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Notable Non-Fiction December 2025 |
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What Could Possibly Go Wrong?: The Worst Best Ideas You've Never Heard of
by Duncan McKenzie
Hindsight might be 20/20 but that won't help you until it's too late . . . You might be familiar with one Eureka! moment, but that's not the only bathtub brainwave out there. Sometimes inventions are the result of just stumbling into a good idea--imagine trying to save people from malaria and inventing a new shade of purple instead. And sometimes ideas are better left on the drawing board, like an instant haircutter that also helpfully burns your hair off, or a trashcan that is also a food-storage container, cheese grater, and flytrap all in one.
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The Science of Pets
by Jay Ingram
Veteran science broadcaster and journalist Jay Ingram, author of twenty popular science titles, including the bestselling Science of Why series, has researched the latest science behind our beloved furry, and not-so-furry, creatures that sleep on our sofas and eat our pizza crusts. Along the way, he discusses the myths and misconceptions about our companions. Full of fabulous insights, humorous asides, and the wisdom of decades in science reporting, The Science of Pets will elucidate as it entertains. You will never look at your pets the same way again (but be sure they're watching you closely).
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The Joy of Solitude: How to Reconnect with Yourself in an Overconnected World
by Robert J. Coplan
In The Joy of Solitude, Robert Coplan draws from diverse fields including psychology, neuroscience, literature, and sociology to guide readers through solitude's many dimensions and its profound effects on mental health and well-being. Whether you seek affirmation for your love of solitude or strive to find balance within it, Coplan's insights are indispensable tools for enriching your relationship with yourself and others.
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This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (and Why It Matters)
by Map Men
In This Way Up, viral YouTube stars the Map Men delve into laugh-out-loud funny, hilarious geographical gaffes, including: world maps that forego entire countries colonial maps with mathematically impossible borders and made-up mountain ranges maps of US states with fake cities painfully incorrect maps on live news channels ...and more!
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Nightmare Obscura: A Dream Engineer's Guide Through the Sleeping Mind
by Michelle Carr
In Nightmare Obscura, dream researcher Michelle Carr unlocks the science behind the sleeping body, exploring the relationship between dreams and mental health, with a deep dive into the neuroscience behind some of the most interesting aspects of dreaming: nightmares, lucid dreams, and the cutting-edge field of dream engineering.
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The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia's Short-Lived Victory Over Totalitarianism
by Mikhail Zygar
From one of Russia's smartest and best-sourced (The New York Times) reporters comes a gripping and urgent exploration of why the Soviet Union's collapse was incomplete and the Cold War was never over--revealing the resurgence of imperialism in Russia and its current implications for the war in Ukraine.
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