Culture
Medicine
Cheers in advance for any help.
And yes, it's for Christmas shopping. I'm starting early this year.
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| Books for nerdy teenagers on 11:56 - Dec 18 with 832 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
You've never come across as a nerdy teenager on here. |  |
| We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| Books for nerdy teenagers on 11:57 - Dec 18 with 821 views | BrianTablet |
All the Harari books are great.
She's read Sapiens. :-) | |
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| Books for nerdy teenagers on 11:57 - Dec 18 with 819 views | BrianTablet |
| Books for nerdy teenagers on 11:56 - Dec 18 by StochesStotasBlewe |
You've never come across as a nerdy teenager on here. |
Only at weekends | |
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| Books for nerdy teenagers on 12:01 - Dec 18 with 808 views | Mookamoo |
Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine - Hannah Fry. The other half of the Rutherford and Fry podcast |  | | |
| Books for nerdy teenagers on 12:01 - Dec 18 with 804 views | footers |
OUP's 'Very Short Introduction' series is great if you want a brief but detailed intro into almost any subject and you can buy them as a set tailored to her interests. Makes a good reference guide too.
https://www.veryshortintroductions.com/ |  |
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| Books for nerdy teenagers on 12:12 - Dec 18 with 780 views | Steve_M |
| Books for nerdy teenagers on 11:57 - Dec 18 by BrianTablet |
All the Harari books are great.
She's read Sapiens. :-) |
*turns round to look at bookcase again*
What about Jared Diamond, perhaps need a bit more concentration than Harari but both Guns, Germs & Steel and Collapse are very good. The former on why it was European nations that were able to colonise the globe and the latter - which I need to re-read - on why civilisations fail.
Also on a science theme:
- The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs - Steve Brusatte
- Moondust - Andrew Smith |  |
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| Books for nerdy teenagers on 12:15 - Dec 18 with 773 views | Clapham_Junction |
A couple I'd recommend:
Bullsh!t Jobs (David Graeber) - discusses the concept of meaningless jobs and the impact they have on people who do them. Could be a good read for someone who will be making some decisions on what they want to do in life.
One Step Ahead (Stevyn Colgan) - about finding root cause solutions to persistent crime and antisocial behaviour. I guess this would fall under sociology/psychology.
Dictatorland by Paul Kenyon is also a pretty good read on the modern political history of Africa.
[edit] Was thinking of mentioning Collapse by Jared Diamond, so agree with Steve_M's recommendation above. [Post edited 18 Dec 2020 12:16]
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| Books for nerdy teenagers on 12:27 - Dec 18 with 748 views | BrianTablet |
| Books for nerdy teenagers on 12:12 - Dec 18 by Steve_M |
*turns round to look at bookcase again*
What about Jared Diamond, perhaps need a bit more concentration than Harari but both Guns, Germs & Steel and Collapse are very good. The former on why it was European nations that were able to colonise the globe and the latter - which I need to re-read - on why civilisations fail.
Also on a science theme:
- The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs - Steve Brusatte
- Moondust - Andrew Smith |
I read Guns, Germs, which I thought was good.
Have you read Thank You for Being Late? That was excellent but a bit slow for a young person. :-) | |
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| Books for nerdy teenagers on 12:31 - Dec 18 with 740 views | BrianTablet |
| Books for nerdy teenagers on 12:01 - Dec 18 by footers |
OUP's 'Very Short Introduction' series is great if you want a brief but detailed intro into almost any subject and you can buy them as a set tailored to her interests. Makes a good reference guide too.
https://www.veryshortintroductions.com/ |
Oooh, I'd like to read all those! | |
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